Everytime he mentions Porcupine Tree like "it doesn't exist anymore" or "my former band" I feel my heart being torn apart... I'm glad that he is doing what he really loves but man, that was harsh :(
No, it became his main project the moment he formed up the band proper and began focusing his attention on it, since it was doing better than No-man, his *original* main project. It's just a past project now.
heat seeker Not anymore. The most recent interview where he was asked about PT (March of this year), he said and I quote “I’m proud of the catalogue; it’s there, it exists, but it’s kind of closed, it’s finished. We did ten albums in fifteen years; I think that was a good time to stop and do something else, personally.” Richard Barbieri himself did an interview last year with Innerviews and he pretty much resigned to the fact that they all got burnt out and bored of touring by the end of the band and was referred to by SW as his “former bandmate” when he opened for a few UK shows on the To The Bone tour .
Steven Wilson was 49 here, he looked 30. He still looks so much younger now that he's 56. He's the only musician/rocker who actually looks younger. No rock 'n roll lifestyle for him I guess, and that's good.
Just saw his show in Salt Lake City, and he is in a GREAT place with his music and band. I am a porcupine tree lover, and we've got that memorialized with the records. He did a few PPT tunes with the current band. I'm glad that as life goes on Steven is able to "explore the space" based on where he is now. This show was absolutely amazing. Steven, if you see this, get your butt back to Salt Lake more often. The Mormons in the crowd (that's me) loved it !!!
very surprised to hear Steven has no formal musical training,that fact gives me inspiration to pursue making music,as I came to playing late in life,and with the time constraints of family life,don't have the time for formal lessons.
Such a great interview. It's inspiring to know that you can write on a very high level without having to master musical theory first. I'm also happy to hear that Steve is a Riverside fan and would rather work with the surviving members than 2016 David Gilmour, not that I'd sneeze at the chance.
When he talks about pendulum I cannot believe he just wrote the lyrics! The melody and harmony on it are also very wilsonish. The fountain is undoubtedly my favourite pendulum song. It’s fantastic that Rob is into Wilson yet it’s such a shame that it doesn’t come through more in their music
I never thought I would ever hear Steven Wilson say "Pokemons" LMAO!!! 28:29 Great interview, this man is truly an intellectual and hopefully he remains in the music business for the long hall.
Yeah, that's a bit strange.. But Steven is more into classic prog and doesn't really listen to the later artists, unless he works with them. Still, not having even heard of him is strange. Didn't they ever play together in the same events?
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Enjoyed it immensely Steven please keep the format, maybe I'll get a question in next time.
Damn...i missed this! I really wanted to ask Steven, or better tell him that i absolutely love the fact that the music and the video of Routine are completely in sync with eachother! The music and the vid are enforcing eachother totaly! Not only compliments to Steven but also to the person(s) who created this video!! Brilliant song btw....
Every interview I see with Steven the more impressed I am, I'm new to him and P/T. Interesting how he picked The Elephant Man as his favourite Lynch film, as a Lynch fan I agree for the same reasons.
Par pur hasard et en lisant les médias américains auxquels je suis abonnée , je me suis attardée sur le parcours de ce chanteur inconnu , très honoré dans son pays par la musique produite ... Pas facile de comprendre tout ce languague quand on ne détient que les bases et certaines phrases ... Que la gloire et la reconnaissance encensent son parcours qui peuvent faire naître une vraie légende tant vaste est l'Univers musical ... Une voie royale s'ouvre sur une Voix ! --Prédiction espérée -
Sad to hear he has the same misconception of what music education is about as so many others. When you study composing or arranging or anything like that you don't learn rules for how to write music. You get a bunch of shortcuts and tools to facilitate your creation process. Knowledge of harmonics lets you analyse the ideas that pop up in your head, knowledge of arranging 4-part movements for choir and strings allows you to figure out why your arrangement sounds weird even though the chords are right, knowledge of different instruments teaches you what they are capable of as well as what they can't do, and so on... What people tend to think of as "rules" is basically just a body of knowledge about music physics with a lot of stuff about causality ("if I do this, it will sound like this"). Nothing is ordering you to write in a certain way (unless you specifically want to write, say, baroque music). I know that many of Wilson's favourite artists have quite a rigorous musical training. What IS true however is that many music students don't proceed making music of their own, 'cause they're busy delving into what music has already been created. Also, of course there are those who possess knowledge but lack creativity and still try to make music but there's no reason to blame their musical training for that. Sorry, just had to get this off my chest 'cause I'm getting kinda tired of hearing how I lack creativity and feeling just because I'm educated in music.
