God Is Too Big For Just One

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.

I Went To The University Of San Francisco On An Athletic Scholarship. I Didn't Study In High School. I Was Just There To Get By And To Play Basketball. But A Funny Thing Happened To Me When I Got To College. I Got Challenged By The Work And The Professors.

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.

I Think Right Now Is When We Need To Hear Different Voices Coming Out Of All Parts Of The World. You Can't Just Hear The Politicians And The Military Leaders. You Have To Hear From The Taxi Drivers. You Have To Hear From The Painters. You Have To Hear From The Poets. You Have To Hear From The School Teachers And The Filmmakers And Musicians.

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.