Here’s how Cat Stevens used to get high before a show: “You need to loosen up before going on stage. So to have a drink beforehand was very natural. But you can overdo it, and then you can’t sing in ...
The album will be pressed on 180-gram, orange-splatter vinyl. and packaged in a newly designed gatefold sleeve. It features song lyrics, and new liner notes from Stevens’ 1974 tour manager, Carl ...
Decades ago, the potent folk songs of Cat Stevens inspired All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen to pick up acoustic guitar. Now known as Yusuf/Cat Stevens, the singer visits the All Songs studio for ...
George Harrison of The Beatles felt listeners could learn a lot about Cat Stevens (also known as Yusuf and Yusuf Islam) from his songs. George had a very strong opinion on Stevens as a musician.
The album includes familiar favorites such as "The Wind," "Peace Train," "Where Do The Children Play?" and "Wild World," along with songs from his 1967 debut LP, Matthew & Son, through to his 2023 ...
Yusuf/Cat Stevens will release King of a Land, his 17th album, on June 16. The singer-songwriter is previewing the new LP with the lead single "Take the World Apart." You can see the full King of a ...
Some classic rock stars produced hits that overshadowed everything else they ever wrote by a country mile. For example, Cat Stevens’ most famous song is probably “Wild World.” He revealed that the ...
Cat Stevens has released some breathtakingly beautiful classic rock songs. However, one of his most popular ballads feels hypocritical in retrospect. It’s a shame because the song has a timeless ...
On his 1970 album Tea for the Tillerman, Cat Stevens managed to touch a nerve with the wider culture with a set of songs featuring lovely melodies and piercing lyrics. “Father and Son,” one of the ...
NEW YORK – Yusuf, the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, doesn’t bear any grudges about being denied entry into the U.S. five years ago. He’s responded to the widely publicized episode with a ...
Cat Stevens claims that he was one of the inspirations behind Carly Simon's song You're So Vain. The Matthew and Son singer had a passionate affair with the Nobody Does It Better artist during the ...
Cat Stevens was one of the most successful singer-songwriters of the late 60s and 70s. But then a near-death experience ...