The Peace Train
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Yusuf Islam, the singer-songwriter formerly known as Cat Stevens, joins us to talk about Roadsinger, his second album since staging a comeback in 2006. Plus, he shares stories about his exit from pop music in the late '70s, his faith, and comedian Ricky Gervais, who used a Stevens hit as the theme to the HBO series Extras. This is an extended version of a previously aired interview.
Comments [3]
I loved his music from the seventies, it was passionate, edgy, and insightful.
He has apparently found his answer and is happy with it, and thankfully has survived the quest unlike many of his contemporaries.
Still, I don't need to listen to the preachy "...you are welcomed here..," but I'm not a member of any choir.
It chills me to hear him say that all people need to do is conform to rules and achieve balance.
Of course, even John Lennon called for us to join him so the world can live as one, but hippies haven't killed non-believers in many years.
Please check your facts.
Will Cat Stevens (Yusef Islam)address the issue of censorship by assassination? Will he talk to the thousands of fans who sent Tea for the Tillerman back to the publisher after he advocated the murder of Salman Rushdie? Has he spoken to Salman Rushdie? Will he renounce censorship by intimidation? How could someone who values creative freedom respect Yusef Islam?
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