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Kenneth Crook's avatar

I bought a lot of Cat Stevens albums in the 70s, but since I heard him say on television in the 90s that, if he saw Salman Rushdie in a restaurant and he had a gun to hand, he wouldn't hesitate to shoot him the albums have remained untouched. It's great that he cares about Palestinian children, as should we all, but to me he'll remain a deeply unpleasant human being.

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Stuart Stubbs's avatar

Oh my god. I hadn’t heard that story.

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Kenneth Crook's avatar

He's variously denied it, claimed he was naive and trapped by crafty journalists, or even suggested it was an example of British humour. Meanwhile, if anyone wants to buy half a dozen or so Cat Stevens vinyls that are 40-50 years old, let me know 🙂

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