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Steven Demetre Georgiou adopted the stage name Cat Stevens in 1965 after a girlfriend told him he had eyes like a cat. He began performing under that name while still attending Hammersmith School of Art.
Steven Demetre Georgiou contracted tuberculosis and nearly died in 1969. He spent months recuperating inside King Edward VII Hospital in Midhurst, West Sussex where doctors administered daily injections.
Tea for the Tillerman sold three million copies in the United States by 2001. The album became a Top 10 Billboard hit within six months of its release.
Yusuf Islam was detained at Bangor Maine on the 21st of September 2004 because Customs officers claimed concerns over ties to potential terrorist activities. A spokesman said there were concerns about his name matching another man on a watch list.
Yusuf Islam finished recording An Other Cup in March 2006 after twenty-eight years. The album released internationally in November 2006 on Ya Records.