System of a Down’s Shavo Odadjian has formed a new band named North Kingsley.
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“I am proud to announce my new project @northkingsley. Music coming soon!!!,” he said on Instagram.
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In a recent interview with Marijuana Retail Report, he explained the name of the band, saying, “When I moved from Armenia to LA, I moved to North Kingsley drive. That was my street, that’s where I grew up and I saw everything there.
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“I started skateboarding there. I witnessed homelessness, the poor, you know, I noticed gangs. I learned about friendship. I saw sex there ” there were prostitutes. I grew up there, so it means a lot to me. So when I say that name, that’s my growth, how I became who I am, you know?”
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Odadjian will be traveling with System Of A Down to Armenia for a concert in Yerevan this June, frontman Serj Tankian revealed in October.
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Tankian, who is currently visiting Yerevan for the 2019 edition of the World Congress on Information Technology, said the concert will be part of the band’s European tour set for May-June 2020.
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H/T PanArmenian
System Of A Down’s Shavo Odadjian Starts New Band North Kingsley.
