Pop shouldn’t be a comfortable slipper. It should shock and surprise you and confront your expectations. Steven Wilson Read Quote
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 Read Quote
My musical tastes are very diverse. I just never felt like listening to certain kinds of bands. There’s too much great stuff out there. Steven Wilson Read Quote
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 of bands.’ Steven Wilson Read Quote
So many things influence me in one way or another. Some might be surprising, but that’s OK. Steven Wilson Read Quote
In the mid- to late ’70s, there was no one better than ABBA at writing and producing great pop. Steven Wilson Read Quote
Like anybody, I look around at the world that we live in, and I find it hard to be completely positive about everything that’s going on. Steven Wilson Read Quote
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, not just ‘more of the same.’ Steven Wilson Read Quote
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. Steven Wilson Read Quote