The most difficult part for me is feeling connected to the people that I love but always being on the go to… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
I think my soul is intact, but my methods of reaching people are completely different. — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
We don't have to be good, you know? No one's telling us that we have to do good things, but we do… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
During my travels in Iraq, Israel, Gaza, Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Europe and all over the United States, I have seen and heard… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
I've never really been into flags of any kind, cause flags can bring people together, but they always bring people together against… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
I believe that in order to tackle the big issues of the world today, like environmental issues, we need everybody's involvement. We… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
There are so many things to be worried about, and I wanted to make a record that people could put on, and… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
Whenever people go out of their way to help other people - there's power and beauty in our diversity. — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
When many little people in many little places do many little things, then the whole world changes. — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
My music is part of the quest I have to find new ways of telling stories, and also, I want to inspire… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
I really encourage people to travel so we can see how the rest of the world views our country. That's really important.… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
People underestimate the hip-hop audience and the capacity to understand politics when it's part of music. — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
Recording in Jamaica is like nothing else. The studios are always closed in America. But in Jamaica, the studio doors are wide… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
Playing on the streets of Iraq, or in Israel or the Gaza strip, I'd sing angry protest songs against war. People would… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Johnny Cash was a rebel, not only just in the musical sense, but he was somebody who was for the people, and… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
I took a trip in 2004, a year after the war started in Iraq. I played music on the streets of Baghdad… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
It really is a strange time we're living in, when saying 'Don't kill people' is considered a radical point of view. — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
I always identified with that feeling of being an underdog. So I always was looking to connect with and meet people from… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
Traveling to the Middle East and playing music for people on the street, for soldiers, for people in hospitals, and for people… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
We would play songs live on stage, and then we'd watch their reaction we were receiving immediately, if people were dancing and… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
We only have X amount of days and time on this planet - how am I going to spend that time? The… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The most difficult part for me is feeling connected to the people that I love but always being on the go to different places. — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
I think my soul is intact, but my methods of reaching people are completely different. — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
We don't have to be good, you know? No one's telling us that we have to do good things, but we do them because… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
During my travels in Iraq, Israel, Gaza, Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Europe and all over the United States, I have seen and heard the voices… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
The personal revolution is far more difficult, and is the first step in any revolution. — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
I've never really been into flags of any kind, cause flags can bring people together, but they always bring people together against other people,… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
My parents said sticks and stones will break your bones but names will never hurt you. But I always felt a sense of exhilaration… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
Jamaica's a country of great dichotomy. On the one hand you have a tourist industry with great beaches and resorts, but on the other… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
Don't fear the night time, Because the monsters know that you're divine. And don't fear the sunshine, Because everything is better in the summer… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
You get everything you could have ever wished for if you're willing to give that eternal bliss away to somebody else, to give it… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
