Steven Wilson Quotes

I'm very nerdy about my music, and I like interrogating people about what they put on playlists.

I'd asked for things like the 'Footloose' soundtrack and Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' for my birthdays, but I remember walking what felt like miles to this cassette shop called The Warehouse to buy Paul Simon's 'Graceland,' U2's 'Joshua Tree' and a Roberta Flack album. I had pretty good taste.

I'm a musician and I listen to music all the time. If there's something out there where someone would tell me that I should listen to, I would listen to it.

We knew what music we liked but not who was from where. As we started to look more into these artists, we started finding out that a lot of the stuff we were most drawn to was made in California.

I remember the first time my friend Colin Lewis, who used to be a judge with me on a show on MuchMusic called 'disBAND,' told me, 'I think I just found your next favorite artist to adore.' He sent me The Weeknd, and he was completely spot on. The Weeknd is literally on every playlist I have.

I wouldn't know any newer bands. We're past the pimple stage.

I'm a real music fan, so I listen to all kinds of music all the time. I listen to a lot of what my friends or people I know are listening to. I'm always checking out new bands.

I actually spend very little time listening to any new music.

After that I didn't listen to music as much because '70s music just wasn't... I remember all the songs, but it wasn't because I was into them, you know what I mean?

Usually, I think you have most of your musical influences locked down by the time you're 16.

I kind of date my musical discovery back to when I was 13 years old, getting my iTunes account and using that as a major tool to discover new music.

You know, I have a really tough time finding new bands.

My wife grew up loving country music, so I always run songs by her whether I wrote it or if somebody pitched it to me.

I listen to all kinds of music. I love underground, new music that's popping.

I think I skipped a lot of music, like when I was 17 or 18. I didn't know about a lot of new bands because I was so immersed in older music.

I have teenagers, so I listen to a lot of music. They turn me on to great music.

I'm always asking friends what new music they're into, and I love showing people new talented artists.

I have a whole iPod full of exceptionally bad music, truly awful stuff including a disproportionate number of one hit wonders from the early '80s and lots of hair bands. I find it utterly impossible to love a song until I know every single word, so listening to live music or new bands is pretty much out.

I'm definitely tired of playing 'Acid Rap.' I'm definitely tired of playing 'Juice.'

I don't know what type of music my son will want. By the time he starts listening to music, really, at like, 15, 16, I'll probably have 10 albums out by that time.

Classic rock, psychedelic rock - I like to dig up old music and see what I can get influenced by.

I'm new to a lot of people, and I don't think anyone wants to listen to 16 tracks of a new artist.

PUP introduced me to so much more amazing music. They really shaped my sound.

I don't listen to much rap outside of Run DMC and the Beasties, but then I'm pretty burned out on most new music.

I got into James Blake quite early, like when I was early teen, and that was really important for me.