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Random Questions with Daron Malakian |
Posted by ZAk on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 07:46 PM
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far, what has been the best day of your life?
"Being on magic mushrooms at a [legendary jam band] Grateful dead concert. It
was just the most blissfully happy feeling I've ever experienced. This was about
a year or two before [frontman] Jerry Garcia, and the show was at the LA sports
Arena. I had taken mushrooms before, but that was at a NIN concert, which was a
completely different vibe, But when the Grateful Dead were playing, it was like
being abroad on a spaceship, and every time they started a song the spaceship
lifted off and we were being transported through space. it was just fantastic."
If you were governor of California, how would you improve the lives of your
fellow citizens?
"I hate coming off like big pot head, but I would definitely move for more
lenient laws on pot. The jails in California are pretty full, so I would figure
out a way of getting some people out there, people who aren't a danger to
society.
I would keep the killers and the rapists and the molesters inside, but
people who had done other people no harm would be up for release."
What's the secret to playing a truly great gig?
"When the energy of everyone onstage comes together at just the right
moment, that's when you've got a great performance.
That doesn't happen every night, but when it does it's really special. It's kind
of like being a basketball player who makes three points shots time after time.
Have Scars on Broadway reached this point? Yeah, we have - all the time,
actually."
If you could be a professional athlete, which sports would you play?
"I've always wondered what it would like to be a goaltender in [ice] hockey,
so I'd give that a try I'd model myself on (legendary Edmonton Oliers netminder)
Grant Fuhr.
One time I did play baseball in Dodger Stadium in LA. My publicist in the States
asked me to play in a game before the Dodgers played, a game for celebrities. So
I thought, Wow, I get to play at Dodger Stadium! Yeah, cool! So I went along,
but I was sitting in the dugout about to have a panic attack because I was so
nervous. It was about 110 degrees, I was wearing a baseball uniform, waiting to
take batting practice I hadn't swung at a ball since I was 12 years old and I'd
just eaten some hash brownies...."
Words: Ian Winwood - Photo: Ashley Maile -
Kerrang Magazine October 15, 2008
View the Scans in the
PHOTOGallery
- Credits: scarsonbroadwaysob123
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Comments
Dreaming_
21.10.08, 22:02
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thanks, it's pretty interesting
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ultio
21.10.08, 22:23
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Is his whole life just about drugs or what :/?!
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notsocrazy
21.10.08, 22:25
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*seeing Daron as a hockey player* ooh :D
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GiN
21.10.08, 22:56
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looks like he is high all the time o.O
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ZacharyRyan
21.10.08, 23:52
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I'm pretty sure drugs are the inspiration of his entire life. =/
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2eroSOAD
21.10.08, 23:56
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The first answer is amazing
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CDoris
22.10.08, 00:28
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Hash in the hot sun is not the best idea Daron...but i guess you know that now.
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mom45
22.10.08, 00:43
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Daron, a Dead Head? LMAO!!! And the hash brownies story is so classic! And the timing of this little tidbits interview is great. We could all do with a little Daron humor these days. :)
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Scar_Non
22.10.08, 05:13
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Great interview, shame its so short.. Good to hear an interviewer take a different course from the usual "So whats the story with you and Serj?/Why the decision to move away from metal ?" etc etc
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obeythegiant
22.10.08, 05:22
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its funny to know he was on hash when he played the game that inspired 'old school hollywood.'
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IamSerjTankian1322
22.10.08, 05:55
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yeah the last thing makes a lot of sense considering he struck out and was acting like a weirdo after the game. but when isnt he acting weird? haha
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CaylinSoo
22.10.08, 05:59
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Ha! He hates coming off as a pot head but 3 out of 4 answers are dripping with drugs. lol Is someone hiding behind real or make believe use of drugs? :)
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BubaMetalDrummer
22.10.08, 14:54
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lol Daron rocks, all his life is about drugs... He's great :) ~Dar like a hockey player~ ~hash brownies~ Original like always :}
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XanderKage
22.10.08, 16:36
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Wow, this look does not suit him. At all. He looks like a hobo... A hobo on drugs, as t seems...
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Vartanush
22.10.08, 19:47
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I think it is totally poor , when you name a day on drugs as "the best day of my life".
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MrSeed
22.10.08, 21:06
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Best interview ever. HE'S A ROCK STAR you judgmental little kids, you're lucky your little role model isn't smoking heroin on a daily basis. He's a typical long-time stoner, he smokes a ton of weed (hash is basically the same thing) and occassionally does mushrooms at concerts. Jeez, grow up.
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chop-suey-in-half
22.10.08, 22:37
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What? A rock star? Grow up? Who are you to fucking lecture us? 0_o
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CaylinSoo
23.10.08, 02:27
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Um. Pot and hash are not the same thing. Pot is a relaxing way to end the day. Hash is more like fascism with a smile. Anyway, this is a cute little interview with Daron. Hope Daron was successful in catching Bender Rodriguez and making an honest robot out of him.
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