Stevens' albums Tea for the Tillerman (1970) and Teaser and the Firecat (1971) were certified triple platinum in the US. His 1967 debut album and its title song " Matthew and Son" both reached top ten in the UK charts. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. He returned to making secular music in 2006. His musical style consists of folk, pop, rock, and, later in his career, Islamic music. Smith said, "Everyone has a story about Yusuf/Cat Stevens song that affected their life, that they remember from a certain moment in their life.Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou 21 July 1948), commonly known by his stage names Cat Stevens, Yusuf, and Yusuf / Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. After all, he's a man who loves a good Cat Stevens song almost as much as the rest of us. Like most of us these days, Yusuf is sticking close to home, but he hopes to get back on tour next year. It's just I'm a little bit more up on the levels, you know? Departments, you might say, I've gone up a few floors. "The same spirit that helped me write those songs. And that's why, in a way, I've got back to recording 'Tea For the Tillerman' again because, you know, it's me! It's not like that guy back in 1970 has disappeared and now is some ghost. That's why I'm trying to reclaim the narrative. "Well, I would say in certain regions, yes. Smith said, "Big-picture question: are you misunderstood?" But he says he's still the same man who wrote those amazing songs all those years ago. Yusuf converted to Islam in 1977 and walked away from music for a time. His charity work has long been an important part of who he is. "I got involved in education, and one of the things I've made sure was that there was a massive, you know, place that's for the kids to enjoy," he said. Now, through his Peacetrain foundation, he's helping to feed hungry children, and give them safe places to play.