Cat Stevens

Singer-songwriter

Cat Stevens is a British singer-songwriter known for his soulful music and profound lyrics that explore themes of love, freedom, and spirituality.

Born
July 21, 1947
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Rank
#4592

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"Though times have changed, it's a nice surprise to see that youthful feeling of anti-war sentiment returning once more to the cobbled main streets of Europe."

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"Violence is almost an everyday occurrence in some Muslim lands: it should not be exacerbated by revenge attacks on more innocent families and communities."

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"And if my mind breaks up In all so many ways I know the meaning of The words, "I love you"

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"I let my music take me where my heart wants to go."

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"Salman Rushdie, indeed any writer who abuses the prophet or indeed any prophet under Islamic law, the sentence for that is actually death."

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"In Islam there is a line between let's say freedom and the line which is then transgressed into immorality and irresponsibility and I think as far as this writer is concerned, unfortunately, he has been irresponsible with his freedom of speech. Salman Rushdie or indeed any writer who abuses the prophet, or indeed any prophet, under Islamic law, the sentence for that is actually death. It's got to be seen as a deterrent, so that other people should not commit the same mistake again."

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"I never thought I'd be on the same stage as Kiss."

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"I always stood for the elimination of conflict and wars, and any of those causes that ignite them."

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"Rather than go to a demonstration to burn an effigy of the author Salman Rushdie, I would have hoped that it'd be the real thing."

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"I'm gonna get me a gun, all those people who put me down you better get ready to run."

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"Oh God! If you save me I will work for you."

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"Find a girl, settle down, If you want you can marry."

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"At Jerusalem, I went to the mosque and sat down. A man asked me what I wanted. I told him I was a Muslim. Now I realize I can get direct contact with God, unlike Christianity or any other religion."

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"Will you carry the words of love with you?"

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"There is a social need within our lives as human beings to have harmony."

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"I know many fine feathered friends But their friendliness depends on how you do They know many sure fired ways, To find out the one who pays And how you do"

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