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I believe that through positive thoughts, speech, action and attitudes, we change things for the better.

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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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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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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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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If the first casualty of war is innocence, then perhaps with each bullet fired, bomb detonated, leader overthrown, wall built, economy destroyed and family member killed, we are not creating goodwill and harmony, but rather another child who believes violence is the only means to bring about change in the world.
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Be who you are, nothing more... nothing less.
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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 think of love as an action. Finding something that's outside of yourself, to serve someone else's soul, helping to ignite someone else's spirit, to bring about ease of heart and joy, serenity in somebody else.
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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 always know when a song is good or close to finished. When I sing it, it makes me feel the emotion. My tears will start flowing or I'll start laughing. I'll start feeling whatever intensity or emotion was the seed of that song.
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When we all see justice, then we'll all see peace!
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The more I see, the less I know.
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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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Everyone deserves music.
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Music has the power to bring people together like no other art form.
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Love is the action of soul satisfaction.
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Power to the peaceful!
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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 most difficult part for me is feeling connected to the people that I love but always being on the go to different places.
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Every single soul is a poem.
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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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