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MYSTERIOUS: Cat stevens - What They Never Told You

Cat Stevens says he inspired Carly Simon's classic You're So Vain

Cat Stevens has declared that he was one of the inspirations for his former lover Carly Simon's track You're So Vain amid the ongoing mystery regarding who the song is referring to.

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László Krasznahorkai: Hungarian author wins Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025

Several of the author’s books, including ‘Satantango’ and ‘The Melancholy of Resistance’, have been adapted into feature films

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Cat Stevens shuts down interviewer over his past remarks on Salman Rushdie’s ‘effigy burning’

Stevens writes about Rushdie in his new memoir, ‘Cat On The Road To Findout’

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The five biggest talking points from Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam’s new memoir

The intrepid musician has lived a fruitful life full of flings, faith and controversy

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Yusuf Islam, the folk singer also known as Cat Stevens, postpones North American tour over visa issues

The folk singer had been due to tour the United States to promote his new memoir ‘Cat on the Road to Findout’

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Cat Stevens postpones North American tour and cites visa issues

Cat Stevens, who also goes by Yusuf, announced Monday that he has postponed the North American leg of his book tour due to unspecified visa issues

The Independent UK

Cat on the Road to Findout by Yusuf/Cat Stevens review – fame, faith and charity

The enigmatic singer-songwriter on pop stardom, becoming a Muslim and returning to the stage decades later

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Cat Stevens says near-death experiences led him to Islam

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Cat Stevens says he was left clinging by his fingertips during near-death experience

Revered folk artist had a number of brushes with death early in life

The Independent UK

“Cat Stevens asked me to play on his recordings…it never got to the point where I felt like I could add as much as I wanted”: Eric Johnson reflects on his early session career with Carole King and Christopher Cross – and getting fired by Donald Fagen

While the Texas virtuoso loved session work, he preferred to take more time over his creations – and his experiences paved the way for him to become one of guitar’s all-time greats

Guitar World

“We were opening for Deep Purple, and Ritchie Blackmore got food poisoning and was in the hospital overnight”: How a support slot with Deep Purple and a last-minute guitarist replacement led to Eric Johnson meeting Christopher Cross

Johnson cut his teeth as a session player for the likes of Cat Stevens, Carole King, Steve Morse, and, of course, Christopher Cross

Guitar World

I’m no Ed Sheeran fan, but he’s right: when it comes to musical plagiarism, guilt is in the ear of the listener

Musical history is littered with cases like the failed $100m suit against the singer, and they risk stifling pop music, says music journalist Simon Price

The Guardian - UK

"I don't know how we did it. Well, I do actually. We snorted a lot of cocaine": Elkie Brooks looks back on wild times with Vinegar Joe and six decades of rock'n'roll

Catch British singer Elkie Brooks on her farewell tour after more than half a century at the microphone

Louder

Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts to headline BST Hyde Park

The Canadian-American singer will be supported by Yusuf/Cat Stevens and Van Morrison for the Friday set on July 11.

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Musicians Protest AI Law Changes With Silent Album Release

Over 1,000 UK musicians release protest album against potential AI law changes, supported by renowned artists. Concerns raised over impact on artists' cont...

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In Memoriam: A tribute to the musicians we lost in 2024

Musicians who died in 2024 include Paul Di'Anno, Wayne Kramer, Dickey Betts, Steve Harley, Duane Eddy, Steve Albini and more

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“I had no control whatsoever. I was about to drown. I saw my life disappearing in front of me”: The epic story of Cat Stevens, the 70s superstar who turned his back on music

How Cat Stevens became one of music’s biggest stars – then walked away from it

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"It felt as though there were three guitars behind me that night": The night Jimi Hendrix saved Engelbert Humperdinck

Crooner Engelbert Humperdinck reveals how Jimi Hendrix became his guitarist – for one night only

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A beginner's guide to Cat Stevens in six essential albums

Despite a string of hits including Matthew & Son, I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun and Wild World, Cat Stevens was always a reluctant star. These are his best albums

The Guardian - UK

Ben Elton: ‘I often felt a one-man cliché in the 80s’

The comedian, 65, talks about Elton John, Cat Stevens, unrequited love and pious anti-sexist, anti-racist ranting

Louder

"I remember this cold, damp day in Barnes Cemetery, lugging this plexiglas coffin around with Mickey Mouse": The curious story of Free's debut album

Recorded for just £800, Free’s Tons Of Sobs remains one of rock’s greatest debut albums

Louder

Gerry Conway, drummer with Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, Pentangle and more, dead at 76

Gerry Conway's death has been confirmed by Fairport Convention

Guitar World

How the 1960s Gibson J-200 upset acoustic purists but remained King of the flat-tops in the eyes of the Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Yusuf/Cat Stevens

The bridge was the one thing the purists just couldn't cross, but those who did found an acoustic bursting with songs and a tone that could not be matched

The Guardian - UK

‘I hate karaoke!’ Albert Hammond Jr’s honest playlist

The Strokes guitarist grew up on Phil Collins and has Cat Stevens as his alarm tone, but when it comes to the bedroom, he prefers a long player

The Independent UK

Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 16-22

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of July 16-22 include singer Don Henley, Broadway composer Alan Menken and actor Billie Lourd

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