Editing System of a Down (section)

== Legacy and influence ==
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Sweden's former Prime Minister, [[Magdalena Andersson]], revealed in an interview that she is a fan of the band.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brannigan |first=Paul |date=2022-02-15 |title=Sweden's Prime Minister is a huge fan of System Of A Down |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/swedens-prime-minister-is-a-huge-fan-of-system-of-a-down |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=Louder |language=en}}</ref> Armenian Prime Minister [[Nikol Pashinyan]] is a personal friend of lead vocalist [[Serj Tankian]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Perry |first=Kevin EG |date=2021-03-24 |title=System of a Down's Serj Tankian: 'If something is true, it should be said' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/mar/24/serj-tankian-system-of-a-down-armenia |access-date=2025-02-13 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In a 2012 interview with ''[[The Village Voice]]'', singer [[Morrissey]] stated that "[[Lonely Day]]" was the last song he absolutely loved.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grow |first=Kory |date=2012-10-10 |title=Morrissey on His Hatred of "Cell Phone Nation," His Skin of "Perished Rubber," and Why He Loves System of a Down |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/morrissey-on-his-hatred-of-cell-phone-nation-his-skin-of-perished-rubber-and-why-he-loves-system-of-a-down/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=[[The Village Voice]] |language=en-US}}</ref> [[RZA]], a member of [[Wu-Tang Clan]], selected the band's album ''[[Mezmerize]]'' as one of his favorite rock albums.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schaffner |first=Lauryn |date=2024-03-25 |title=One of Wu-Tang Clan's RZA's Favorite Albums Is by a Rock Artist |url=https://loudwire.com/one-of-wu-tang-clan-rza-favorite-albums-rock-arctic-monkeys/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=[[Loudwire]] |language=en}}</ref> 

In 2002, [[Jack Black]] performed a cover of "[[Chop Suey!]]" on [[Channel V Australia|Channel [V] Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-12 |title=10 Tenacious D Covers That Just Might Be the Greatest Covers in the World |url=https://consequence.net/2022/12/tenacious-d-best-covers-list/3/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] |language=en}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Stereogum]]'', Tankian commented on various covers of "Chop Suey!", stating: "One of my favorite ones is Jack Black’s, when he just kind of makes shit up, and he’s so great."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharples |first=Grant |date=2024-05-14 |title=We've Got A File On You: System Of A Down's Serj Tankian |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2263351/system-of-a-down-serj-tankian/interviews/weve-got-a-file-on-you/ |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=[[Stereogum]] |language=en}}</ref> In 2020, British music magazine ''[[Kerrang!]]'' ranked "Chop Suey!" as the band's greatest song.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Law |first=Sam |date=2020-11-06 |title=The 20 greatest System Of A Down songs – ranked |url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-20-greatest-system-of-a-down-songs-ranked |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=[[Kerrang!]] |language=en}}</ref> 

In 2021, ''Kerrang!'' listed ten bands that, in their view, would not exist without System of a Down: [[Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes]], [[Maximum the Hormone]], [[Portrayal of Guilt]], [[Beartooth (band)|Beartooth]], [[Bad Acid Trip]], [[AC×DC]], [[American Standards]], [[Avenged Sevenfold]], [[Tesseract (band)|Tesseract]], and [[Viza]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Travers |first=Paul |date=2021-07-22 |title=10 bands who wouldn't be here without System Of A Down |url=https://www.kerrang.com/10-bands-who-wouldnt-be-here-without-system-of-a-down |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=[[Kerrang!]] |language=en}}</ref> 

In an interview with [[The Ringer (website)|''The Ringer'']] in 2021, Malakian commented on their future:<blockquote>"We are four of the most different people that you’ll find for each other. Even the musical tastes have changed. Where some people want to see the band go is not necessarily where other people want to see the band go, so there are a lot of artistic differences. But we’re still friends. Our differences are within the band, and that has made it a little difficult to move forward when it comes to writing or playing new material together." – Daron Malakian<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sigur |first=Matthew |date=2021-09-02 |title="The Truth Doesn't Recognize Retreat": The Oral History of System of a Down's 'Toxicity' |url=https://www.theringer.com/2021/09/02/music/system-of-a-down-oral-history-toxicity |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=[[The Ringer (website){{!}}]] |language=en}}</ref></blockquote>In 2024, Tankian appeared on the ''Broken Record'' podcast and suggested that he would be open to the band continuing with a new lead singer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burton |first=Poppy |date=2024-07-10 |title=Serj Tankian "totally open" to System Of A Down continuing with new singer: "Absolutely" |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/serj-tankian-totally-open-to-system-of-a-down-continuing-with-new-singer-absolutely-3773563 |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>