So much for Cat Stevens aka Yusuf Islam.
We were done with him years ago when he declared war on Americans during the Gulf Wars. Radio stations banned his music. They bulldozed piles of his records. He went after author Salman Rushdie.
But you know, fans got nostalgic and Yusuf was welcomed back. He made guest appearances. I talked to him at his Jazz at Lincon Center comeback show. He signed a deal with Dhani Harrison’s Dark Horse Records.
But now it’s time to wake up and smell the incense. And I’m incensed. Yusuf Islam says he’ll perform with famed antisemite Roger Waters tomorrow in London at a pro-Palestinian rally. I am sorry I ever advocated for him to join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
These are his true colors. If he’s with Roger Waters — who’s appeared on the concert stage dressed as Hitler — he’s antisemitic.
This is Yusuf Islam. The Cat Stevens we enjoyed FIFTY Years ago is dead. Morning has indeed broken, and we can see clearly. Advocating against Israel, playing “Peace Train” without railing against the murders of Jews on October 7th, the violent treatment of women and hostages– this is unacceptable.
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