The singer-songwriter known for such iconic hits as “Wild World” and “Peace Train,” converted to Islam in 1977, sold his guitars for charity and left the music business to devote himself to the Muslim community.
He eventually returned to music but found himself in the middle of a controversy in 1989 after he made comments about the fatwa placed on author Salman Rushdie following the publication of his novel The Satanic Verses. Yusuf claimed that his comments were misconstrued. “I was cleverly framed by certain questions,” he said. “I never supported the fatwa.”
“I’ve been on an amazing journey, which began in the narrow streets of London, and led me through the most iconic cities, to perform upon the great stage of Western culture, ascending the dizzying heights of wealth, recognition and artistic pinnacles; freely exploring vast ranges of religions and philosophies, wandering through churches, temples, all the way to the Holy abode in Jerusalem — ignoring myths and warnings — and crossing the foreboded, desert heartlands, to arrive at the House of One God in Abrahamic Arabia,” Yusuf said in a statement. “What finally elevated my perspective was a luminous Book that perfectly alchemized my thoughts, beliefs, with human nature. It taught me Oneness, and my place and purpose within the universe."
Cat on the Road to Findout will be published in hardback, ebook and in the audiobook format, with the Rock and Roll and Songwriting Hall of Famer narrating the latter.
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