Rock Quartet SOAD is known worldwide. Each of its members has a special position in the world of rock music. Daron Malakyan is a guitarist of the System of a Down band and a member (frontman) of Scars on Broadway.
Dossier of Daron Malakyan
Here are some brief biographical facts about the life of a famous guitarist, which were collected by curious journalists. Read more about some of the points in the article below.
- Birthday: 07/18/1975
- Father and mother: Vartan and Zepyur Malakyan.
- Country and city of birth: USA, Hollywood.
- Zodiac sign: Cancer (by month) and Rabbit (by year).
- Eye color: honey.
- Natural shade of hair: light brown.
- Height: 1 m 71 cm.
- Location: Los Angeles (California).
- Hobbies: collecting art objects, musical instruments.
- Marital status: Not maried.
- School: Glendale High School.
- Preferred colors: purple, purple, black.
- Favorite music group: The Beatles.
Biography
In 1975, on July 18, a son was born in a family of immigrants from Western Armenia (now the territory of Turkey) Vartan and Zepyur Malakyanov. During the Armenian Genocide, their ancestors managed to escape from their historical homeland and find refuge in neighboring countries - Iraq and Iran. Then, in search of a better life and educational opportunities, Zepyur and Vartan each traveled to the United States as a hotel. She received a diploma of a sculptor, and he became an artist. Once, at one of the Armenian parties, young people met and decided to unite fate. Then their son was born, the first-born, who was named Daron (Taron). The family lived in Hollywood. Both spouses were artists: father - an artist, choreographer and dancer, and mother - a sculptor. From early childhood, the future musician Daron Malakyan was fond of heavy metal. All this was the influence of his second cousin. A little older, he began to listen to Motörhead, Van Halen, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, as well as Ozzy Osbourne, collected music records.
Becoming a musician
The boy wanted to become a drummer, but dad and mom gave him an electric guitar for his 11th birthday. Daron was disappointed, but his parents did not want to have problems with their neighbors. After all, they did not live in a private house, but in a small apartment in the Glendail area. And now, as a very young boy, he first picked up a real musical instrument. He was not sent to a music school. He himself practiced guitar for 10 hours a day. In the first year, Daron learned to listen and tune the instrument correctly, then to take a-chords, and in high school he was already considered a beginner, but a pretty sensible guitarist. By the age of 17, he was already composing music.
One of his favorite bands was The Beatles, their work simply reveled in the young Daron Malakyan. Lennon's quotes struck him with a deep meaning and conciseness. It is the leader of the Beatles who can be considered the indirect teacher of the young musician. Such great British bands as The Who, The Kinks and others also had a great influence on his work.
Meet future SOAD members
Daron attended the Armenian school of Alex and Rose Pilibos. Here he met with Andy Khachaturian and Shavo Odadzhyan - future colleagues. By the way, Serge Tankyan - the leader of System of a Down - also studied at this school, but a few years before them. Daron first appeared on the scene when he was 16 years old as part of the Hard Rock Band.
Meeting with Tankyan
They met in the early 90's. Everyone was a member of a rock band. Serge was a keyboard player, and Daron was a guitar player. On that day, they rehearsed in the same music studio. After this meeting, several Armenian musicians decided to unite and create their own group “Soyle”. They were joined by Dave Hakobyan, Domingo Lareño. Shavo Odajyan became their manager. After the collapse of Soil, Tankian, Malakyan and Odadzhyan together created the System of e Down group. In addition to music, Darren also wrote poems. One of them was called Victims of a Down. Replacing the first word with “System” formed the name of the group, which soon became known throughout the world. And after a while Andy Khachaturian joined them.
Rock band System of a down: production activities
Daron Malakyan is not only the guitarist and vocalist of this musical group, but also was engaged in producing his albums. For greater convenience, he founded a personal record label called Eat Ur Music. The album "Amen" was the first release of the music studio.
Daron Malakyan: personal life. About myself
A famous guitarist tells about himself that he does not like to go to different gatherings, parties, he is not comfortable in crowded places. The only place he is drawn to is hockey games. His favorite team is the Los Angeles Kings. Daron Malakyan likes to spend his free time alone and listen to music. Unlike other colleagues, he does not like to hang out in bars or strip clubs, choosing the family comfort that his mother knows how to create, so he still lives with his parents. He also prefers chatting with old friends to new acquaintances. Many fans, of course, are interested in whether he is married. Daron Malakyan and his girlfriend tried not to advertise their relationship. In addition, Daron does not like to talk about his personal life. However, the paparazzi kept trying to catch a couple in the camera lens. And then articles appeared in the press with screaming titles: "Lars Ulrich will marry Daron Malakyan's girlfriend Jessica Miller," "Daron left the girl." After all this, the musician wrote in one of the social networks: “I am a melancholy person, unhealthy and have constant stress. My popularity annoys me. “Once my only listener was my mother, and it suited me more.”
Interesting Facts
- Until 1998, Malakyan played the Fender Stratocaster guitar, and from 1998 to 2005, he used different models of Ibanez Iceman. By the way, their design was developed by the father of the musician. Since 2005, Dar Malakyan switched to Gibson SG. It was a real rarity of the 1961th year of release. We will not talk about its price.
- At the age of 33, Malakyan grew his hair and beard, and everyone noticed his resemblance to the Savior. After that, the name of Jesus was often heard in his songs.
- Daron is a great collector. In his arsenal there are skulls, paraphernalia of your favorite hockey team (banners, helmets, uniform details, hockey sticks and pucks, etc.), carpets, guitars, as well as music recordings from different times. His signature guitar DMM1 was painted by his father in the Hypnotize style.
- The most interesting of his carnival image was the horned astronaut. He put on it for Halloween.
- Did you know which famous German band Daron Malakyan played in? Rammstein! Surely everyone knows her. Of course, this was temporary, and he replaced the band’s broken guitarist.
- For a long time, his girlfriend was model Jessica Miller. Her photographs often graced the covers of Vogue magazine.
In Armenia
The day before the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, on April 23, 2014, the System of Down Down group gave a grand concert on the main square of the Republic. It is located in the very center of Yerevan. The huge oval square was completely filled with fans of the group. Among the audience were not only residents of Armenia, but also representatives of neighboring countries - Georgia and Iran. They were also joined by numerous tourists from all over the world. The concert was supposed to take place in the open air. In the morning the weather was cloudy, and during the concert the shower poured. None of the spectators left the square.
The concert was truly grandiose and for a long time was remembered by everyone present. And a few weeks before that, the Yerevan spectator was surprised by his eccentric act of Kanye West, who came to Armenia with his wife Kim Kardashian. He jumped into an artificial swan lake (where real swans and ducks swim) and, standing waist-deep in water, sang songs from his repertoire.
Filmography
Daron Malakyan starred in three films, where he played himself. These are the pictures:
- Screaming (filmed in 2006);
- "We sold our souls for rock and roll";
- TV series "Saturday Night: Live".
Quotes of the hero of our article are quite original. For example, he says that “art has no laws and rules”, “you need only be afraid of fear that blocks the mind from trying to do something” and “the main thing is positive energy on the stage”.