Cat Stevens Quotes

A collection of quotes by Cat Stevens.

Cat Stevens, born Steven Georgiou on July 21, 1948, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who gained fame in the 1970s. He was born in London, England, and was raised in a Cypriot-Greek family. As a child, Stevens showed an early interest in music and learned to play various instruments, including the guitar and piano.

In the late 1960s, he embarked on a career in music and quickly rose to prominence with his distinctive voice and folk-pop sound. His introspective and poetic songwriting resonated with audiences around the world. Some of his most popular songs include "Wild World," "Father and Son," and "Morning Has Broken."

Despite his success, Stevens faced a period of personal and spiritual exploration, which led him to convert to Islam in 1977. Following his conversion, he changed his name to Yusuf Islam and took a hiatus from the music industry for several years.

After a nearly three-decade absence from the music scene, Yusuf Islam returned to recording and performing in the late 2000s. He released new music and embarked on international tours, captivating both longtime fans and a new generation of listeners. Today, he continues to create music that reflects his faith, while still embracing his earlier iconic hits. Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam remains a respected and influential figure in the music world, known for his profound lyrics, soothing melodies, and captivating performances.

In those days a concert was a personal experience. I wanted

In those days a concert was a personal experience. I wanted to be as close as possible to the audience, and of course big stadiums didn't enable you to do that. It wasn't my style.

Experience

I've studied various schools of thought... I acknowledge tha

I've studied various schools of thought... I acknowledge that some Muslims consider music prohibited, but I've found a lot of evidence from the life of the Prophet to show that he allowed certainly, but even encouraged, music at certain times.

Music

The latest horror to hit the U.S. looks to have been caused

The latest horror to hit the U.S. looks to have been caused by people of Middle Eastern origin, bearing Muslim names. Again, shame. This fuels more hatred for a religion and a people who have nothing to do with these events.

Religion

I looked at some of the statues of Jesus they were just ston

I looked at some of the statues of Jesus they were just stones with no life. When they said that God is three, I was puzzled even more but could not argue. I believed it, simply because I had to have respect for the faith of my parents.

Faith

I've returned to being an amateur without any ties or string

I've returned to being an amateur without any ties or strings attached, which gives me a freedom I never had before.

Freedom

I found a religion that blended scientific reason with spiri

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

This is the beauty of the Qur'an: it asks you to reflect and

This is the beauty of the Qur'an: it asks you to reflect and reason, and not to worship the sun or moon but the One who has created everything. The Qur'an asks man to reflect upon the sun and moon and God's creation in general.

Beauty

I became very famous, as a teenager, and my name and photo w

I became very famous, as a teenager, and my name and photo were splashed in all the media. They made me larger than life, so I wanted to live larger than life, and the only way to do that was to be intoxicated.

Famous

If you want to sing out, sing out, and if you want to be fre

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...

Choice

The very first lesson that I learnt from the Qur'an was the

The very first lesson that I learnt from the Qur'an was the message of unity and peace.

Peace