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I had to learn my faith and look after my family, and I had to make priorities. But now I've done it all and there's a little space for me to fill in the universe of music again.

Cat Stevens

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Cat Stevens
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: July 21
Composer
Guitarist
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Singer-Songwriter
Steven Demetre Georgiou
Yusuf Islam
Yusuf
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