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Michael Franti

American Musician

Born: Apr 21, 1967

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No life's worth more than any other, no sister worth less than any brother. Michael Franti

Life Worth Sister Other Brother More Than Any Less

Music is sunshine. Like sunshine, music is a powerful force that can instantly and almost chemically change your entire mood. Music gives us new energy and a stronger sense of purpose. Michael Franti

Music Change Sunshine Stronger Sense Energy Mood Entire Gives Purpose Instantly Almost Powerful Powerful Force New Like Force Us Your

It doesn't matter if you're black, white, gay, straight, come from different countries, different language... every single person is significant and is meaningful. Michael Franti

Gay You Matter Language Black Single White Every Significant Countries Come Single Person Person Different Different Countries Straight Different Language Meaningful

During my travels in Iraq, Israel, Gaza, Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Europe and all over the United States, I have seen and heard the voices of people who want change. They want the stabilization of the economy, education and healthcare for all, renewable energy and an environmental vision with an eye on generations to come. Michael Franti

Environmental Education Change People Vision Seen Brazil Energy Gaza States Eye Voices Generations Indonesia Over Come Economy Renewable Renewable Energy Healthcare Israel Heard Iraq Want Japan Who Europe United United States Travels

I went to Iraq because I wanted to see what one year of occupation had done to Iraqi society, and I went to the West Bank and Gaza Strip because I wanted to see what three generations of occupation had done to Palestinian society. I found a lot more hopelessness and despair in Palestine. Michael Franti

Three Year Society Despair Gaza Strip Hopelessness See More Had Generations Occupation Because West West Bank Iraq Lot Iraqi Done Bank Wanted Found Palestine Palestinian

I've always found that the poorer the places that I go, the more smiles I see, and the more happiness I see. Michael Franti

Happiness See More Smiles Always Go Places Poorer Found

Bonnaroo has kind of become the granddaddy of all American festivals. The thing I love about it most is that it wasn't born out of picking the top ten bands off the Billboard chart and creating a festival around it. Michael Franti

Love Become Top Top Ten Out Kind All-American Born About Ten Chart Picking Most Around Off Festival Festivals Bands American Granddaddy Creating Billboard Thing

Every single soul is a poem. Michael Franti

Soul Single Every Poem Poetry Single Soul

I went to the University of San Francisco on an athletic scholarship. I didn't study in high school. I was just there to get by and to play basketball. But a funny thing happened to me when I got to college. I got challenged by the work and the professors. Michael Franti

Work Funny Me School College Funny Thing Francisco High Athletic High School Scholarship Study Got Get Just Happened San San Francisco Challenged Play Professors Play Basketball Thing Basketball University

The U.S. has historically been the world's largest contributor to climate change. Michael Franti

Change World Climate Climate Change Been Historically Contributor Largest

I really believe that, as an artist, my opportunity to help to bring about awakening is one that should come from a personal process that someone has, and not from me telling somebody that this is the way it is. Michael Franti

Me Opportunity Somebody Believe Way Telling About Someone Come Personal Artist Process Really Should Help Awakening Bring

I eat bags and bags of cashews. I've got them in the kitchen, and about ten feet away I've got another bowl on the kitchen table. In my backpack, I've always got a bag of cashews. I started eating them in the airports because that's the one food that you can find in every airport that's actually nutritious. Michael Franti

Food You Every Backpack Airport Find Table Eat Eating About Ten Kitchen Kitchen Table Bag Bags Feet Bowl Another Because Always Got Them Away Actually Started

Today we are in a war against war - music is our power. Michael Franti

Today War Music Power Our Against

My parents said sticks and stones will break your bones but names will never hurt you. But I always felt a sense of exhilaration after a fight; it was the names that really hurt me. Michael Franti

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. Michael Franti

War Music Angry Me Happy People Dance Made Think Gaza Say Strip Laugh Clap Would About Songs Importance Sing Make Protest Israel Iraq Against Happy Music Us Really Streets Playing

Investing now in safe-guarding people by helping them to adapt to climate change, will help save money and lives while building resilience. Michael Franti

Change People Money Will Building Investing Climate Climate Change While Them Help Helping Now Lives Resilience Adapt Save

My mother birthed three children and she adopted myself and another African-American son. My adoptive parents were Finnish. I grew up in a white picket neighborhood. Michael Franti

Myself Son Mother Three Parents White Neighborhood Adopted Finnish Picket She Another Were Up Children African-American Grew

I'm always trying to find optimistic ways to express myself. Michael Franti

Myself Ways Find Always Optimistic Trying Express

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

Car Drive Hybrid Only Ford Escape

I'm a news junkie who's constantly reading newspapers and magazines. I look around and see what's happening in the world. Michael Franti

News World Reading Constantly See Magazines Look Around Happening Newspapers

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