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Cat Stevens Biography

Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948), commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His 1967 debut album reached the top 10 in the UK, and the album's title song "Matthew and Son" charted at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. Stevens' albums Tea for the Tillerman (1970) and Teaser and the Firecat (1971) were both certified triple platinum in the US by the RIAA. His musical style consists of folk, pop, rock, and Islamic music.

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Life is a maze of doors and they all open from the side you're on. Just keep on pushing hard boy, try as you may, you're going to wind up where you started from.

Boys, Doors, Life, Maze, Philosophy, Wind

I tried Zen and Ching, numerology, tarot cards and astrology. I tried to look back into the Bible, and could not find anything. At this time I did not know anything about Islam, and then, what I regarded as a miracle occurred. My brother had visited the mosque in Jerusalem, and was greatly impressed that while on the one hand it throbbed with life.

Astrology, Brother, Hands, Jerusalem, Look, Time

I found a religion that blended scientific reason with spiritual reality in a unifying faith far removed from the headlines of violence, destruction and terrorism.

Faith, Reality, Spiritual, Violence

In Islam there is a line between let's say freedom and the line which is then transgressed into immorality and irresponsibility and I think as far as this writer is concerned, unfortunately, he has been irresponsible with his freedom of speech. Salman Rushdie or indeed any writer who abuses the prophet, or indeed any prophet, under Islamic law, the sentence for that is actually death. It's got to be seen as a deterrent, so that other people should not commit the same mistake again.

Abuses, Islamic, Mistake, Sentence, Thinking

Islam is not just a religion. Islam is everything.

Everything, Islam, Islamic, Religion, Wisdom

If you want to sing out, sing out, and if you want to be free, be free, cause there's a million ways to be, you know that there are.

Free, Freedom, Music, Reflection, Sing, Ways

Moderation is part of faith, so those who accuse Muslim schools of fostering fanaticism should learn a bit more about Islam.

Faith, Fanaticism, Islam, Moderation, Part, School

Though times have changed, it's a nice surprise to see that youthful feeling of anti-war sentiment returning once more to the cobbled main streets of Europe.

Cobbled, Europe, Feeling, Nice, Returning, War

I never wanted to be a star, I never wanted to travel far
I only wanted a little bit of love so I could put a little love in my heart
I never wanted to be la-de-da, go to parties ‘avec le bourgeois’
I only wanted to sing my song well so I could ring a small bell in your heart

Parties, Party, Ring, Small, Song, Stars

If you want to be you, BE YOU!

Be You, Ifs, Want

I'm not the best of you, but I'm not the worst either.

Fame, Worst

And if my mind breaks up In all so many ways I know the meaning of The words, "I love you

Breaks, Know, Love You, Meaning, Mind, Way

It was important for me to duck out of the fast and furious life I'd been living as a pop star. I was in a different mood.

Ducks, Important, Living, Pop, Star, Stars

The spiritual quest was always the predominant aspect of my life. It's always been there. But there's also an incredible passion connected to it; it's not just a dry investigative process. I have been extremely emotional about it, and that comes out in the songs.

Dry, Incredible, Life, Process, Song, Spiritual

Music can be healing, and with my history and my knowledge of both sides of what looks like a gigantic divide in the world, I feel I can point a way forward to our common humanity again.

Common, Common Humanity, Forward, Healing, History, Way Forward

Because I don't play guitar any more, African harmonies and rhythms have been an inspiration to me. I love the raw origin of the sound. It complements my voice and words naturally.

African, Guitar, Inspiration, Origin, Play

I'm looking for a hard-headed woman, One who will make me do my best, And if I find my hard-headed woman, I know the rest of my life will be blessed

Blessed, Hard, Knows, Life, Looking

Man is created to be God's deputy on earth and it is important to realize the obligation to rid ourselves of all illusions and to make our lives a preparation for the next life.

Created, Important, Man, Men, Preparation, Realize

Salman Rushdie, indeed any writer who abuses the prophet or indeed any prophet under Islamic law, the sentence for that is actually death.

Abuse, Abuses, Death, Islamic, Law

There was no division I could see between the essential teaching of all Prophets and wise men of religion.

Men, Prophets, See, Teaching, Wise

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