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The personal revolution is far more difficult, and is the first step in any revolution.

Michael Franti

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Michael Franti
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: April 21
Composer
Guitarist
Peace Activist
Poet
Rapper
Singer
Oakland
California
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Everyone deserves music.
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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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The human interest, and the natural interest, and the spiritual interest of this planet need to begin to take a priority over the corporate interest, the military interest, and the materialistic interests.
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I want to promote positivity.
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Power to the peaceful!
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It doesnt matter if youre black, white, gay, straight, come from different countries, different language... every single person is significant and is meaningful.
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It ain't about who ya love, it's all about do ya love.
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The hardest part about what I do, the most vulnerable place is my relationship with my family and Sara, my amazing partner, because I'm leaving a lot. And as a touring artist, I'm constantly coming and going, but also when I'm at home, my studio's at home. I'm leaving to go into a music world in my head.
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I believe that in order to tackle the big issues of the world today, like environmental issues, we need everybody's involvement. We need the resources of the corporate world. We need the cooperation of governments. We need the wisdom of indigenous people.
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Be as radiant as the sun, as healing as the rain, as generous as a tree.
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Playing on the streets of Iraq, or in Israel or the Gaza strip, I'd sing angry protest songs against war. People would say, 'Make us clap, make us dance, and laugh and sing.' It really made me think about the importance of happy music.
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Whenever people go out of their way to help other people - there's power and beauty in our diversity.
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I could be really sad and I start to cry I feel alive then. I could be at a concert and I throw my hands up in the air and I feel elation I feel alive then.
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I think my soul is intact, but my methods of reaching people are completely different.
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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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The world can't have a global solution to climate change with U.S. action alone and the world can't have a global solution without U.S. action.
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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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