Yusuf / Cat Stevens - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2014)

[@reneemallicone6839]

Cat Stevens one of the best voices to ever grace the music scene. Profound lyrics, Poet Spiritual, Legend. Sounds as good as he did 40 years ago. Well deserved!

[@carolegriggs3107]

Well said. Brilliant as ever

[@maggie2936-q1m]

I’ve been a huge fan of Cat Stevens since 1970. I have so much respect for Yusuf Islam. He just gets better and better. ☮️💟

[@Ponchiegomezsaso]

I have tears watching this today, I did not expect that, he still moves me so deeply. Yusuf is the most loved song writer of our generation with a heart of gold, a beautiful voice that pierces my heart and the debts of my soul. He lifts me up above the cold world and takes me to where only love exists 💗

[@carolegriggs3107]

Absolutely 🙏🏻

[@larrycole2505]

Me too.

[@johnskiotis5492]

This was so much more than the average Hall of Fame ceremony, a generation got to welcome back a beloved voice.

[@franneep]

Omg. Perfectly said. I remember watching this live and weeping. What a kind and gentle man. What a marvelous poet, songwriter, musician. Long overdue recognition. Thank you.

[@larrygonzalez4839]

Great singer

[@paulflemming732]

Nice 👍 one. Beautiful and true.

[@saradavidson3054]

Yes indeed John!! ✌️✌️

[@CastleMc]

Perfectly expressed-I cried when I watched this and it still moves me now

[@eyupnail]

It's just amazing how he can make everyone smile broadly and have a good time. He really does spread peace to souls of people around him and to the world.

[@greenbergphysicaltherapy9356]

This guy is like a living time capsule. Such an unbelievable artist in his heyday…and then poof…he was gone. Unlike Richie Valens, Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke, and Jim Croce, he didn’t die…he just vanished. To have him back is really such a blessing. He gave voice to a generation to find themselves when the world was just as complicated in it’s own way as it is now. Can’t thank him enough for coming back and renewing the spirit he generated. So profound and touching is his presence. He exudes peace and hopefulness. God Bless you Yusuf/Cat!!

[@carolegriggs3107]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@clairehorsfall1674]

An exceptionally Wonderful man ,he's a rare soul ,deeply spiritual, compassionate A Real gentleman. 😊❤. Love you Yusaf. God bless 🙌 🙏 ❤️

[@marilynsnider8183]

I grew up listening to Cat Stevens. I'm so happy that he got inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of fame.

[@lauriewetzel6912]

Hello, I just wondered if you are the Marilyn that I went to John Hersey High School with in 1970-1974, (Laurie Vieau) Bless!

[@สุวรรณ์สุวรรณะ-ฟ1ฒ]

@Cat Stevens หน้าที่แล้วต่อไป

[@mastertemple8369]

Well deserved I know Cat is a Richmond Tigers supporter...

[@voulafisentzidis8830]

@Cat Stevens dreams are free.....

[@julianfarnfield-sykes1372]

I’m happy for the rock and roll hall of fame ! They’re the lucky ones ?

[@JohnSmith-el6lk]

I can't think of a music artist more worthy/deserving of this award. "Cat" is the man !

[@mollywoolsey7677]

I can’t imagine my teenage years, without Cat Stevens. Thank you Yusaf❤

[@ArtFernandez1]

This is a very, very, special human being.

[@kamaroonrasheed7238]

Wonderful human being...an inspiration to all humans

[@pmkaka]

So true.

[@AlisonJacobson77Ching]

Human ~ Humane, humble, gracious, generosity of spirit. Wit! Beloved❣

[@karenskoehler3080]

Thankful for years of great music and memories with my brother blasting music!! Cat Stevens being one of them!!

[@kenvelickoff4275]

Glad to have grown up listening and experiencing him first hand...love Ken Herman for turning me on to him

[@jackal8868]

Cat/Yusef's voice hasn't changed a bit. One of the greatest voices of my childhood.

[@mchristhomas]

A thoroughly decent and kind human. Has anyone deserved this award more?

