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> [I think that's part of the battle of defining yourself as an artist. You're constantly fighting the pressure from outside to be pigeonholed and deliver more of what people already liked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-wilson/i-think-that-s-part-of-the-battle-of-defining-yourself-as-an-artist/)

[Steven Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-wilson/)

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## More by Steven Wilson

> [Pop shouldn't be a comfortable slipper. It should shock and surprise you and confront your expectations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-wilson/pop-shouldn-t-be-a-comfortable-slipper-it-should-shock-and-surprise/)

[Steven Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-wilson/)

> [The truth is I got rid of 100% of my vinyl in the '90s. All the vinyl I have is re-bought.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-wilson/the-truth-is-i-got-rid-of-100-of-my-vinyl-in-the-90s-all-the-vinyl-i/)

[Steven Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-wilson/)

> [You've got a lot pulling at your time already - which may be the best reason to start cultivating your green thumb.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-wilson/you-ve-got-a-lot-pulling-at-your-time-already-which-may-be-the-best/)

[Steven Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-wilson/)

> [You forget, living outside of a country, that the actions of the government are not the actions of the people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-wilson/you-forget-living-outside-of-a-country-that-the-actions-of-the/)

[Steven Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-wilson/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-wilson/ultimately-i-d-like-to-create-a-body-of-work-where-every-album-has/)

[Steven Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-wilson/)

> [We had an extreme reaction to Storm Corrosion. We were proud of it, but it divided the audience. The metal fans were divided. Some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-wilson/we-had-an-extreme-reaction-to-storm-corrosion-we-were-proud-of-it-but/)

[Steven Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-wilson/)

> [“I feel I'm living in parentheses”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-wilson/i-feel-i-m-living-in-parentheses/)

[Steven Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-wilson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-wilson/the-real-artists-are-ultimately-people-who-don-t-consider-their/)

[Steven Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-wilson/)

> [I grew up with vinyl records and remember the pleasure and the kind of buzz that I got from buying a beautiful vinyl record…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-wilson/i-grew-up-with-vinyl-records-and-remember-the-pleasure-and-the-kind/)

[Steven Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-wilson/)

> [It's always lovely to discover that the people that you kind of look up to are actually very down-to-earth people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-wilson/it-s-always-lovely-to-discover-that-the-people-that-you-kind-of-look/)

[Steven Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-wilson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-wilson/if-you-want-to-be-an-entertainer-and-just-keep-your-audience-happy/)

[Steven Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-wilson/)

> [I always wanted to create my own musical world. That takes time and must be earned, and it does mean sometimes confronting the expectations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-wilson/i-always-wanted-to-create-my-own-musical-world-that-takes-time-and/)

[Steven Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-wilson/)

> [My fifth record is, in many ways, inspired by the hugely ambitious progressive pop records that I loved in my youth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-wilson/my-fifth-record-is-in-many-ways-inspired-by-the-hugely-ambitious/)

[Steven Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-wilson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-wilson/i-ve-never-been-one-of-those-people-who-say-oh-well-if-you-play-this/)

[Steven Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-wilson/)

> [Being English, we're polite and reserved, we don't express our opinions; we're very private people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-wilson/being-english-we-re-polite-and-reserved-we-don-t-express-our-opinions/)

[Steven Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-wilson/)

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