i taught myself to play guitar.. just by fuckin around but i know nothing of chords or modes, scales bla bla bla... i have the creativity in the sense that i play a note or a few notes and can hear something original in my head, then its a matter of trial and error finding the notes in my head on the fretboard and getting it up to speed. i truly feel that if i was to learn music theory or w.e even just what the terms ment and did it would be 100% easier to get the finished product. i recently bout a recording interface and holy shit talk about overwhelming.
I didn't get a sense that he was against formal training, only that it wouldn't work, or wasn't necessary, for him. I consider him the greatest composer of his generation so for me, he's figured something out on his own. Formal training may have altered his approach, taking away some of the brilliant music so many of us love.
Oh, don't get me wrong. I have the utmost respect for musicians that get along with nothing but a great ear. All I'm saying is that too often the same respect isn't shown back at people who HAVE been formally trained. It's almost as if you should feel bad for studying music (which you do because you love it) and that doesn't feel fair. Very strange how so many feel that they can judge music education if they've never had it. I would also argue that Wilson as well as you, Krookiemonster, do have knowledge about music, since you've practiced it a long time. The only difference is you haven't learned the terminology, which is not at all necessary for being able to write music, but could be handy when you want to communicate your music to a band for example. Also, rock music doesn't even have a fully encompassing theory around it (at least not yet), so there aren't even any rules to learn here. I know a fair amount about relations between chords but I still improvise quite randomly and without thinking too much when I write songs (slightly proggy stuff). The brain comes in afterwards when you want to get the stuff on paper for the rest of the band. And again, no, Wilson's claim here about the best rock music being done by people with no training is not the worst I've heard. It's just the general mindset, the despise for people who have studied music, that bothers me and that mindset is not uncommon here in Sweden for example.
lol I sense butthurt. sorry for being so brash but really I cant put in any other way. its not his thing, which is a very polite way of putting it. he doesnt believe that education or formal training is a superior way of making or indulging in music. I do agree with him though so go ahead and call me biased...
in my mind, categorizing and measuring and having it all in fine little boxes of definitions takes away from music, what music is supposed to be. its supposed to be emotion and feeling, or at least that is when I get the most from it. I really appreciate technical music as well, but having a scholarly approach of numbers and terms and so on, I think takes away from the outcome or the point of it basically.
thank you for this q&a session upload...i really enjoyed anticipating his answers and hope he does it again. however, i wish i had known it was going to happen beforehand, then i would have watched it live, and MAYBE had a question answered myself lol love you SW!!!
13:03 That broke my heart. I agree with him, but you know, i always wanted to make music like him so i've studied and trained like he says and when i hear that "again" it really gets me. I don't have the talent....
I don’t think you should say that you don’t have the talent, especially if you are comparing yourself to one of the greatest songwriters that ever lived. You should never give up trying to invent music and reproducing it out of your head. I’m trying to do so and i think that having a musical theory background will help you to develop the music you create. Mostly, you should never let these thoughts stop you from creating music
@@masterballs8571 Thank you, that's very kind of you. I won't give up on composing! And if you may... i invite you to my channel to check my music out!
Been listening to/watching this for the past two days - still not done - as I regularly have to pause, open up a new youtube window, and listen to the stuff that gets mentioned, e.g. the first PT album, Insurgentes, No Man, Vermillioncore (love that song) etc. This guy is just too prolific. Am I the only one experiencing this "problem"? :)
I understand the Porcupine Tree thing. Indirect it almost feels like he's saying.."move on". But, to be an creative artist you cant stand still i guess. And also, it seems to me that Steven always scaning the society/world/technology and how it is to be human in present time and puts it into the music with so much depth, soul and thought behind it. Thats what i like about him, he can seem kinda pretentious overall somtimes. But, he has the position to be so. And in these times, with all the silly music that comes out, i think we should be happy that someone still manage to keep the passion up and keep delivering really good music and apparently still believe in music. That's just my opinion :)
@@freda6542 yea i completely get why we wants he always wants change and to try new things. But it is rather sad how dismissive he is of Porcupine Tree. I guess it over shadows his solo work. Don't suppose you have any suggestions of people like Steven?