[@777marylou]

As is his humble ways, Yusuf thanks himself as Cat, his father and 'Morning Has Broken' tribute his mother - his first love - I love this man and all he stands for. Music IS the great PEACEMAKER and BOND shared by all, I believe. Salaam to all. Hail to our Yusuf! Thank you dear kind gentle heart for all the love and peace and bonding you have given to the world.

[@marybechtold3944]

I totally agree with u! Wonderful human being! XO ❤

[@traciwilliams2198]

AMEN!!

[@suzannesmith8320]

72 years young and still going strong. God Love him!

[@Keithurban802]

Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 💕🎶

[@georgetabeek]

I’m 66 and his music still moves me to tears. The best!

[@yalboor8189]

It is well preserved for its age. His voice is always on point. We love you yousuf/cat

[@jeanettesmith765]

I'm still listening to my Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat cds. Cat Stevens was my first concert. What a great artist and still has his fabulous voice!

[@lisamcbride8921]

Cat Stevens was all over our radar in the early 70's, he was it back then! My jr High School years were filled with Cats voice. Love him still! ❤

[@studebaker3293]

Every word, every sentence written by Yusuf/Cat speaks to our heart....

[@cmataira]

Cat Stevens was my very favorite in early 1970’s I listened to your songs 24-7! your cover drawings were sweet, I bought all your vinyls and sang your songs, still do. Then suddenly you were completely ostracized and my heart broke for you. Yes Almighty took you and kept you real. Thanks for being such an inspirational part of my life!

[@kellyo8324]

What a GREAT artist!!! His songs always made me feel better.

[@eugeish]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️

[@christinecharles4586]

Better it is always better

[@kellyo8324]

@@christinecharles4586 yup!☺❤

[@2510katjo]

It is 8-31-23 and i am just seeing this. May i say, Yusuf/Cat you have been a part of me since the 70's. I love all of your music. I will be 67 in a few months, so we will call it a lifelong fan. Keep the Peace Train rolling, Love Always to you.

[@LADYKAT...]

You're amazing! Your voice is still EXACTLY the same! You're beautiful! Congratulations! You're sooooo very special!

[@shiningstar7300]

Congratulations Cat! 🎉🎈🎊 Your induction was long awaited. You've touched so many hearts & souls. You have always been a part of our lives! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! We love you! Peace be with you always! 💕🤗💕✨🙏🏼✨🕊

[@cookiebee5991]

A very gentle man, I’m thankful for the hours of pleasure hearing his music. Morning has broken was a church hymn long before he sang it.

[@jackfryschman7576]

“It’s now” TIME to make a “Change”, Relax deeply and think about it, Our dream will still be here tomorrow, even though we may not. 🦄🫶♒️

[@2GunRock]

This induction was so long overdue and unless you were alive during the height of Cat Stevens' popularity it's hard to explain just how enormous he was in the early 70's. For his particular genre, singer-songwriters, you couldn't get any bigger than Cat Stevens, which made it all the more puzzling when he just up and decided to quit making music at the absolute height of his popularity. It was especially puzzling for a young child, totally incapable of being a deep thinker, which is what I was at that time. All I knew was this amazing artist who had a slew of hit songs on the radio decided to call it quits, and he totally disappeared from the public eye as soon as he made that decision, never to be seen or heard from again. I actually remember asking another kid, slightly older than me but just a kid too nonetheless, why Cat Stevens would do such a thing, and he told me Cat Stevens became a Monk. LOL 🤣 Obviously he knew Cat chose some kind of religious conversion, but he didn't know what to call it either, so he called it a Monk. 😂 Of course me not knowing any better, I just accepted that as factual and for quite a few years I just assumed Cat Stevens was a Monk and living in a Monastery or some such thing. LOL Hey, I was just a kid so I didn't know any better. Only as I entered my teens did I find out the true story, but either way that's why this induction and reappearance seems so special to me, even more special than the usual R&R HOF inductions.

