Books Quote by Steven Wilson

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

— 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

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

— Steven Wilson

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

— 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,…

— 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…

— Steven Wilson

“I feel I'm living in parentheses”

— 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…

— 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…

— 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— Steven Wilson