I'm really really disappointed that there won't be a DVD/Blu-ray of the HCNE-Tour :( What a shame. I saw it live twice and it was such a fantastic show!!! I would buy it, like I bought all his DVDs before! I wouldn't be a Peter Gabriel fan today if I hadn't seen the Secret World Tour on DVD about 15 years ago. I was too young watching it live and I wasn't really interested in that kind of music back then.
wait a minuet..... You and Mikael didn't put so much pressure on yourselves n you guys created storm corrosion? Arguably one of the best records that human race ever heard?? KILL ME
The friend that got me into Steven's music is way into those groups as well. Funny how these groups all hold each other up where the other group falls, gives us fans bunch to listen to
53:11 Very bad Steven, you should know Devin Townsend, of course you know him - the impulsive gesture of rejection of your hands betrays you -., he is magnificent and in top of the game. Indeed, could be so interesting to see You & Devin up there in stage. You will dominate the musical world. But as long as you don´t want, neither to know him, Devin is gaining terrain. He is the best now days.
I respect steven's point of view, but I don't think Gilmour was past his prime at that venice concert in '89, where the band played a stunning rendition of "sorrow", as well as "dogs of war" and "yet another movie". it's probably the one show I wish I had been there for, although I hate crowds and don't hang out at concerts. but he's quite a bit younger than Gilmour, so I can see what he means. Gilmour is great, he's talented as hell, but his style is his style, it's always there. I see steven as being a bit different in that he has so many influences and ideas of his own. he's prolific as hell because he strives for so many different things to say and ways to say them, musically speaking. that's not saying Gilmour lacks anything (god, i'm sweating because I don't wanna say anything that remotely sounds like i'm criticizing him! lol) but steven has many "styles". and here again, I don't want to say that the wrong way. two different mindsets, that's all. there is obviously lots of music in steven's head that he wants to express with different sounds. however, if I had to pick 2 favorite songs of all time, by 2 favorite artists, they would be "arriving somewhere....." when steven was with porcupine tree, and "sorrow", pf. both live versions. to me, those two songs are what I call "perfect". lyrically and musically perfect. transporting. I never tire of either live performance. good interview, though. he's obsessed with music, and that's a good thing.
i wonder why in alot of his songs he sings about driving and pills.. if something happened in his life involving those thi gs maybe an accident or something
It's pretty ironic that you refuse to be characterized by a genre, and simultaneously dismiss other bands in the exact same fashion. It's pretty easy to see you're just jealous of the traction they gained and don't have the mechanical skill to even attempt to play it. Also, you claim to be in the "music business" instead of the "entertainment business" while your new music is boring generic garbage riding off the coattails of porcupine tree - It's a one-time listen story telling experience and you know it. The only reason it's at all relevant is because it's crutched by a bunch of hired gun musicians (which is the only reason I stumbled upon this interview in the first place.) This is why many people who used to be your fans like myself moved on.
Was just watching this again and had the "AH HA!" moment :p . . . Akerfeldt and Steve talking about Metal cliches . . . th-cam.com/video/5ueiVy6otcs/w-d-xo.html
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Everytime he mentions Porcupine Tree like "it doesn't exist anymore" or "my former band" I feel my heart being torn apart... I'm glad that he is doing what he really loves but man, that was harsh :(
Yeah, it really kills that tiny sliver of hope.
Like Portnoy going back to DT... but hey, Pink Floyd managed to play again together...
Porcupine Tree was his side project same like Blackfield etc. He can't stuck in one band forever.
No, it became his main project the moment he formed up the band proper and began focusing his attention on it, since it was doing better than No-man, his *original* main project. It's just a past project now.
I'd hardly call a band that stayed together for 20 years making 10 albums a side project.
Steven Wilson such an intelligent, well-spoken and interesting guy. I enjoy his interviews as much as listening to his music.
Same here!
Me too, not many artists are so open and honest.
I want Mikael Akerfeldt to do one of these.
The best part is when he receives the framed picture of Mikael Akerfeldt XD
He loves Mikael!
If he *really* loved him he would pronounce his name right. ;)
In what minute is that? XD
39:50 the question is asked, he gets it 40:28
+Chuixupu thank you :) haha
28:28 I love the tone of absolute disgust in his voice haha.
Also great upload, fingers forever crossed for another Storm Corrosion album!