[@elizabethsaffioti1432]

The funny thing is that I pretty much thought and felt the same way as you, but for me, this all happened when I was in college. I guess I wasn’t a very deep thinker either. All I knew was that he became a Muslim and stopped singing. I was heart broken, and obviously pretty selfish for feeling that way. I’m happy that he’s bask to performing.

[@beenaplumber8379]

He was right about one thing - it was a risk inducting him into the R n R Hall of Fame. Another Saturday Night, Wild World, and Peace Train were rock by some standards, but he was clearly never a rocker. Then dropping out for a religious conversion put some people off. That said, his music (a massive catalog given the time he was active) was so fundamental to what pop-rock was in the early 70s. Since then nearly everyone seems to have covered at least one of his songs. I think it was a good move, and well deserved. Still, they took a risk, but for all the right reasons.

[@Fryman17]

I was a lawyer in Cleveland for a firm and worked on a matter for the Rock Hall. At the end of a client meeting the Director asked me if I wanted to go to the Hall for free. I told him I refuse to go until Cat Stevens was inducted. He chuckled at the joke-but it wasn’t actually a joke.

[@beenaplumber8379]

@@Fryman17 Sir, you *ROCK!*

[@rosariolanteri3608]

Sorry but your little friend was y wrong. Because I m from South America and I was a teenager and I read on the newspapers he became budist and a Monk. And he was living in the mountains. And only a few days ago I ve read he became into the Islam. I don t know anything else about those past years

[@omnivos]

I cant sing peace train without getting emotional.

[@rickbraden4272]

Loved him for 50 years. What a great human being.

[@ambergolacinski5064]

I have loved you forever. I still know the lyrics after all these years, I'm seventy-three. One of my favorites Mona Bone Jakon. Peace and love.

[@bacountess]

A voice for All Humanity!!!! Much Respect..

[@mehmetzirek1528]

I fell in love with the music of this man when I was 12, I'm still in love with his music, but added on top of it are his soul, his character and his humility. Thanks Yousuf, for everything you added to our lives, that make other things going around bearable...

[@mooseymoose]

Few artists have impacted my life the way he has. Eternal gratitude to him!

[@michaelwood8199]

For me Yusaf and George Harrison. They did it their way and I am the better for it.

I remember when Yusuf quit music at the height of fame, etc., I have come to understand the profound dedication and transition of his life in the discovery of Islam. With much respect.

[@D0sTKhan]

With Yousuf you know youre always going to get 100% real. Everytime 🙏

[@dorothyhalfhill2229]

I have been profoundly affected by his music and never tire of hearing him sing those soul soothing songs.

[@Keithurban802]

Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 💕🎶

[@nellgmz2125]

What a beautiful person you are Cat/Yusuf. I have been a fan of you for more than 40 years of my life. Thank you for your Sound, Music, Voice, Lyrics, etc. .I am a woman that always has admired you, and Thank God gave me a beautiful husband, man, father of my kids, friend and soulmate that introduced me to your Songs! THANKS HEAPS CAT/YUSUF!!!.

[@lauriewetzel6912]

I've been listening to this amazing man's music since 1973! Can recite every word of each of his songs just about. Thank-you for all of it. Stay Blessed!

[@Keithurban802]

Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 💕🎶

[@misterspitfire6564]

What a gentle man, and a true gentleman! Such a lovely guy - grew up with his wonderful music :)

[@omnivos]

His songs just make you want to sing along.

[@marialuisaabrantes7633]

Same thing happens to me.

[@raisa_cherry35]

Omg same 😍😍❤

[@LADYKAT...]

I did!

[@michelgingras7430]

Peace Peace and thank you Yusuf / Cat Stevens for all your beautiful songs, its truly a gift to us all. God bless you and all of us.

[@Ponchiegomezsaso]

When you spoke of your Mother and her sweet voice it touched my heart. 💗

[@theKrausman]

Too bad he didn't like the name she gave him, and then, the name he gave himself. Lol

[@Ponchiegomezsaso]

@@theKrausman there must be something positive you can do other than making negative and sarcastic remarks.

