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 ultimately primarily pleasing yourself, and in that respect, you constantly have this sense of confronting the… — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
If you want to be an entertainer, then go be an entertainer and give people what they want. If you want to be an artist, then you have to be true to yourself, and you have to be prepared to… — 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
