| Stevens was born in London. He was popular in England years before catching on in America. |
| Some radio stations boycotted his records in 1989 after he supported the call for Salman Rushdie's execution for defaming the prophet in the book The Satanic Verses. He said he was simply following The Koran. |
| in 1968, he got Tuberculosis. After a long recovery, he started writing less commercial and more introspective songs. |
| He would have had better UK chart position for many of his hits, but Island Records did not promote his singles much in England to encourage people to buy his albums. |
| He is a talented painter. He painted the images used on his albums Teaser And The Firecat, Tea For The Tillerman and Mona Bone Jakon. |