Yusuf/Cat Stevens Announces Memoir ‘Cat on the Road to Find Out'
Yusuf/Cat Stevens, one of the most beloved singer-songwriters of his generation, announced his upcoming memoir Cat on the Road to Find Out on Tuesday. The autobiography is set to release in the U.K. on September 18th through Constable, and in North America on October 7 through Genesis Publications.
Cat on the Road to Find Out chronicles Stevens' career from his start as a recording artist in the '60s and subsequent ascent into superstardom by the '70s off iconic records like 'The First Cut is the Deepest' and Tea for the Tillerman. The book will also detail the 1975 near-drowning experience that inspired him to convert to Islam and change his name to Yusuf Islam as he left the music business behind, as well as his steady return since the '90s. (He released An Other Cup, his first pop album in nearly 30 years in 2006 and has released five more albums since then, including his most recent album, King of the Land back in 2023.)
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Yusuf/Stevens has toured several times since he came back to pop music, including his first comeback tour in 2014. He's sold over 100 million records to date and was inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. He was inducted in the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2019. Preorder information for the book and presale info for his book tour is available on Stevens' website.
'I've been on an amazing journey, which began in the narrow streets of London, and led me through the most iconic cities, to perform upon the great stage of Western culture, ascending the dizzying heights of wealth, recognition and artistic pinnacles; freely exploring vast ranges of religions and philosophies, wandering through churches, temples, all the way to the Holy abode in Jerusalem — ignoring myths and warnings — and crossing the foreboded, desert heartlands, to arrive at the House of One God in Abrahamic Arabia,' he said in a statement. 'What finally elevated my perspective was a luminous Book that perfectly alchemized my thoughts, beliefs, with human nature. It taught me Oneness, and my place and purpose within the universe.'
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