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NOISE Talking Toxicity, cannabis and more with System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian BY BROCK RADKE
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onsidering the growth of his 22Red cannabis lifestyle brand at venues across the Valley, it might seem like System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian is a Las Vegas resident. The musician, entrepreneur and father of three says he has considered buying a home here, but after the pandemic basically transformed him into a full-time dad, he’s been focusing on his family and his business. He’ll get back to the business of performing with System at T-Mobile Arena this week—the first of five west coast shows on the art-metal outfit’s schedule. “It took touring away from me when we had a world tour coming up, so we’re doing small pieces at a time,” Odadjian
says. “After these shows, I don’t know when we’ll be playing again. So I’m juggling that with home-schooling. Imagine first-grade and third-grade classes going off, and being in the nursery [with a 3-year-old] and trying to do office Zoom meetings.” Rock stars are people too, especially during a global pandemic. System just marked the 20th anniversary of seminal album Toxicity, which infamously debuted at No. 1 on September 11, 2001. “It’s interesting how it really made sense back then. People thought we were talking about the stuff that came after 9/11 on that album,
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