Brill/ullstein bild via Getty ImagesSystem of a Down drummer John Dolmayan has declared that the band’s music is for everyone, no matter their political opinions.
“You are why all of us in system have what we have and we owe you a debt of gratitude for sticking with us all these years,” Dolmayan wrote in an Instagram post, thanking fans.
“Whatever your politics you are all welcome,” he added. “System of a Down is for all of you and always will be. Music has the power to bring us all together if we can just put differences aside, thank you all I love you all.”
Dolmayan’s statement is seemingly a response to frontman Serj Tankian‘s post from earlier this week, in which he shared the lyrics to an early System demo called “Temper.”
“If you love this song or play along to it and love [Donald] Trump, you’re a hypocrite,” Tankian wrote. “Just a simple fact.”
Dolmayan, meanwhile, is a Trump supporter, and has called the president the “greatest friend to minorities.”
In response to a comment on his post asking what Dolmayan thought about what Tankian said, the drummer replied, “I hope [Tankian] was misunderstood when he said that.”
“I don’t believe he thinks that way,” Dolmayan added.
Dolmayan also responded to a comment asking if he disagreed with System’s lyrics.
“I agree with some disagree with others,” he wrote. “I try to take the best parts of things.”
By Josh Johnson
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