“This was a hit”: the moment a 15-year-old Cat Stevens knew he’d cracked songwriting
A young star.
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The 19th-century track Cat Stevens called the greatest: “Number one pop song of all time”
“One perfect pop song.”
“Such a genius”: The 1972 album so good it made Cat Stevens think about quitting
“The best thing after the Beatles”.
“Encapsulated everything that I was”: the lover who gave Cat Stevens his name and his first big hit
She shaped his identity.
Yusuf / Cat Stevens’ favourite songs of all time: “You can see where the blues came from”
An eclectic selection.
