43 Steven Wilson Quotes for You to Enjoy

Steven Wilson

English Musician

Born: Nov 3, 1967

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We are living in dystopia, in a world that is dominated by technology and disconnect, alienation, loneliness, and dysfunction. Steven Wilson

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We live in a world dominated by fear and paranoia. Steven Wilson

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Being English, we're polite and reserved, we don't express our opinions; we're very private people. Steven Wilson

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I think there is something about the Internet which gives people almost an opportunity to role play and to create a facade, an image. I see that as quite a dangerous development because I think what we call social networking, Twitter, Facebook, etc., is actually quite antisocial. Steven Wilson

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You cannot please everyone, and I think that what's important, ultimately, is to make sure you please yourself. If you start trying to please other people, you'll just go around in circles. Steven Wilson

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One thing I have found over years is that if you change direction, the initial reaction tends to be very polarized, but as the music gradually filters through and fans start engaging with it on its own terms rather than comparing it to what went before, the appreciation and acceptance of it increases. Steven Wilson

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Pink Floyd, the most successful progressive rock band of all time, have stood the test of time because the emphasis was always on melody and atmosphere. Steven Wilson

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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 confront expectations - and you have to be prepared to disappoint your fans, too. Steven Wilson

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Every time the mainstream media talk about progressive rock, they wheel out a clip of Rick Wakeman in a cape. For me, it's one of the most ambitious forms of music. The problem is that when it doesn't work, you end up with Emerson, Lake and Palmer doing symphonies with 60-piece orchestras and revolving pianos, which I think is ridiculous as well. Steven Wilson

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I've always been the sort of person who likes to look forward and live in the present. Steven Wilson

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

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I get really frustrated - actually, it almost makes me angry - when I see, sometimes, magazines will publish a musician's playlist. They'll go and they'll ask, I don't know, somebody from Aerosmith or whoever, Coldplay, to list their five favourite albums. And it's always the same stuff! Steven Wilson

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When you're in a band, you're all in it together. You're always available. You're always available for the albums; you're always available for the tours. There's no question of that. Steven Wilson

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If I want to do an orchestral record, if I want to do an acoustic record, if I want to do a death-metal record, if I want to do a jazz record - I can move in whichever direction I want, and no one is going to get upset about that. Except maybe my manager and my record company. Steven Wilson

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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 expectations of your audience. Steven Wilson

Ever since I was a kid, I've always been interested in the poetry of melancholy, if you like. Steven Wilson

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

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It's something I've recognized in the careers of those people who have been inspiring to me over the years - Neil Young, Kate Bush, David Bowie, Frank Zappa, and Prince. These are all people who constantly redefined themselves, and had to deal with the difficulty of trying to take their audience with them when they did that. Steven Wilson

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

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Human beings find change very difficult. They find change is something that can be quite an awkward thing to adjust to. It applies to music. It applies to life. It applies to everything. Steven Wilson

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I've played to audiences where people are sitting there with their arms crossed, just kind of watching. Although they might be having a great time, and they might be really enjoying the spectacle, if I'm not getting anything back, it does affect the way I perform and project. Steven Wilson

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