Michael Franti, Spearhead prep for arena shows with John Mayer

Social activist/singer Michael Franti [ tickets ] finds it ironic that his band Spearhead scored a hit with the upbeat song "Say Hey (I Love You)." "I get tons of e-mails from people saying, 'It's the happiest song I've ever heard,'" Franti said via telephone from his San Francisco home. "I think it's ironic, coming from someone who, in the last 20 years, has made so much music about social issues and whatnot to have that be the happiest song of the year or whatever. It's really what I've le...

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