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Sometimes, I feel like I can do anything, and, sometimes, I'm so alive, sometimes, I feel like I could zoom across the sky and, sometimes, I wanna cry.
Michael Franti
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Michael Franti
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: April 21
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