A rare moment in which he was at a loss for words. "No...I...I don't...play...I don't play...computer games."
Fuck Pokémon.
Thanks for posting this, much more enjoyable to view on YT instead of FB.
Permanating would be the answer to that happiest lyrics question if asked again now
Yeah
16:46 That hurts a lot
Every word HURTS!
It hurts to live.
Yeah it hurts, but they'll be back. Steven has talked about reforming in several interviews, he's just not sure when.
heat seeker Not anymore. The most recent interview where he was asked about PT (March of this year), he said and I quote “I’m proud of the catalogue; it’s there, it exists, but it’s kind of closed, it’s finished. We did ten albums in fifteen years; I think that was a good time to stop and do something else, personally.” Richard Barbieri himself did an interview last year with Innerviews and he pretty much resigned to the fact that they all got burnt out and bored of touring by the end of the band and was referred to by SW as his “former bandmate” when he opened for a few UK shows on the To The Bone tour .
🙄 grow up
Steven Wilson was 49 here, he looked 30. He still looks so much younger now that he's 56.
He's the only musician/rocker who actually looks younger.
No rock 'n roll lifestyle for him I guess, and that's good.
Just saw his show in Salt Lake City, and he is in a GREAT place with his music and band. I am a porcupine tree lover, and we've got that memorialized with the records. He did a few PPT tunes with the current band. I'm glad that as life goes on Steven is able to "explore the space" based on where he is now. This show was absolutely amazing. Steven, if you see this, get your butt back to Salt Lake more often. The Mormons in the crowd (that's me) loved it !!!
I was there and it was incredible! I wouldn't mind seeing him every year.
Thank you for uploading. Great Q&A!
very surprised to hear Steven has no formal musical training,that fact gives me inspiration to pursue making music,as I came to playing late in life,and with the time constraints of family life,don't have the time for formal lessons.
If you can find an hour every fortnight I’ll teach you, online...
Such a great interview. It's inspiring to know that you can write on a very high level without having to master musical theory first. I'm also happy to hear that Steve is a Riverside fan and would rather work with the surviving members than 2016 David Gilmour, not that I'd sneeze at the chance.
Theory is a good friend if you don't know what to do.
When he talks about pendulum I cannot believe he just wrote the lyrics! The melody and harmony on it are also very wilsonish. The fountain is undoubtedly my favourite pendulum song. It’s fantastic that Rob is into Wilson yet it’s such a shame that it doesn’t come through more in their music
I never thought I would ever hear Steven Wilson say "Pokemons" LMAO!!! 28:29 Great interview, this man is truly an intellectual and hopefully he remains in the music business for the long hall.
Thanks, very interesting interview
I am quite shocked right now, did he really say he doesn´t know who Devin Townsend is???? I guess there are still a lot of surprises left in the world
Yes, that was an awkward moment
I hadn't heard of Devin Townsend either...
+Chuixupu I had heard of him but was never interested.
I was really surprised he didn't know Tesseract or Animals as Leaders too
Yeah, that's a bit strange.. But Steven is more into classic prog and doesn't really listen to the later artists, unless he works with them.
Still, not having even heard of him is strange. Didn't they ever play together in the same events?
Enjoyed it immensely Steven please keep the format, maybe I'll get a question in next time.
Damn...i missed this! I really wanted to ask Steven, or better tell him that i absolutely love the fact that the music and the video of Routine are completely in sync with eachother! The music and the vid are enforcing eachother totaly! Not only compliments to Steven but also to the person(s) who created this video!! Brilliant song btw....
Thank you for finally coming to Salt Lake City for the first time ever Steven!
He stays hydrated.
"Heart Attack in the Layby is about not able to put things right. Cheerful song!" Yeah, right!
Every interview I see with Steven the more impressed I am, I'm new to him and P/T. Interesting how he picked The Elephant Man as his favourite Lynch film, as a Lynch fan I agree for the same reasons.
