In an interview with Zane Lowe, Serj Tankian, the former System of a Down vocalist whose new EP Elsaticity hit shelves this past Friday, opened up about how he cultivated his unique vocal technique over the years.

"I didn't consider myself a singer," the vocalist told Zane Lowe. "I started out as a keyboardist and then I was thrown into it and I just started doing it." He went on to say that he never studied music and that he merely started singing sounds that he felt aligned with the instruments at his disposal. "So when the guitar is playing, what noise should I be making? I wasn't thinking of what I should say. What I should say was almost separate."