Brad
10-27-2006, 02:34 AM
The impossible is possible. The man formerly known as Cat Stevens, who swore off music when he converted to Islam in 1978, and who even once wrote his former record label and requested they stop distributing his music, has been active in music again for the last few years.
On November 14, An Other Cup, his first pop album since he became Yusuf Islam 28 years ago, will be released. I've heard snippets of it, and the man's still got it.
When asked why he's had such a change of heart, Mr. Islam stated, "This issue of music in Islam is not as cut-and-dried as I was led to believe ... I relied on hearsay; that was perhaps my mistake."
By the way, anyone curious what the modern-day Yusuf Islam sounds like, here's his wonderful 2005 song, "Indian Ocean," (http://home.comcast.net/~ohnothimagen/Indian_Ocean.mp3) which is about the Asian tsunami disaster. This was featured on last year's Cat Stevens Gold compilation and will not be on the new album.
On November 14, An Other Cup, his first pop album since he became Yusuf Islam 28 years ago, will be released. I've heard snippets of it, and the man's still got it.
When asked why he's had such a change of heart, Mr. Islam stated, "This issue of music in Islam is not as cut-and-dried as I was led to believe ... I relied on hearsay; that was perhaps my mistake."
By the way, anyone curious what the modern-day Yusuf Islam sounds like, here's his wonderful 2005 song, "Indian Ocean," (http://home.comcast.net/~ohnothimagen/Indian_Ocean.mp3) which is about the Asian tsunami disaster. This was featured on last year's Cat Stevens Gold compilation and will not be on the new album.