Quotes by Michael Franti

“All the freaky people make the beauty of the world.”

“Through music I either tame my demons or unleash them and allow them to be what they are. I dont want the music to be about provocation, I want the music to bring you to a place where you feel at home.”

“Every single soul is a poem.”

“Everyone deserves music.”

“We can bomb the world to pieces, but we cant bomb it into peace.”

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

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

“No lifes worth more than any other, no sister worth less than any brother.”

“Power to the peaceful!”

“Sometimes the hardest thing to do is just to stay human.”

You can bomb the world to pieces, but you cant bomb it into peace. Power to the peaceful.

My greatest sense of accomplishment has come from having two amazing sons, but its also a paradox in that the times when I felt like the biggest failure have been times when I felt like, as a parent, I wasnt making the right decisions or succeeding in the way that I should.

All my songs are different, but from the overall experience, I want people to sense that they can overcome and move through difficult times and find strength in my music. Maybe its a song that makes them cry and move through something else.

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

If we do not change our negative habits toward climate change, we can count on worldwide disruptions in food production, resulting in mass migration, refugee crises and increased conflict over scarce natural resources like water and farm land. This is a recipe for major security problems.

Im not an idealist. I know were not going to be living in a world thats peace and love all the time. But we can live in a world where we kill each other a lot less.

Everybodys opinion is equally valid, and I feel like everybody should have an opportunity to speak out, and everyone should have the courage to speak out.

Jamaicas a country of great dichotomy. On the one hand you have a tourist industry with great beaches and resorts, but on the other you have such great poverty and the violence that goes along with that.

I really encourage people to travel so we can see how the rest of the world views our country. Thats really important. Secondly, as artists, activists, and citizens who vote, we have to begin to vote from our heart.

All the freaky people make the beauty of the world.