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I let my music take me where my heart wants to go.

Find a girl, settle down,
If you want you can marry.

Oh God! If you save me I will work for you.

Salman Rushdie, indeed any writer who abuses the prophet or indeed any prophet under Islamic law, the sentence for that is actually death.

My career is there for everyone to see and delve into.

I used Coldplay's mixer, Michael H. Brauer, on 'Roadsinger'; he's brilliant. He won a Grammy for their record.

From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen.

Man may live and man may die searching for the question why. But if he tries to rule the sky, he must fall.

If I make a mark in time, I can't say the mark is mine.

But when it comes to being loved, she's first/That's how I know
The first cut is the deepest.

And though you want to last forever,
You know you never will,
You know you never will,
And the good-bye makes the journey harder still.

I think kids relate to me because I have some ability to remain a little bit naive. Even during interviews. Mostly during interviews.

Some extremists take elements of the sacred scriptures out of context.

There was no division I could see between the essential teaching of all Prophets and wise men of religion.

I thought everybody would embrace and understand my reasons for becoming Muslim.

The very first lesson that I learnt from the Qur'an was the message of unity and peace.

Positive thoughts and prayer have been the best means available, since the beginning of time, to transform darkness to light.

And if my mind breaks up In all so many ways I know the meaning of The words, I love you

People who want to remember me as Cat Stevens - welcome. Those who want me as Yusuf, you're here.

To be what you want to be, you must give up being what you are.

Rather than go to a demonstration to burn an effigy of the author Salman Rushdie, I would have hoped that it'd be the real thing.

Love heats my blood, blood spins my head, and my head falls in love.

Oh I can't keep it in; I can't keep it in, I've gotta let it out I've got to show the world; world's got to see, See all the love; love that's in me

I'm gonna get me a gun, all those people who put me down you better get ready to run.

Lord, my body has been a good friend But I won't need it when I reach the end Miles from nowhere, Guess I'll take my time Oh yeah, to reach there

There is a social need within our lives as human beings to have harmony.

Ooh baby, baby, it's a wild world, it's hard just to get by upon a smile.

I don't like applause, I must admit. Ultimately, artists are shy creatures; they're introverts.

Music is part of God's universe.

Life is a journey, you know; and a lot of journeys, you go out, you come back.

Moderation is part of faith, so those who accuse Muslim schools of fostering fanaticism should learn a bit more about Islam.

It's very difficult to ignore humanitarian disasters. The royalties from my albums continue to support my charity work.

Businesswomen are fine. But they shouldn't be forced to pay for the raising of the family. It's the husband's job. That's the way I see it.

Then I found my head one day when I wasn't even trying.

A person who steals bread during a famine is not treated as a thief.

If you want to be you, BE YOU!

It is part of my faith as a Muslim to try to help those who are suffering from poverty or economic or political injustice.

Islam is not just a religion. Islam is everything.

If you want to be free be free

I've returned to being an amateur without any ties or strings attached, which gives me a freedom I never had before.

I'm not the best of you, but I'm not the worst either.

I believe Islam was truly spread by example. So whatever good a Muslim does publicly will be seen - the same is true for the bad.

I became a vegetarian, and I carried around a suitcase full of vitamins and special drinks everywhere I went.

I can never quite trust anybody anymore.

I think I will just use guitar as backing. I'm not doing a traditional folk thing, but a contemporary thing-my own version of folk, if you like.

Everything I do is for the pleasure of Allah.

I never thought I'd be on the same stage as Kiss.

I've been smiling lately, dreaming about the world as one. And I believe it could be someday it's going to come.

Miles from nowhere. Guess I'll take my time.

The words of the songs speak for themselves.

So on and on I go, the seconds tick the time out There's so much left to know, and I'm on the road to find out.

Don't you feel a change a coming From another side of time, Breaking down the walls of silence, Lifting shadows from your mind.

All things can be forgiven if we can progress.

Baby I know, the first cut is the deepest.

I always stood for the elimination of conflict and wars, and any of those causes that ignite them.

Then one day I found my head when I wasn't even trying.

Communal well-being is central to human life.

I enjoy life. I think I'll enjoy death even more. Life is too confusing.

Now I've been crying lately, Thinking about the world as it is. Why must we go on hating? Why can't we live in bliss?

If I ever loose my eyes, I won't have to cry no more.

Sun is the reason And the world it will bloom 'Cause sun lights the sky And the sun lights the moon

One song I do is 'The First Cut is the Deepest.' I try to remind people I wrote that song, not Rod Stewart.

I'm a little bit out of it, I suppose; I'm more of the golden oldie type.

Will you carry the words of love with you?

I listen to the wind, the wind of my soul.

The private little world that I create with my music is something that most people like to listen to alone and get into.

You can argue with a philosopher, but you can't argue with a good song. And I think I've got a few good songs.

I was brought up in the modern world of all the luxury and the highlight of show business. I was born into a Christian home.

I wouldn't be writing songs if I didn't have something to say.

I'm looking for a hard-headed woman, One who will make me do my best, And if I find my hard-headed woman, I know the rest of my life will be blessed

If you want to be free, be free, because there's a million things to be.

It's hard to get by just upon a smile,

It's an Islamic principle that you must follow the law of the land where you reside.

They have hijacked my religion.