When I was growing up, I was always looking for the most willfully uncommercial music: Whether it was Captain Beefheart or Frank Zappa or King Crimson, that's what attracted me. — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
It's something I've recognized in the careers of those people who have been inspiring to me over the years - Neil Young, Kate Bush, David Bowie, Frank Zappa, and Prince. These are all people who constantly redefined themselves, and had… — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
Pop shouldn't be a comfortable slipper. It should shock and surprise you and confront your expectations. — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
The truth is I got rid of 100% of my vinyl in the '90s. All the vinyl I have is re-bought. — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
You've got a lot pulling at your time already - which may be the best reason to start cultivating your green thumb. — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
You forget, living outside of a country, that the actions of the government are not the actions of the people. — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I'd like to create a body of work where every album has its own personality and a reason to exist within the catalog,… — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
We had an extreme reaction to Storm Corrosion. We were proud of it, but it divided the audience. The metal fans were divided. Some… — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
The real artists are ultimately people who don't consider their audience and are almost incapable of considering their audience. They can do what they… — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
I grew up with vinyl records and remember the pleasure and the kind of buzz that I got from buying a beautiful vinyl record… — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
It's always lovely to discover that the people that you kind of look up to are actually very down-to-earth people. — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
If you want to be an entertainer and just keep your audience happy, that's one thing. But to be an artist, I think, means… — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
I always wanted to create my own musical world. That takes time and must be earned, and it does mean sometimes confronting the expectations… — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
My fifth record is, in many ways, inspired by the hugely ambitious progressive pop records that I loved in my youth. — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
I've never been one of those people who say, 'Oh, well, if you play this kind of music, you can only like these kinds… — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
Being English, we're polite and reserved, we don't express our opinions; we're very private people. — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
