The Father and Son singer was living in exile in Brazil at the time in a bid to avoid the taxman and save cash until a police raid spooked him View 2 Images Cat Stevens plays the legends slot on Sunday at the 2023 Glastonbury Music Festival (Image: Rowan Griffiths / Daily Mirror)

Cat Stevens feared British cops had tracked him down to Rio over tax bills - only to discover they were after Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs. ‌

The Father and Son singer was living in exile in Brazil at the time in a bid to avoid the taxman and save cash. Cat, 77, revealed: "Rio de Janeiro wooed my adventurous spirit. It was the city in which I finally decided to put down my bags in 1974. ‌

"While checking out villas to rent, I had booked into a room at the Tropicana hotel on Copacabana. Then, so

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