Source: Good News Network
Happy 70th Birthday to British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens. Two of his solo albums reached triple platinum in the U.S., with iconic hits that included Father and Son, Wild World, Peace Train, Moonshadow, and Morning Has Broken. He also wrote “The First Cut Is the Deepest“, and credits West Side Story with giving him a new musical perspective.
He changed his name to Yusuf Islam in 1977 and dedicated his life to religious education and philanthropy, but in 2006 revived his music career with his first pop album in 28 years, An Other Cup—followed by several others. HEAR about his near-death experience, and WATCH an excellent video… (1948)Born Steven Georgiou to a Greek Cypriot father and a Swedish mother in London, he taught himself piano on the family’s baby grand and asked for a guitar at age 15, inspired by The Beatles and Bob Dylan. His artwork is also featured on several of his album covers.
His spiritual evolution was a gradual one: In 1976, Stevens nearly drowned off the California coast. He said he shouted, “God, If you save me I will work for you,” and a wave appeared to carry him back to shore. The brush with death intensified his life-long quest for spiritual truths. He had been interested in “Buddhism, Zen, I Ching, numerology, tarot cards, and astrology”, but then, six months after his brush with death, his brother, who was a convert to Judaism,…
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