Food for the Masses: Portrait and Lyrics
In 1986, Michael Franti formed the Beatnigs, whose black industrial sound deconstructed punk, rock, and Reaganism. By 1992, Franti and Rono Tse became the Disposable Heroes of HipHoprisy with the multi–instrumentalist Charlie Hunter. Michael Franti has toured with U2, recorded with William Burroughs, and became a protest music icon. In 1994, with Spearhead, Franti’s albumsHomeandChocolate Supa Highwaysold over a quarter of a million copies and Spearhead became a worldwide phenomenon. Michael Franti and Spearheadcontinue to travel the world in support of their most recent albumsStay HumanandEveryone Deserves Music. Michael Franti lives in San Francisco.Wonder Knack is the co-founder of Knack Imaging, a multimedia design firm, and a renowned music photographer and music video editor. She lives in Portland, Oregon.