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I drive a hybrid. It's a Ford Escape. That's my only car.

Michael Franti

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Michael Franti
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: April 21
Composer
Guitarist
Peace Activist
Poet
Rapper
Singer
Oakland
California
Ford
Escape
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Hybrid

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There are so many things to be worried about, and I wanted to make a record that people could put on, and it would lift them up the way the sun did for me each day.
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I've always found that the poorer the places that I go, the more smiles I see, and the more happiness I see.
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Through music I either tame my demons or unleash them and allow them to be what they are. I don't want the music to be about provocation, I want the music to bring you to a place where you feel at home
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I have a passion to make a difference in the world. And that difference can be just making the fans at my show leave with a smile on their face and feeling uplifted.
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The music industry has been hijacked by corporate interests, but the way music affects people and resonates with them hasn't changed.
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When I first started out, I thought it was enough to make an angry song that pointed out the problems of the world.
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A lot of times we look at the whole world and think, 'it's so daunting, how can we change the whole world?' and you don't need to do that, what you need to do is change your world a little bit, and see if you can, through example, inspire others to do the same thing.
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When we all see justice, then we'll all see peace!
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Love is the action of soul satisfaction.
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I want to promote positivity.
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San Francisco has always been a haven for misfits and weirdos. I'm both of those, which is why I came here.
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I think my soul is intact, but my methods of reaching people are completely different.
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Be as radiant as the sun, as healing as the rain, as generous as a tree.
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Music has the power to bring people together like no other art form.
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I feel alive when I feel ease of heart.
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My yoga practice, I do it because when I get on my mat, I know I'm going to be transformed. I know that whatever stresses are in my life or whatever worries I have or whatever monkey mind is happening for me, when I get off the mat, I'm going to be transformed.
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The personal revolution is far more difficult, and is the first step in any revolution.
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The U.S. has historically been the world's largest contributor to climate change.
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My goal has not ever been to change minds, my goal is to open minds.
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