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Song Quotes by Michael Franti

20 Song quotes by Michael Franti

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Michael Franti’s twenty reflections on songs pulse with a blend of rhythm and purpose, each line feeling like a rallying chant. He invites readers to hear the beat behind the message, showing how music can be both a personal balm and a call to action.

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Everyone deserves music.

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Music gives us new energy and a stronger sense of purpose.

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

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

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It's a really personal thing for me to write a song.

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Music has the power to bring people together like no other art form.

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When I first started, my songs were the politics of anger. As I got older and hopefully wiser, I wanted to be…

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I don't know if music can change the world overnight but I know that music can help someone make it through a…

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Like sunshine, music is a powerful force that can instantly and almost chemically change your entire mood.

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My music is part of the quest I have to find new ways of telling stories, and also, I want to inspire…

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Music was a central part of my childhood because my mother played organ and piano in the church, and that meant all…

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Music is sunshine. Like sunshine, music is a powerful force that can instantly and almost chemically change your entire mood. Music gives…

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

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

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Traveling to the Middle East and playing music for people on the street, for soldiers, for people in hospitals, and for people…

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My favorite band of all time is The Clash. The thing I love about The Clash is they started out as guys…

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

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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.…

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Playing on the streets of Iraq, or in Israel or the Gaza strip, I'd sing angry protest songs against war. People would…

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

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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…

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I think my soul is intact, but my methods of reaching people are completely different.

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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…

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During my travels in Iraq, Israel, Gaza, Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Europe and all over the United States, I have seen and heard the voices…

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The personal revolution is far more difficult, and is the first step in any revolution.

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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,…

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My parents said sticks and stones will break your bones but names will never hurt you. But I always felt a sense of exhilaration…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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