[@nightskylights4501]

@@theKrausman, what an asinine comment.

[@siancolburn5163]

@theKrausman he kept his name: Steven, when he chose his stage name. He adopted another when he converted to Islam, as is commonplace. This guy is a legend.

[@samcopernicus]

@@theKrausman dont speak if you dont know what youre talking about.

[@Ponchiegomezsaso]

God Bless you Yusuf, you are so sweet, each time I hear your speech and listen to your amazing performance on this night, my heart melts. Don't ever forget how amazing you are. 😊💗

[@robertkaplan3686]

The man left at the top!! To leave it all behind and find his faith God Bless Cat /Yousef

[@wolfeyes9357]

I was driving in our car when my daughter at 5 years old looked at me and Daddy, is there only one road to get back home? I said " no sweetheart, there are many"...she put her finger to her chin and said " Daddy, I think that is like religion and GOD....there are many roads to get to GOD...right? I pulled over and cried while hugging her! I said, yes that is correct! Honesty from a child is as pure, is good and full of Love! Let us all....Christianity, Judaism, Islam embrace and go forward together with Love. Is not that what GOD wants from us....to Love each other.

[@sheevamatimbas4300]

Genius, your daughter has a great future ahead of her

[@venitabanerjee]

It would be a beautiful world ... If all thought like your daughter did !!! ... A big hug to her 💕

[@2GunRock]

I can't help but notice the juxtaposition on "Father and Son" ... and it makes me think, where did the time fly? When he made it a hit record he was the son in that song, but when he sang it at this award ceremony he was the father.

[@garyhoffman2505]

I grew up listening to cat stevens in the early 70s. One respected man👍👍👍✌️✌️

[@henfaga]

My favorite hippie era artist ,i have listened his music since my chidhood , and i still do , is a unique artist , that combines lirics , composition, and talent ,is amazing the creativity of this human being with a Guitar , his soul and his heart .

[@megancunningham9471]

I am so in awe of you, Ustaz Yusuf. I am in my 40s, and my own mother brought me up a fan of your music. I found this video clip while introducing you and your music to my little girls. Thank you for inspiring my family with your lovely melodies for 50+ years now.

[@KLeonardM]

Bravo!! I feel like I am visiting an old friend Yusuf. What a great feeling. Congratulations and God bless you from Philadelphia, USA

[@Ponchiegomezsaso]

What a wonderful night it was for your fans, and for you, we waited so long.💗🎵🎶 God bless you Yusuf , I love you.💗

[@evangelineyuzon4733]

Ameen

[@angelabaiers5055]

Amen.

[@786humaira1]

Ameen

[@Keithurban802]

Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 💕🎶

[@conradobrigoli3968]

I always like and love his songs frim childhood until now that Im already 56. What a great artist he is!

[@waywardsoul3562]

I have loved this man and his music my whole life, his music saved me in so many ways...blessed be... peace

[@kriscammaer3403]

A wonderful evening. So well deserved. The tribute to your mother brought tears to my eyes, Yusuf. It was great to see you so happy 🕊🎉

[@simonedgbaston]

@@officialyusufcatsteven9185 😂

[@samcopernicus]

@@officialyusufcatsteven9185 this is sweet but impostor!!!

[@luib193]

My choice of songs when the kids are in the car with me . Such a peaceful voice and clean family friendly music. Breath of fresh air unlike the rubbish currently playing on the mainstream radio. Love your work ❤

[@Keithurban802]

Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 💕🎶

[@traciwilliams2198]

Thank you…for your music, for your heart, and…for coming back. ❤❤❤

[@kristinesanservino6125]

How I love this man. He was and still is devastingly handsome and so effing talented. I grew up in rock and roll..except for him. He was a whole different experience and I loved the vibe his music put me in. I was a chronic runaway child and Wild World was my secret theme song.. It still is. Thank you for the whole experience. And BTW I was pleasently surprised to see Waddy Welchel accompany him on guitar.

