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Cat Stevens set for UK comeback

September 18, 2009

Cat Stevens, 61, is set for his first tour since 1976.

Stevens, aka Yusuf Islam, became a Muslim in 1977 and retired from the music world, but now his new musical, Moonshadow, will tour the UK.

In recent years, Stevens returned slowly to recording. In 2006 he released an album entitled Another Cup.

He said: "My songs always told a story, so it's natural for me to extend that into a stage musical form. It's taken a long time to arrive, but it's always been a dream of mine to write a musical. I originally wanted to be a composer, not a pop star."

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May 4, 2009

Music legend Cat Stevens has accused chart-topping band Coldplay of stealing one of his tunes.

The singer, now known as Yusuf Islam, claims his 1970s track Foreigner Suite is the basis of the Brit band's mega hit Viva La Vida.

Yusuf told The Sun: "There's been this argument about Coldplay stealing this melody from Joe Satriani, but, if you listen to it, it's mine! It's the Foreigner Suite, it is!"

With his claims, that is three people who claim Chris Martin and the band have ripped them off.

American guitarist Satriani has already launched legal proceedings against the quartet, alleging his 2004 song If I Could Fly forms the band's global smash.

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