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" 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. "

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" 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. "

" Music was a central part of my childhood because my mother played organ and piano in the church, and that meant all us kids had to be in the church choir. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'd play music on the street, especially in developing nations where a lot of kids couldn't wear shoes. In order to relate with kids that would be following me barefoot, I would take off my shoes, and they would all laugh at me because I couldn't go three steps without wincing. "

" 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. "

" I have a desire that I want to make people feel happy through my music. I'm always trying to find optimistic ways to express myself. "

" The music industry has been hijacked by corporate interests, but the way music affects people and resonates with them hasn't changed. "

" To sit back and say, 'Oh, we're going to let the government do whatever they want, right or wrong,' is giving up. "

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

" I have moments all the time when I play. "

" We would play songs live on stage, and then we'd watch their reaction we were receiving immediately, if people were dancing and singing along. If they weren't, then we'd go into the dressing rooms of the different NBA teams that we were playing in their arenas, and we'd change the songs right there. "

" When someone can't afford to wear shoes, it's not just about them not having shoes on that day. It's about a cycle of poverty that exists within their community. "

" I'm always trying to find optimistic ways to express myself. "

" My music is part of the quest I have to find new ways of telling stories, and also, I want to inspire people. "

" You learn a lot when you're barefoot. The first thing is every step you take is different. "

" The U.S. has historically been the world's largest contributor to climate change. "

" History shows that Americans believe in doing the right thing. "

Doing The Right Thing

" The rap community has been singled out as more homophobic than other groups, but I don't think that's right. It's homophobic, all right, but no more so than the heavy-metal community or the Hollywood community or any other community. "

" It really is a strange time we're living in, when saying 'Don't kill people' is considered a radical point of view. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I went to Iraq because I wanted to see what one year of occupation had done to Iraqi society, and I went to the West Bank and Gaza Strip because I wanted to see what three generations of occupation had done to Palestinian society. I found a lot more hopelessness and despair in Palestine. "

" 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. "

" I think my soul is intact, but my methods of reaching people are completely different. "

" My favorite band of all time is The Clash. The thing I love about The Clash is they started out as guys who could barely play three chords. They dabbled in reggae, punk, rap, jazz. They came to a sound that could only be defined as The Clash. It was impossible to say what it was. I admire them for that. "

" The corporate media is there to push the agenda of the sponsors, and many of those sponsors are weapons manufacturers. So it stands to reason that you won't get a diversity of opinions on television. "

" Johnny Cash was a rebel, not only just in the musical sense, but he was somebody who was for the people, and an advocate for labor, for workers, for prisoners, people who have been trapped by the criminal justice system. "

" In Jamaica, the music is recorded for the sound system, not the iPod. It's about experiencing music together, with other people. "