Michael Franti

“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.”

“Every single soul is a poem.”

“The way the music comes to you starts to affect how you listen to music. When you're a kid, it's 'Does it rock? Does it make me feel good? Does it make me tap my feet? Does it make me go to...”

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

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

“My usual day is I get up around 11 o'clock and do yoga and then eat afterwards. Then I have sound check and play soccer and do running with the guys in the band after sound check, and then d...”

“Everybody's 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.”