Steven Wilson Quotes

It does not matter how badly you paint so long as you don't paint badly like other people.

From the way I sing to what I write about to what I put out with my stamp separates me from everyone else.

You should be able to do you. That's what differentiates an artist from a singer.

I feel like the point of being an artist is to have your own voice: to do it the way you would do it and not the way anyone else would do it. If you're a strong enough writer, then that voice is going to come out all the time, and I can't stop it from coming out, no matter what I do.

The reason I put make-up on or wear the costume is to try and find my own style. It's like my guitar style - I'm just trying to be an original artist.

I have many musical inspirations, but I would really love to just be me. My very own artist.

To me, what makes an artist is a unique personality that they're not afraid to let show.

Through my unique style of playing, I want to prove that you don't have to conform to be accepted. The greatest value comes from loving yourself for who you are.

I don't wanna be like everybody else, I don't wanna rap like everybody else.

It's just I do things differently and I want people to appreciate music for what it is, and not because of a story.

Sheryl Crow. I loved her 'Tuesday Night Music Club.' She expressed her own point of view, and she wasn't trying to be like anyone else, and I loved that. That's been the thinking of all my favorite artists.

It's really tough to make a name for yourself without compromising and without fitting yourself into a real specific mold. When I made the choice that I would be involved in every aspect of music and not necessarily make music for radio or MTV, I was saying, 'OK, this is me. You decide who it is.'

Photography can never grow up if it imitates some other medium. It has to walk alone; it has to be itself.

I feel like it's important, especially at young age, to find exactly what it is that makes your style so important as opposed to just trying to fit into the iconic styles of performers out there.

I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.

And I think I have a distinct voice.

I'm not the average artist.

I think a lot of singer-songwriters get compared to each other, but I'd like to think that what I'm doing is special and specific to me.

My style is unique and random. But I think it's important that it still makes sense.

I learned early in my writing career that if I try to tailor a song for someone else, I'm usually off base. They're usually looking for something from you with your character.

All artists are now free to express their own personality.

As long as you're true to you, you believe it and you make others believe it, then what you're doing is just art. If you give everybody a blank canvas and some paint, not everybody's picture is going to be exactly the same, but it's still art. I just do what I do.

I'd hate it if everyone in the world liked me, my music and what I wore. It'd make it boring, and I wouldn't have anything to work towards. It's not to everyone's taste, but I can only be me.

There are so many funny people and so many talented people, but the one thing nobody else has is my take on the world. So, when I'm developing my show, that's going to be the focus.

I think it's important to have your own individual style and sense of self. It's kind of what I do.