Michael Franti

It shouldn't be a Republican or Democratic issue whether we take care of the environment. That should be a human issue.

— Michael Franti

“Music is too loud for just one station, love is too large for just one nation life is too short to make…

— Michael Franti

My mother birthed three children and she adopted myself and another African-American son. My adoptive parents were Finnish. I grew up in…

— Michael Franti

I'm not an idealist. I know we're not going to be living in a world that's peace and love all the time.…

— Michael Franti

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

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

When you're in Jamaica, unless you're in a tourist spot, you don't hear Bob Marley; you mostly hear dance hall music.

— Michael Franti

I could be really sad and I start to cry; I feel alive then. I could be at a concert and I…

— Michael Franti

All my songs are different, but from the overall experience, I want people to sense that they can overcome and move through…

— Michael Franti

I always know when a song is good or close to finished. When I sing it, it makes me feel the emotion.…

— Michael Franti

I'd play music on the street, especially in developing nations where a lot of kids couldn't wear shoes. In order to relate…

— Michael Franti

The times when I feel not alive is when I feel stifled, when I feel like the emotion that's in me is…

— Michael Franti

I went to the University of San Francisco on an athletic scholarship. I didn't study in high school. I was just there…

— Michael Franti

I always identified with that feeling of being an underdog. So I always was looking to connect with and meet people from…

— Michael Franti

Don't let mistakes be so monumental, don't let your love be so confidential, don't let your mind be so darn judgemental, and…

— Michael Franti

I've been in those relationships. You go through years of your life and at a certain point you wake up and you…

— Michael Franti

I was adopted when I was a baby. My mother carried me for nine months and she held me for one hour,…

— Michael Franti

Music gets us in touch with our emotions in a way that's more intimate than any other art form.

— Michael Franti

When someone can't afford to wear shoes, it's not just about them not having shoes on that day. It's about a cycle…

— Michael Franti

You learn a lot when you're barefoot. The first thing is every step you take is different.

— Michael Franti

With all the people hating and hurting each other, I don't understand how people could get upset about people of the same…

— Michael Franti

We have a saying in my house, my kids and my girlfriend. We say, 'Be your best for the greater good, and…

— Michael Franti

I hope I inspire people to dream bigger than what they are living, but a dream within their reach.

— Michael Franti

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

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

— Michael Franti

There are so many things to be worried about, and I wanted to make a record that people could put on, and…

— Michael Franti

People underestimate the hip-hop audience and the capacity to understand politics when it's part of music.

— Michael Franti

Music is also one of the great heart openers. Sometimes, you hear the lyrics of a song and you dance, laugh, smile,…

— Michael Franti

If you love the planet or the neighborhood - you're finding ways to satisfy the soul of the planet or satisfy the…

— Michael Franti

When I first started out, I thought it was enough to make an angry song that pointed out the problems of the…

— Michael Franti

I have a desire that I want to make people feel happy through my music. I'm always trying to find optimistic ways…

— Michael Franti

Life is too short to make just one decision, music is too loud for just one station, love is too big for…

— Michael Franti

I think the main thing I would say is, don't settle. Don't settle for something that's not great.

— Michael Franti

In the '80s, Ronald Reagan inspired me to become politicized, because I grew up in that era when everything I cared about…

— Michael Franti

I came up playing in both punk rock bands and hip-hop bands, and I found a more universal way of reaching people,…

— Michael Franti

Collectively, we activists are essential to advancing U.S. policy to help empower marginalized people to lift themselves and their communities out of…

— Michael Franti

People ask me a lot, 'what can one person do,' and I say 'I'm not really sure what one person can due…

— Michael Franti

I don't know if it's so grand that I can change the entire world, but I know that I can help one…

— Michael Franti

Many kids in foster homes have a lot of emotions that are hard to get out. It's important to let them know…

— Michael Franti

I have a passion to make a difference in the world. And that difference can be just making the fans at my…

— Michael Franti