But he was also savvy about media. And his birth name of Steven Demetre Georgiou didn’t exactly roll off the tongue. So, ...

Yusuf/Cat Stevens has a tremendous discography. On one song, which he deemed "profound" and "prominent", he entangles the ...

Yusuf Islam calls his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction "glorious," adding "And Nirvana was explosive." - Credit: LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images Nobody was expecting much from Yusuf Islam at the 2014 ...

The legendary singer-songwriter was set to tour in support of his book, "Cat on the Road to Findout," which will be released ...

For a man of peace, Cat Stevens sure gets into a lot of trouble. The veteran singer-songwriter, who goes by the name of Yusuf ...

This story originally aired on Dec. 3, 2006. Yusuf Islam, once known as recording artist Cat Stevens, walked away from the music business at the height of his career. As Stevens, he had written and ...

In preparation for Tuesday’s midterm elections, Fox News did something rather extraordinary – it rolled out its self described ‘A-team’ for its Sunday programming. And had you been watching Hannity, ...

Yusuf Islam, the British folk singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, has largely shunned the pop-music grind since he converted to Islam in the 1977 and devoted his life to his family and his faith.

For a singer-songwriter who plays such gently inoffensive music, Yusuf Islam has made a lot of news. After a near-death experience in 1977 helped trigger a spiritual awakening, the artist formerly ...

Coldplay’s hit single, “Viva La Vida,” has received much press coverage thanks to claims of plagiarism, but now the band can rest a little easier. Almost immediately after Coldplay released the Viva ...

September 22, 2020 • In a conversation with All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen, Yusuf Cat Stevens explains how — and why — he decided to re-record his landmark album a half-century after it was first ...

The announcement of my enrollment into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will certainly bring happiness to a lot of my loyal fans, and fulfillment to all those who have long campaigned for it – not to ...