[@Keithurban802]

Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 💕🎶

[@kristinesanservino6125]

@@Keithurban802

[@adrenazanetti3660]

What poetry, heart touching gripping love and pain and peace and wholeness. The 60’s and 70’s were Yousef/Cat Stevens! My brother and I would sing your songs on the beaches in Palermo growing up as teens! Thank you ! 💙🤗 may Allah bless you and the world with many more years of giving InShALLAH!

[@ross6343]

I remember the first time in 1971 I heard "Peace Train" - I was totally mesmerized. To this day [2023 and yes, I'm 70+ years old], Peace Train still effects me the same way! Thank you Yusuf for impacting my life in ways words fail me [and forgive me for thinking 'Cat Stevens' everytime I hear this song...I do catch myself up to Yusuf though]. Peace!

[@kellyhiggins4234]

I couldn't imagine my life without Cat Stevens as a youngin growing up . Thank you ☔

[@robbinschulte6849]

Tea for the Tillerman!! One of my all time favorite records. I had the great privilege of seeing Cat Stevens live back in the day

[@micralleuc5678]

He is an incredible artist and a fabulous man. Respect, Yusuf Cat Stevens.

[@ronfreeman5857]

The Man is a legend.. and will always remain so.. great to see the great Waddy Wachtel there too...

[@sarahd.787]

Some of my most favorite childhood memories had these songs playing in the background.

[@gafairbanks2434]

@@officialyusufcatsteven9185 Words cannot ever express what your 🎵 meant to me thru the years and STAND STRONG today for that day COMMING is the here and now! So glad you went home my dear 😇💜🕊 " Wild World" does not encompasses today's Confussions. PEACE TRAIN - ALL ABOARD 🥰🕊🌎

[@FishpondsLady]

I grew up with Cat Stevens. My mum had all his records so I listened to them. His Glastonbury set was amazing. I'm proud to wear my Cat Stevens t shirt and people stop to say how much they like him as well. A one off and a truly great musician .

[@deborahhysell8257]

Cat Stevens was always my favorite, I love his music

[@eglencekosesi5008]

Greetings from Turkey! May everyone be blessed with the Month of Ramadan! May Allah accept the fasting of everyone who fasts InshaAllah

[@ramos32morais]

Yusuf, me, my father and my brother luv u. Nowadays we are far away not just because of Covid19. On my weedding, I choose to play "father an Son". Your song can unite family. Congrats.

[@jeanpardo6899]

I grew up to Cat Steven's songs; my high school years (break time) were spent mostly on the stairs of our school with classmates/friends singing while the guys playing the guitars! Oh high school days, the best part of my life! A well-deserved award, congratulations (7 years late).....but better late than never! Love you and God Bless you more! Our high school 50th anniversary is coming up (2023); and for sure, we will include in our program most of your songs!

[@bowerbird7463]

Couldn’t help but kiss the screen when he sang Peace Train, this man had ‘good will’ for all, from the very start

[@Jim-ok9zi]

The master the musical genius the poet cat Stevens 👏👏👏👏

[@deborahhysell8257]

Cat Stevens always was my favorite singer I love Cat Stevens

[@starwest3121]

1 of my favorite people on the Planet!!!!💙💙

[@jamesdamm3323]

Tru ❤🧡💛

[@raisa_cherry35]

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@sdrewe99]

Well deserved.Congrats Yusuf/Cat!-brilliant artist you are!

[@NicoleBenazeth]

Toute ma jeunesse jusqu'à maintenant..tjrs fidele avec bonheur..et encore a présent ..❤❤❤il a et tjrs accompagne ma vie ds le quotidien BIEN plus facile et joyeux..grace a vous..tres cher partenaire de VIE..Dieu vous garde e voys benisse❤❤🙏🙏👍👍💕💕👏👏NB 💕💕🙋‍♀️

[@Eagleeye6677]

Undoubtedly he'd finally earned such well deserved induction into the Rock n Roll hall of fame.