Par pur hasard et en lisant les médias américains auxquels je suis abonnée , je me suis attardée sur le parcours de ce chanteur inconnu , très honoré dans son pays par la musique produite ... Pas facile de comprendre tout ce languague quand on ne détient que les bases et certaines phrases ... Que la gloire et la reconnaissance encensent son parcours qui peuvent faire naître une vraie légende tant vaste est l'Univers musical ... Une voie royale s'ouvre sur une Voix ! --Prédiction espérée -
I believe Steven Wilson should do a new album called antidote!! Music will be the antidote for humanity! Thank you mr. Wilson
Sad to hear he has the same misconception of what music education is about as so many others. When you study composing or arranging or anything like that you don't learn rules for how to write music. You get a bunch of shortcuts and tools to facilitate your creation process. Knowledge of harmonics lets you analyse the ideas that pop up in your head, knowledge of arranging 4-part movements for choir and strings allows you to figure out why your arrangement sounds weird even though the chords are right, knowledge of different instruments teaches you what they are capable of as well as what they can't do, and so on... What people tend to think of as "rules" is basically just a body of knowledge about music physics with a lot of stuff about causality ("if I do this, it will sound like this"). Nothing is ordering you to write in a certain way (unless you specifically want to write, say, baroque music).
I know that many of Wilson's favourite artists have quite a rigorous musical training. What IS true however is that many music students don't proceed making music of their own, 'cause they're busy delving into what music has already been created. Also, of course there are those who possess knowledge but lack creativity and still try to make music but there's no reason to blame their musical training for that.
Sorry, just had to get this off my chest 'cause I'm getting kinda tired of hearing how I lack creativity and feeling just because I'm educated in music.
i taught myself to play guitar.. just by fuckin around but i know nothing of chords or modes, scales bla bla bla... i have the creativity in the sense that i play a note or a few notes and can hear something original in my head, then its a matter of trial and error finding the notes in my head on the fretboard and getting it up to speed. i truly feel that if i was to learn music theory or w.e even just what the terms ment and did it would be 100% easier to get the finished product. i recently bout a recording interface and holy shit talk about overwhelming.
I didn't get a sense that he was against formal training, only that it wouldn't work, or wasn't necessary, for him. I consider him the greatest composer of his generation so for me, he's figured something out on his own. Formal training may have altered his approach, taking away some of the brilliant music so many of us love.
Oh, don't get me wrong. I have the utmost respect for musicians that get along with nothing but a great ear. All I'm saying is that too often the same respect isn't shown back at people who HAVE been formally trained. It's almost as if you should feel bad for studying music (which you do because you love it) and that doesn't feel fair. Very strange how so many feel that they can judge music education if they've never had it.
I would also argue that Wilson as well as you, Krookiemonster, do have knowledge about music, since you've practiced it a long time. The only difference is you haven't learned the terminology, which is not at all necessary for being able to write music, but could be handy when you want to communicate your music to a band for example.
Also, rock music doesn't even have a fully encompassing theory around it (at least not yet), so there aren't even any rules to learn here. I know a fair amount about relations between chords but I still improvise quite randomly and without thinking too much when I write songs (slightly proggy stuff). The brain comes in afterwards when you want to get the stuff on paper for the rest of the band.
And again, no, Wilson's claim here about the best rock music being done by people with no training is not the worst I've heard. It's just the general mindset, the despise for people who have studied music, that bothers me and that mindset is not uncommon here in Sweden for example.
lol I sense butthurt. sorry for being so brash but really I cant put in any other way. its not his thing, which is a very polite way of putting it. he doesnt believe that education or formal training is a superior way of making or indulging in music.
I do agree with him though so go ahead and call me biased...
in my mind, categorizing and measuring and having it all in fine little boxes of definitions takes away from music, what music is supposed to be. its supposed to be emotion and feeling, or at least that is when I get the most from it.
I really appreciate technical music as well, but having a scholarly approach of numbers and terms and so on, I think takes away from the outcome or the point of it basically.
thank you for this q&a session upload...i really enjoyed anticipating his answers and hope he does it again. however, i wish i had known it was going to happen beforehand, then i would have watched it live, and MAYBE had a question answered myself lol love you SW!!!
40:22 - for all of you looking for the iconic moment
Good god please make another Storm Corrosion. So hauntingly beautiful. Ljudet or whatever it's called is something else.
nice to see you, Steven Wilson!! Perfect Prog-Documentary on ARTE!!!
Go to 40:00 if you want some Mikael holding a sword photo.
Steven Wilson is Harry Potter...
Clever Guy and of course great musician, Songwriter And Producer! my fave contemporary artist. 👍
What a man. It seems his only flaw is his underestimation of computer games.
