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Stevens converted to Islam in December 1977, and adopted the name Yusuf Islam the following year. [11] [12] In 1979, he auctioned his guitars for charity, and left his musical career to devote himself to educational and philanthropic causes in the Muslim community. [13]
Apr 21, 2023 · If not for two near-death experiences, the life of folk singer Yusuf/Cat Stevens — formerly known just as Cat Stevens — could have been very different than it is today. And both of these brushes with death bookend what's debatably the singer-songwriter's most creative period.
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Nov 19, 2023 · Cat Stevens was born Steven Demetre Georgiou on July 21, 1948 in the Soho area of London. His parents were Greek Cypriot and Swedish. Stevens was raised in the city and taught himself to play guitar at age 15, drawn to the new wave of rock and roll.
Sep 15, 2017 · It was an acknowledgment by artist and audience alike: Cat Stevens, a figure who, for all intents and purposes, had ceased to exist more than three decades ago, had come back. For a long time,...
Cat Stevens – now mononymously Yusuf – released Tea For The Tillerman in 1970. Half a century later, he has collaborated with his son Yoriyos on a reimagining of the album. By Thomas Barrie.
Mar 22, 2023 · How did Yusuf/Cat Stevens get into music? Cat Stevens in his early career. Picture: Getty Images Unlike many popstars, Yusuf didn't come from a particularly musical family. His family did have a baby grand piano, but no-one in the family was good enough to teach him so he taught himself the chords.
Jun 16, 2023 · There was a period throughout the 1980s when Cat Stevens (then Yusuf Islam) alienated his long-term fanbase by supporting the call for author Salman Rushdie's execution in light of his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses, but later rebuilt his public image.
