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14-05-2025
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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.) More from The Hollywood Reporter Capitol Music Group Launches Nashville Division, Hires Candace Watkins as President Zach Bryan Removes Collaboration With John Moreland From Streaming Services Amid Feud Amazon, ACM Awards Extend Streaming Deal Through 2028 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.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Hollywood's Highest-Profile Harris Endorsements: Taylor Swift, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen and More
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13-05-2025
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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 was born Steven Demetre Georgiou in 1948, and his start as a musician in the Sixties. More from Rolling Stone Neil Young to Headline London's Hyde Park in July Damon Albarn, Annie Lennox, Kate Bush Release Silent Album to Protest Proposed U.K. AI Law Jay-Z, Luther Vandross, Emmylou Harris Albums Headed to Grammy Hall of Fame His career was briefly put on pause in 1969 when he got tuberculosis and famously spent a year in isolation, writing over 40 songs. Several of those would appear on 1970's Tea for the Tillerman, his masterpiece that ushered in the singer-songwriter generation (Yusuf rerecorded the classic in 2020). The book also documents the moment he quit secular music and converted to Islam in 1978, and returned to the stage several decades later. '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,' Yusuf said in a statement. He added: '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. 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.' Stevens has been working on his memoir for several years, even giving Rolling Stone an update on his progress in 2022. 'It's absolutely my whole life,' he told us. 'If you want to know about me and Jimi Hendrix, it's in there.… We were doing a tour [in the spring of 1967]. It was the first time he lit his guitar on fire. I was too scared in my dressing room, thinking about how I'm going to approach my set, to even bother about going down there and having a look. [Laughs.] We got quite close. We shared some times together, and a few puffs, as you would, in that purple haze.' Yusuf will perform at London's Hyde Park on July 11, alongside Neil Young and Van Morrison. Cat on the Road to Findout, which takes its name from the Tillerman track 'On the Road to Find Out,' is available for preorder; a book tour is expected to be announced. Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
