Cat Stevens Quotes

A lot of people would have loved me to keep singing... You come to a point where you have sung, more or less... your whole repertoire and you want to get down to the job of living.
Cat Stevens

Job, Down, Living

A person who steals bread during a famine is not treated as a thief.
Cat Stevens

Person, Bread, Thief

All things can be forgiven if we can progress.
Cat Stevens

Progress, Forgiven

I became alienated from this religious upbringing, and started making music. I wanted to be a big star. All those things I saw in the films and on the media took hold of me, and perhaps I thought this was my god: the goal of making money.
Cat Stevens

Music, Money, God

I suppose that by being absent from the music business, it appeared that I just dropped out, but really I never did. I was continuously working and doing various things.
Cat Stevens

Music, Business, Working

I was brought up in the modern world of all the luxury and the highlight of show business. I was born into a Christian home.
Cat Stevens

Home, Business, Christian

I'm a little bit out of it, I suppose; I'm more of the golden oldie type.
Cat Stevens

Bit, Golden, Suppose

I've returned to being an amateur without any ties or strings attached, which gives me a freedom I never had before.
Cat Stevens

Freedom, Before, Attached

I've studied various schools of thought... I acknowledge that some Muslims consider music prohibited, but I've found a lot of evidence from the life of the Prophet to show that he allowed certainly, but even encouraged, music at certain times.
Cat Stevens

Life, Music, Thought

In the early days I had a very black-and-white view of everything. I think that's kind of natural for anyone who's just embraced Islam - or any religion - as a convert. It was important for me to duck out of the fast and furious life I'd been living as a pop star. I was in a different mood.
Cat Stevens

Life, Religion, Islam

In those days a concert was a personal experience. I wanted to be as close as possible to the audience, and of course big stadiums didn't enable you to do that. It wasn't my style.
Cat Stevens

Experience, Big, Wanted

It was important for me to duck out of the fast and furious life I'd been living as a pop star. I was in a different mood.
Cat Stevens

Life, Important, Different

Man is created to be God's deputy on earth and it is important to realize the obligation to rid ourselves of all illusions and to make our lives a preparation for the next life.
Cat Stevens

Life, God, Important

Moderation is part of faith, so those who accuse Muslim schools of fostering fanaticism should learn a bit more about Islam.
Cat Stevens

Faith, Islam, Learn

Music can be healing, and with my history and my knowledge of both sides of what looks like a gigantic divide in the world, I feel I can point a way forward to our common humanity again.
Cat Stevens

Music, History, Knowledge

Music is part of God's universe.
Cat Stevens

Music, God, Universe

My career is there for everyone to see and delve into.
Cat Stevens

Career, Everyone, Delve

'Peace Train' is a song I wrote, the message of which continues to breeze thunderously through the hearts of millions. There is a powerful need for people to feel that gust of hope rise up again.
Cat Stevens

Peace, Hope, Powerful

Some extremists take elements of the sacred scriptures out of context.
Cat Stevens

Elements, Sacred, Context

The latest horror to hit the U.S. looks to have been caused by people of Middle Eastern origin, bearing Muslim names. Again, shame. This fuels more hatred for a religion and a people who have nothing to do with these events.
Cat Stevens

Religion, Nothing, Hatred

The spiritual quest was always the predominant aspect of my life. It's always been there. But there's also an incredible passion connected to it; it's not just a dry investigative process. I have been extremely emotional about it, and that comes out in the songs.
Cat Stevens

Life, Spiritual, Emotional

There is a powerful need for people to feel that gust of hope rise up again.
Cat Stevens

Hope, Powerful, Again

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

Human, Social, Lives

There was no division I could see between the essential teaching of all Prophets and wise men of religion.
Cat Stevens

Religion, Men, Wise

They have hijacked my religion.
Cat Stevens

Religion, Hijacked

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Nationality: British

Born: July 21, 1948

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