Steven Wilson

I like artists that tend to be more interested in reinventing themselves, in experimenting.

— Steven Wilson

I'm not one of those guys who can just take a guitar into a room and come out with a song. I…

— Steven Wilson

The definition of an artist, for me, is someone who is quite selfish about their creativity.

— Steven Wilson

My autobiography would be 'Loves music, loves art, works hard, writes music, tours the world, makes records.'

— Steven Wilson

We lost the skyline We stepped right off the map Drifted into black space And let the clocks relapse.

— Steven Wilson

My first love is making records, and whatever's necessary in order for me to achieve that, I'll learn how to do it.

— 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…

— Steven Wilson

I left school, and I went to work in a computer company. I was in my late teens.

— Steven Wilson

I think having artwork, lyrics, credits and such like are things that people really value. It's hard work to come up with…

— Steven Wilson

We had an extreme reaction to Storm Corrosion. We were proud of it, but it divided the audience. The metal fans were…

— Steven Wilson

Pink Floyd, the most successful progressive rock band of all time, have stood the test of time because the emphasis was always…

— Steven Wilson

I grew up at the very tail end of the vinyl era, and at the time, I remember, we couldn't wait for…

— Steven Wilson

It's too easy now to find music, and it's therefore too easy to dismiss music, particularly music that doesn't hit you the…

— Steven Wilson

When I was growing up, I was always looking for the most willfully uncommercial music: Whether it was Captain Beefheart or Frank…

— Steven Wilson

You cannot please everyone, and I think that what's important, ultimately, is to make sure you please yourself. If you start trying…

— Steven Wilson

I've seen a fair amount of concert DVDs - some of them are great, some of them are not. If there are…

— Steven Wilson

I think there is something about the Internet which gives people almost an opportunity to role play and to create a facade,…

— Steven Wilson

Gardening can be a compelling cooperative activity. Your best harvest may be the pleasure you get from working with family and friends.…

— Steven Wilson

I grew up listening to bands like the Cure, Joy Division, Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance - these are the bands that…

— Steven Wilson

I get really frustrated - actually, it almost makes me angry - when I see, sometimes, magazines will publish a musician's playlist.…

— Steven Wilson

When I was a very young kid, the first music that really turned me on was a new wave of British heavy…

— Steven Wilson

Every time the mainstream media talk about progressive rock, they wheel out a clip of Rick Wakeman in a cape. For me,…

— Steven Wilson

Ultimately, I don't think you can be a character who's completely alien or divorced from your own personality. It's probably true of…

— Steven Wilson

In the mid- to late '70s, there was no one better than ABBA at writing and producing great pop.

— Steven Wilson

You forget, living outside of a country, that the actions of the government are not the actions of the people.

— Steven Wilson

My musical tastes are very diverse. I just never felt like listening to certain kinds of bands. There's too much great stuff…

— Steven Wilson

People have asked me about doing an autobiography, but I don't think my life is that interesting.

— Steven Wilson

It's a cliche that music rises above it all, and it's a cliche for a reason - it's very often true.

— Steven Wilson

Pop shouldn't be a comfortable slipper. It should shock and surprise you and confront your expectations.

— Steven Wilson

I think my fans are much more open-minded than some other bands' fan bases are.

— Steven Wilson

Jazz drummers traditionally are not always prepared to just hold down the beat; it's like they're soloing the whole time.

— Steven Wilson

The whole notion of an alternative truth is a paradox. How can you have an alternative to truth?

— Steven Wilson

You've got a lot pulling at your time already - which may be the best reason to start cultivating your green thumb.

— Steven Wilson

It's one thing to fail with something you utterly believe in, but to fail with something you don't believe in? You just…

— Steven Wilson

I have a thing for major 7ths. They've got a very mournful, nostalgic quality to them.

— Steven Wilson

The truth is I got rid of 100% of my vinyl in the '90s. All the vinyl I have is re-bought.

— Steven Wilson

Porcupine Tree is a band, and it's not up to me where the band goes - it's between the manager, our agent,…

— Steven Wilson

I've always wanted to make some kind of music that was universally appreciated.

— Steven Wilson

I never wanted us to be an exercise in nostalgia, living in the shadow of other artists.

— Steven Wilson

“And because of who we are we react in mock surprise. The curse of there must be more so don't breath here.”

— Steven Wilson