“It is secular spiritual music, the gospel blues. It's music from the heart instead of the head.” Quote by Charlie Musselwhite
“The harmonica is the most voice-like instrument, you can make it wail, feel happy, or cry. It's like singing the blues without words.” FeelsVoiceCrySingingInstrumentsHarmonicasSinging The Blues Author:Charlie Musselwhite
“The human interest, and the natural interest, and the spiritual interest of this planet need to begin to take a priority over the corporate interest, the military interest, and the materialistic interests.” NeedsHumansSpiritualInterestNaturalMilitaryPlanetsPrioritiesCorporateMaterialistic Author:Michael Franti
“My goal has not ever been to change minds, my goal is to open minds.” MindGoalOpen Mind Author:Michael Franti
“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 don't need to do that, what you need to do is change your world a little bit, and see if you can, through example, inspire others to do the same thing.” IfsThinkingWorldNeedsLooksLittlesWholeBitsExampleInspireLittle BitWhole WorldInspire Others Author:Michael Franti
“Every bit of land is a Holy land, and every drop of water is Holy water, and every single child is a son or a daughter of the one Earth mama, and the one Earth papa.” ChildrenEarthBitsWaterLandSonHolyDaughterMamaPapaDrop Of WaterHoly LandHoly WaterSingle Child Author:Michael Franti
“If the first casualty of war is innocence, then perhaps with each bullet fired, bomb detonated, leader overthrown, wall built, economy destroyed and family member killed, we are not creating goodwill and harmony, but rather another child who believes violence is the only means to bring about change in the world.” IfsWorldFirstsBelieveMeanChildrenWarLeaderEconomyViolenceWallMembersCreatingBuiltHarmonyDestroyedInnocenceBombsBulletsGoodwillFamily MembersCasualties Author:Michael Franti
“Television, the drug of the nation, breeding ignorance and feeding radiation.” NationsTelevisionIgnoranceDrugRadiationFeedingBreeding Author:Michael Franti
“The personal revolution is far more difficult, and is the first step in any revolution.” FirstsDifficultStepsRevolutionFirst Steps Author:Michael Franti