Foreigner

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Stevens contracted tuberculosis in 1969 [30] [46] and was close to death at the time of his admission to the King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst, Sussex. [46] He spent months recuperating in the hospital and a year of convalescence. During this time, Stevens began to question aspects of his life and spirituality. He later said, "To go from the show business environment and find you are in hospital, getting injections day in and day out, and people around you are dying, it certainly changes your perspective. I got down to thinking about myself. It seemed almost as if I had my eyes shut." [38] 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. SHOF Today: Vote". Songhall.org. Archived from the original on 21 August 2009 . Retrieved 27 July 2009. With this performance, Islam began slowly to integrate instruments into both older material from his Cat Stevens era (some with slight lyrical changes) and new songs, both those known to the Muslim communities around the world and some that have the same Western flair from before with a focus on new topics and another generation of listeners. [124]

Cashmere, Paul (22 April 2010). "Cat Stevens aka Yusuf To Tour Australia". Archived from the original on 27 April 2010 . Retrieved 1 May 2010. a b c Williamson, Nigel (17 November 2006). "The Billboard Q and A: Yusuf Islam". Billboard Magazine. Interview with Yusuf Islam; Return to Music. Archived from the original on 6 March 2008 . Retrieved 31 January 2009. Cat Stevens to tour NZ for first time – National – NZ Herald News". The New Zealand Herald. 25 April 2010 . Retrieved 29 June 2010. Cat Stevens accuses Coldplay of stealing one of his tunes". Metro Lyrics. 4 May 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009 . Retrieved 7 March 2010. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link)Steiger Awards: Cat Stevens, Hardy Krüger und Friede Springer kommen nach Dortmund – Westfalen heute – Mitteilung 14.09.15". Westfalen-heute.de. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017 . Retrieved 28 October 2017. a b Williamson, Nigel (29 March 2005). "Music is Part of God's Universe". The Guardian. Interview with Yusuf Islam. UK . Retrieved 1 February 2010. Yusuf Islam to Release New Album". 1 October 2006 . Retrieved 27 June 2014. Quoted in Agence France-Presse article. After his relationship with D'Arbanville ended, Stevens noted the effect it had on his writing, saying, "Everything I wrote while I was away was in a transitional period and reflects that. Like Patti. A year ago we split; I had been with her for two years. What I write about Patti and my family... when I sing the songs now, I learn strange things. I learn the meanings of my songs late ..." [56] Stevens performing in Waikiki Shell, Oahu, Hawaii, 1974. The stage decor reflects his song, "Boy with a Moon & Star on His Head" from Catch Bull at Four. a b c d Windeler, Robert (October 1972). "Cat Stevens". Volume 29, No. 4. Stereo Review. p.76 . Retrieved 17 October 2008.

Philadelphia Inquirer, 24 February 1989, p.5A, "Iran: West to blame Islam for forthcoming terrorism". During Stevens’ extended convalescence, he studied classical music, metaphysical literature, and meditative self-reflection. The album that emerged, Mona Bone Jakon, expressed the torment he had experienced but combined it with self-referential humour and a spiritual awakening. A notable creative partnership Interview". Mountain of Light. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011 . Retrieved 8 December 2015. Also in November 2006, Billboard magazine was curious as to why the artist is credited as just his first name, "Yusuf" rather than "Yusuf Islam". [129] His response was "Because 'Islam' doesn't have to be sloganised. The second name is like the official tag, but you call a friend by their first name. It's more intimate, and to me that's the message of this record." As for why the album sleeve says "the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens", he responded, "That's the tag with which most people are familiar; for recognition purposes I'm not averse to that. For a lot of people, it reminds them of something they want to hold on to. That name is part of my history and a lot of the things I dreamt about as Cat Stevens have come true as Yusuf Islam." [129] Thomas, Huw (22 April 2015). "Stevens, Wainwright get folk honours". Bbc.com . Retrieved 28 October 2017.a b UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth . Retrieved 11 June 2022.

The emotional ride that is the suite on the original side one of the LP , is difficult to describe because as a progressive funk ride, it transcends all musical fields, but I realised that in my review of the LP edition I noted down my first imperssion of a really bold, progressivr mind expanding musical arrangement, but never did I reflect as much on the progressive content of the lyrics, and the poetry. 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]

On 30 October 2010, Yusuf appeared at Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's spoof Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in Washington, DC, singing alongside Ozzy Osbourne. Yusuf performed " Peace Train" and Ozzy performed " Crazy Train" at the same time, followed by The O'Jays performance of " Love Train". [146] a b c d e Phillips, Mark; Faber, Judy (12 August 2007). "Yusuf Islam Reflects on His Return: Artist Once Known As Cat Stevens Talks About New Album". CBS Sunday Morning. CBS News. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011 . Retrieved 11 February 2009. This story originally aired on 3 December 2006. In 2009, Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) entered into legal proceedings alongside Joe Satriani in a lawsuit against the band Coldplay, alleging that they had (at least unintentionally) plagiarised respective works by both artists ("If I Could Fly" by Satriani and Stevens' " Foreigner Suite") for the melody to Coldplay's " Viva la Vida" from their Grammy Award winning album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. [5] Yusuf added that he has forgiven Coldplay and would love to sit down and have a cup of tea with them. The section that resembles "Viva la Vida" begins at about 14:30 until the end of the 18-minute song. I like Cat Stevens' music best when watching Harold and Maude, and I love his version of "Morning has Broken." I don't consider "Foreigner Suite" to be a prog epic, or even prog.

Goodman, Dean (20 October 2007). "Folk artist Yusuf Islam to sing about deportation". Reuters . Retrieved 6 December 2007. Marrin, Minette (26 September 2004). "Profile: Yusuf Islam aka Cat Stevens: Not so much a zealot more a lost musician". The Sunday Times. London . Retrieved 22 July 2008. Honorary doctorate (LLD) by the University of Exeter, in recognition of "his humanitarian work and improving understanding between Islamic and Western cultures". [185] [186] There was a time I listened to Cat Stevens. But sorry folks, anyone who openly advocates the murder (on religious grounds) of another artist no longer deserves any consideration for anything.It was certainly bold of him to give over the whole of side one to his "Foreigner" suite but I'm afraid, despite listening to it several times, I just can't detect any themes or motifs running through it or worse, anything which matches up to his own previous standards. One or two of the segments actually had me wincing with discomfort as I listened in vain for a really memorable line or melody at least until the pleasant piano music which plays out the piece (and allegedly Chtis Martin and his chums thought the same!).