Yusuf/Cat Stevens has officially postponed his North American book tour due to ongoing visa delays. Earlier this month, the singer-songwriter warned fans that the tour — which is in support of his upcoming memoir, Cat on the Road to Findout — was in “serious jeopardy.” The trek was slated to …
Read More »Yusuf/Cat Stevens' U.S. Tour in 'Serious Jeopardy' Because of Visa Delays
Yusuf/Cat Stevens warned fans in the United States that his upcoming tour — scheduled to start in early October — is in “serious jeopardy” due to ongoing visa issues. A post shared on the singer-songwriter’s Instagram noted there have been “significant delays in U.S. immigration processing.” And despite “exhaustive efforts,” …
Read More »Flings to Fatwahs: 10 Things We Learned From Yusuf/Cat Stevens' New Autobiography
As music memoirs go, Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ Cat on the Road to Findout couldn’t have been more aptly titled. Over the last nearly 60 years, few in pop have traveled such a twisty path, as the bearded pop troubadour went from Cat Stevens, teen idol, to Cat Stevens, becalmed balladeer, to …
Read More »Yusuf/Cat Stevens Will Drop a Greatest Hits Compilation Ahead of Memoir and Book Tour
This fall, Yusuf/Cat Stevens will release his long-awaited memoir, Cat on the Road to Findout, paired with a North American book tour. Now, he’s announced an accompanying greatest hits compilation, out Sept. 5. On the Road to Findout: Greatest Hits marks the singer-songwriter’s first career-spanning compilation, containing tracks across the …
Read More »Yusuf/Cat Stevens Schedules Book Tour for Upcoming Memoir 'Cat on the Road to Findout'
Yusuf/Cat Stevensis bringing his long-awaited memoir, Cat on the Road to Findout, on tour. The musician will discuss the project and perform stripped-down songs at intimate live events on the Cat On The Road To Findout—An Evening Of Tales, Tunes, And Other Mysteries book tour. “Having passed through the exhaustingly …
Read More »Yusuf/Cat Stevens Announces Long-Awaited Memoir, 'Cat on the Road to Findout'
Yusuf/Cat Stevens has announced his long-awaited memoir, Cat on the Road to Findout, out this fall. The memoir, which arrives in the U.K. on Sept. 18 and North America on Oct. 7, chronicles Stevens’ life and career. It begins with his upbringing in the West End of London, where he …
Read More »Yusuf/Cat Stevens Harkens Back to 'Harold & Maude' for New Video
Yusuf/Cat Stevens harkens back to his Harold & Maude era in the new video for “All Nights, All Days,” the latest single off the legendary singer-songwriter’s upcoming LP King of a Land. The visual finds Harold and Maude — the titular couple in the 1971 dark comedy classic soundtracked by …
Read More »Yusuf/Cat Stevens Spent Nearly a Decade Crafting 'King of a Land'
Yusuf (f.k.aCat Stevens) has spent much of the past decade crafting his new album King of a Land, and he’ll finally reveal it to the world on June 16. Ahead of the release, the artist shared the video for its lead single, “Take The World Apart” on Wednesday. “Looking at …
Read More »Yusuf/Cat Stevens Celebrates George Harrison's 80th Birthday With 'Here Comes the Sun' Cover
Yusuf (f.k.a Cat Stevens) is celebrating what would have been George Harrison’s 80th birthday this week with a new cover of the Beatles’ Abbey Road classic “Here Comes the Sun.” The release marks the start of a new partnership between Yusuf and Dark Horse Records, the boutique record label Harrison …
Read More »Yusuf/Cat Stevens on Songwriting, Spirituality, and Climate Hope
Plenty of songwriters spent the early 1970s looking for some kind of truth, but none of them sang about that quest with as much authentic conviction as Cat Stevens. On songs like “Where Do the Children Play?,” “Miles from Nowhere,” “The Wind,” and “Father and Son,” the London-born artist spoke …
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