"Its not time to make a change, just relax, take it easy. You're still young, thats your fault, there's so much you have to know..." ~cat stevens

I took a break from listening to my new albums and pulled out an old one. A really old one. I decided it was time to go back to Cat Stevens' Tea for the Tillerman. My dad used to play it all the time when I was little, and I would sing along. I knew pretty much all of the words to all of the songs by the time I was 8 years old. I remember my dad's best friend/business partner asking me what I wanted for Christmas one year, and I told him that I wanted CDs. He asked which CDs, and I told him that I wanted a Cat Stevens CD and Mariah Carey's Music Box. I remember that moment so clearly. He thought it was a pretty funny combination. Most 8 year olds aren't into artists like Cat Stevens. I have my dad to thank for my range in musical taste. I haven't listened to Tea for the Tillerman for awhile. It made me cry; I loved hearing it again. I challenge you to listen to "Father and Son" without tearing up. Or maybe I'm just weird. Anyway, it was nice to get all nostalgic and listen to such a beautiful album.
I still don't know what to think about Cat Stevens changing his name to Yusuf Islam, becoming a fundamentalist Muslim, supporting terrorist groups, and urging for the execution of Salman Rushdie (one of my favorite writers). He's become a pretty shady character. I do know that he's a wonderful musician, though. I don't understand how someone can write such meaningful and inspiring lyrics and music and then turn into such a radical, fundamentalist, seemingly crazy person.