[@sikucingcomel2717]

Well If you want to sing out, sing out, If you want to be free, be free There's a million ways to be You know that there are... 🎶🎵😁❤️

[@sidninewton5377]

I always knew you were searching for truth. I’m glad on your journeying you found answers. I prayed for years that you would Find what you were searching for and come back and sing again. It’s such joy to see you out there again -

[@Hypnobunny1]

Love this man and his music so much always put me in a happy place ❤️❤️❤️

[@theresawatson8691]

A wild world indeed; we all do what we can to pass through it. I still have all my albums from the 70s. Meaningful words.

[@drugfwpmed]

His music transcends time!

[@raisa_cherry35]

Indeed 😍😍😍😍👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@shelleymack1659]

Your songs made such an impact on me through middle/high school. So very glad I had the chance to see you in concert then. I still have your albums, and my daughter has accepted the gift of your music in her life as well, listening to you often. Here's hoping my grandchild, who hears you often, will carry that gift forward. Blessings of peace to you and your family from Cleveland, the home of the R&RHF.

[@Keithurban802]

Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 💕🎶

[@utapiekarski7852]

❤❤❤What a speech, what a humor and what a voice! 🙏🙏🙏 Brings me back to school days when our english teacher introduced us into Yusuf/Cat Stevens' music. Thank you Sir, for all the music that you have given and still give to us!🙏🎶❤️

[@bettyduffey3364]

So glad this happened - one of my favorites! Congrats! Well deserved!

[@Keithurban802]

Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 💕🎶

[@kaymuldoon3575]

I’m so glad he came back to music. It’s his gift to the world.

[@lara8550able]

Bravo dear Angel.

[@franleck]

Thanks for this song, reminds me of my late Father every time I hear it.

[@Lil_Lite_O_Mine]

Thank you for a lifetime of uplifting, soul strengthening, courage filled, words ... to truly live by. God Bless⚘

[@officialyusufcatsteven9185]

@@Lil_Lite_O_Mine Thanks so much for your kind words I cannot chat here and i am always so happy to speak with my fans if you wish to speak more with me you can add me on my private Whats app account if you don't mind you can write me ‪+1 (435) 263‑1601‬

[@zainizaudi3678]

Wow. Hai from Malaysia peace. I donno English much. I'm 31 I like all your songs.

[@monads1247]

Keep the peace! What a beautiful mantra from “The Poet” of the 70’s. God bless this man and his family.

[@carlrosendorf5210]

Simply magic.. The tears flow with father and son

[@alexugljesic]

Cat Stevens, music of my youth, and ever since. I am 60 now, and the fist time I've heard Father and son, I was like 14. So, quite a long time ago...

[@PattiFinn]

Great. One of the greats. I remember singing this song as a little girl and loving it as much now as I did then. Blessings to all!

[@vasilissimeonidisofficial]

You influenced my whole life with your music ,thank you so much, all the way from Athens Greece

[@Ravyne]

You are such a beautiful soul. Thank you for decades of music that speaks to my own soul. Blessings be upon you and your lovely family, dear Yusuf.

[@timwilliams2688]

Cat Stevens comes back. I never thought it would happen but God, I’m so glad it did. And I can see he’s glad he did too. C’mon Peace Train!!

[@Ponchiegomezsaso]

Its wonderful to relive this night again. The night of all nights when our tears fell and we were filled with happiness 💗 Your speech was so emotional, funny and honest, like a breath of fresh air. 💗😊

[@johnb2263]

Growing up in the 90s, I discovered Cat Stevens from my mom. I've always been fascinated by him, given he didn't fall into the same pattern as so many incredibly famous artists in reaching the top and falling so very far, runing their life forever. He certainly has been tested so many times in his life, but chose to walk away from it all for his own sense of salvation. That takes so much incredible courage, and now so many years later he's found a way to rejoin his old world with his new world. He sounds absolutely amazing, and it's so admirable to watch someone stay true to their authentic self.

[@UncleFishbits]

He's such a genuine and pure dude. =) Thank you for everything.

[@ismaildewi4236]

MasaAllah.... we love you brother