Michael Franti Quotes
Top 72 wise famous quotes and sayings by Michael Franti
Michael Franti Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Michael Franti on Wise Famous Quotes.
When I first started out, I thought it was enough to make an angry song that pointed out the problems of the world.
Don't fear the nighttime, cause the monsters know that you're divine. Don't fear the sunshine, cause everything's better in the summertime
In the '80s, Ronald Reagan inspired me to become politicized, because I grew up in that era when everything I cared about was under attack.
People underestimate the hip-hop audience and the capacity to understand politics when it's part of music.
I don't know if music can change the world overnight but I know that music can help someone make it through a difficult night.
The most difficult part for me is feeling connected to the people that I love but always being on the go to different places.
I don't know if it's so grand that I can change the entire world, but I know that I can help one person. So that's the goal.
I believe that through positive thoughts, speech, action and attitudes, we change things for the better.
I was adopted when I was a baby. My mother carried me for nine months and she held me for one hour, and didn't see me again.
We have a saying in my house, my kids and my girlfriend. We say, 'Be your best for the greater good, and rock out wherever you are.'
When you're in Jamaica, unless you're in a tourist spot, you don't hear Bob Marley; you mostly hear dance hall music.
It shouldn't be a Republican or Democratic issue whether we take care of the environment. That should be a human issue.
The world can't have a global solution to climate change with U.S. action alone; and the world can't have a global solution without U.S. action.
The music industry has been hijacked by corporate interests, but the way music affects people and resonates with them hasn't changed.
It really is a strange time we're living in, when saying 'Don't kill people' is considered a radical point of view.
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 back.
San Francisco has always been a haven for misfits and weirdos. I'm both of those, which is why I came here.
Investing now in safe-guarding people by helping them to adapt to climate change, will help save money and lives while building resilience.
I'm a news junkie who's constantly reading newspapers and magazines. I look around and see what's happening in the world.
With all the people hating and hurting each other, I don't understand how people could get upset about people of the same sex caring for each other.
My music is part of the quest I have to find new ways of telling stories, and also, I want to inspire people.
People ask me a lot, 'what can one person do,' and I say 'I'm not really sure what one person can due except come together with other people.
Music is also one of the great heart openers. Sometimes, you hear the lyrics of a song and you dance, laugh, smile, or perhaps even cry.
Like sunshine, music is a powerful force that can instantly and almost chemically change your entire mood.
I've always found that the poorer the places that I go, the more smiles I see, and the more happiness I see.
In Jamaica, the music is recorded for the sound system, not the iPod. It's about experiencing music together, with other people.
To sit back and say, 'Oh, we're going to let the government do whatever they want, right or wrong,' is giving up.
When I first started, my songs were the politics of anger. As I got older and hopefully wiser, I wanted to be part of the politics of answers.
Whenever people go out of their way to help other people - there's power and beauty in our diversity.
My house was filled with music. We had a piano, and my brothers and sisters played instruments. Even though I was around it, I played basketball.