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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Poetry
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every single soul is a poem.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone deserves music.
- Peaceful
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- Nov 07, 2020
Power to the peaceful!
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
Through music I either tame my demons or unleash them and allow them to be what they are. I don't want the music to be about provocation, I want the music to bring you to a place where you feel at home.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
Today we are in a war against war - music is our power.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents said sticks and stones will break your bones but names will never hurt you. But I always felt a sense of exhilaration after a fight; it was the names that really hurt me.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think my soul is intact, but my methods of reaching people are completely different.
- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I first started out, I thought it was enough to make an angry song that pointed out the problems of the world.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Playing on the streets of Iraq, or in Israel or the Gaza strip, I'd sing angry protest songs against war. People would say, 'Make us clap, make us dance, and laugh and sing.' It really made me think about the importance of happy music.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are so many things to be worried about, and I wanted to make a record that people could put on, and it would lift them up the way the sun did for me each day.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
During my travels in Iraq, Israel, Gaza, Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Europe and all over the United States, I have seen and heard the voices of people who want change. They want the stabilization of the economy, education and healthcare for all, renewable energy and an environmental vision with an eye on generations to come.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
Investing now in safe-guarding people by helping them to adapt to climate change, will help save money and lives while building resilience.
- Alone
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Hear
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're in Jamaica, unless you're in a tourist spot, you don't hear Bob Marley; you mostly hear dance hall music.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
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 you have such great poverty and the violence that goes along with that.
- Born
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- Nov 07, 2020
Bonnaroo has kind of become the granddaddy of all American festivals. The thing I love about it most is that it wasn't born out of picking the top ten bands off the Billboard chart and creating a festival around it.
- Mood
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- Nov 07, 2020
Music is sunshine. Like sunshine, music is a powerful force that can instantly and almost chemically change your entire mood. Music gives us new energy and a stronger sense of purpose.
- Giving
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- Nov 07, 2020
To sit back and say, 'Oh, we're going to let the government do whatever they want, right or wrong,' is giving up.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Not all artists have a responsibility to be socially or politically aware, but they do have a responsibility to make great art. They have to find some truth and put that in their music.
- Francisco
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- Nov 07, 2020
San Francisco has always been a haven for misfits and weirdos. I'm both of those, which is why I came here.
- Become
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
The music industry has been hijacked by corporate interests, but the way music affects people and resonates with them hasn't changed.
- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020