The Very Best Of Cat Stevens

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Honorary doctorate by the University of Gloucestershire for services to education and humanitarian relief. [184] Solomon, Deborah (7 January 2007). "Questions for Yusuf Islam: Singing a New Song". The New York Times Magazine . Retrieved 29 January 2009. On the 25th June 2023, Yusuf played the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury, including covering iconic Beatles hits and his Teacup album memories. Although he’s best known as a rosy-eyed, hippie-era guitarist, Yusuf / Cat Stevens’ lyrical honesty and varied instrumentation are far more complex than first meets the ear. His voice – at times twangy, at others soft and sincere – fits seamlessly with booming choruses and gentle missives alike. Mired in the vision of a peaceful future but clouded with worry at what’s to come, Yusuf’s music comforts and frets in equal measure.

a b Islam, Yusuf. "NEW Yusuf Islam Interview and a Is For Allah Peace Train Cat Stevens". Video of Interview. Turn to Islam. pp.1–6. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008 . Retrieved 30 July 2008. a b "Why Has Yusuf Dropped Islam From His Stage Name?". Chinese Whiskers-FAQs. YusufIslam.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2009 . Retrieved 8 November 2010. In a 2004 interview on Larry King Live, he said "A lot of people would have loved me to keep singing. You come to a point where you have sung, more or less... your whole repertoire and you want to get down to the job of living. You know, up until that point, I hadn't had a life. I'd been searching, been on the road." [25]

Existential Eulogies

In May 2006, in anticipation of his forthcoming new pop album, the BBC1 programme Imagine aired a 49-minute documentary with Alan Yentob called Yusuf: The Artist formerly Known as Cat Stevens. This documentary film features rare audio and video clips from the late 1960s and 1970s, as well as an extensive interview with Islam, his brother David Gordon, several record executives, Bob Geldof, Dolly Parton, and others outlining his career as Cat Stevens, his conversion and emergence as Yusuf Islam, and his return to music in 2006. There are clips of him singing in the studio when he was recording An Other Cup as well as a few 2006 excerpts of him on guitar singing a few verses of Cat Stevens songs including "The Wind" and "On the Road to Find Out". [79] Shteamer, Hank (20 July 2017). "Hear Yusuf / Cat Stevens' Joyous New Song 'See What Love Did to Me' ". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 29 October 2017. Sad Lisa” is similarly sullen. Like his sentimental family songs, it focuses on a person he wants to save, its piano reminiscent of a lullaby. On the same album, “Where Do the Children Play?” also worries for others’ wellbeing. However, it’s more concerned with consumerism and capitalism – and, by extension, our general sense of wellbeing amid “progress.”

Thorpe, Vanessa (27 September 2020). "Yusuf Cat Stevens on Islam, the fatwa and playing guitar again". The Guardian . Retrieved 4 October 2020. DesBarres, Pamela; D'Arbanville, Patti (1 September 2008). Helter Skelter Publishing (ed.). Let's Spend the Night Together. Chicago Review Press. p.54. ISBN 978-1-55652-789-0. Goo, Sara Kehaulani (23 September 2004). "Cat Stevens leaves U.S. after entry denied". The Washington Post . Retrieved 6 December 2007.

"Father and Son"

Yusuf performed two shows in early 2015: on 27 February at the Viña del Mar Festival, Quinta Vergara, Viña del Mar, Chile and on 22 April at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay, area of Cardiff, Wales.

On 16June 2023, Yusuf/Cat Stevens released King of a Land, a new studio album with children's music and religious music influences. [177] New Recordings by Yusuf Islam". March 2001. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009 . Retrieved 11 February 2009. On CBS Sunday Morning in December 2006, he said, "You know, the cup is there to be filled... with whatever you want to fill it with. For those people looking for Cat Stevens, they'll probably find him in this record. If you want to find [Yusuf] Islam, go a bit deeper, you'll find him." [13] He has since described the album as being "over-produced" and refers to An Other Cup as being a necessary hurdle he had to overcome before he could release his new album, Roadsinger. [ citation needed]

Aspirational Anthems

Philadelphia Inquirer, 24 February 1989, p.5A, "Iran: West to blame Islam for forthcoming terrorism". a b c Marot, Marc (2 April 2007). "Yusuf Islam's Manager Refutes 'Veil' Allegations". PR Inside. Archived from the original on 17 October 2008 . Retrieved 7 October 2008. Heller, Aron (26 January 2009). "Former Cat Stevens sings for Gaza". The Washington Times . Retrieved 27 July 2009. Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie.

Former Cat Stevens To Donate Some Box Set Royalties To September11Fund". VH1. 28 September 2001. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008 . Retrieved 11 February 2009. a b "Post "Excited to be a part of this wonderful event. See you at this years #GCFestival in Central Park on 9/24!" ". Facebook. 26 July 2016. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022 . Retrieved 30 July 2016. Songwriter of the Year, Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens), First Cut Is The Deepest". ASCAP. Archived from the original on 22 July 2009 . Retrieved 24 October 2008.Thomas, Huw (22 April 2015). "Stevens, Wainwright get folk honours". Bbc.com . Retrieved 28 October 2017. These 14 songs epitomize the essence of Cat Stevens and serve as a testament to why he holds such a special place in our hearts. Fishman, Howard (15 September 2017). "The Unlikely Return of Cat Stevens". The New Yorker . Retrieved 29 October 2017.