Yes! do it again.. We would love to watch.. :)
Amazing Q&A: very interesting and honest. You should definitely plan more Q&A's like this
he's been 27 for decades
"Happy Returns" is one of my favourite tracks on "Hand Cannot Erase".
13:03 That broke my heart. I agree with him, but you know, i always wanted to make music like him so i've studied and trained like he says and when i hear that "again" it really gets me. I don't have the talent....
I don’t think you should say that you don’t have the talent, especially if you are comparing yourself to one of the greatest songwriters that ever lived. You should never give up trying to invent music and reproducing it out of your head. I’m trying to do so and i think that having a musical theory background will help you to develop the music you create. Mostly, you should never let these thoughts stop you from creating music
@@masterballs8571 Thank you, that's very kind of you. I won't give up on composing!
And if you may... i invite you to my channel to check my music out!
Been listening to/watching this for the past two days - still not done - as I regularly have to pause, open up a new youtube window, and listen to the stuff that gets mentioned, e.g. the first PT album, Insurgentes, No Man, Vermillioncore (love that song) etc. This guy is just too prolific. Am I the only one experiencing this "problem"? :)
I saw you February 21,2019 Opera Copenhagen! First time and I WAS SO EMOTIONAL. Deb @ Deborahbarcomb led me to you. See you on all your next tours
I love him
Thankyou for this.
16:47 This really hurts holy shit... He talks about Porcupine Tree like some funny mistake he did when he was younger
@Réd Rôsé All down to $$$. A lot of touring and recording and they really never broke through. It was time to try something else.
@@regaltip8A they still made a lot of money. Have you seen Stevens studio?
I understand the Porcupine Tree thing. Indirect it almost feels like he's saying.."move on".
But, to be an creative artist you cant stand still i guess.
And also, it seems to me that Steven always scaning the society/world/technology and how it is to be human in present time and puts it into the music with so much depth, soul and thought behind it.
Thats what i like about him, he can seem kinda pretentious overall somtimes. But, he has the position to be so.
And in these times, with all the silly music that comes out, i think we should be happy that someone still manage to keep the passion up and keep delivering really good music and apparently still believe in music.
That's just my opinion :)
@@freda6542 yea i completely get why we wants he always wants change and to try new things. But it is rather sad how dismissive he is of Porcupine Tree. I guess it over shadows his solo work. Don't suppose you have any suggestions of people like Steven?
@@maxlove8894 You mean similar artists?
Sorry, cant write with this phone atm :D
Is it just me, or does Steven Wilson sound exactly like Nigel from Spinal Tap?
I liked it and I find it educational!
Wish I had a Mellotron in my 'studio'. :-(
I wish I had a studio.
I find it hilarious how the reply has so many more likes
too bad that he actually said, that PT dosen't exist anymore :(
I'm really really disappointed that there won't be a DVD/Blu-ray of the HCNE-Tour :( What a shame. I saw it live twice and it was such a fantastic show!!! I would buy it, like I bought all his DVDs before!
I wouldn't be a Peter Gabriel fan today if I hadn't seen the Secret World Tour on DVD about 15 years ago. I was too young watching it live and I wasn't really interested in that kind of music back then.
stellar1980 Did he say that?
Funny how he thinks watching a TV series for 50 hours is a waste of time, but watching football isn't
Especialy HBO shows. Some of their productions are the nearest thing TV has seen to visual art.
In your opinion. Many people actually enjoy watching sport.
wait a minuet..... You and Mikael didn't put so much pressure on yourselves n you guys created storm corrosion? Arguably one of the best records that human race ever heard?? KILL ME
ohhh steven YOU MUST LISTEN to animals and tesseract
The friend that got me into Steven's music is way into those groups as well. Funny how these groups all hold each other up where the other group falls, gives us fans bunch to listen to
totally agree
Is that Marco Minnemann’s rubber chicken in the photo for the video?
I WOULD LOVE to hear a soundtrack from Steven. Year Of The Plague or The Raven That Refused To Sing seem so cinematic to me, for example.
that was great, thanks!!
Very inspiring. :)
I know 😉
Do this again please
Meshuggah! I'm hardly surprised. genius knows genius, so of course steven has listened to meshuggah hahaha
and oh so right about djent co. later on. I couldn't agree more
Meshuggah is a great band! They put a lot of jazz influences in their music.
Eh, he's got a super closed minded view on djenty bands though. Like, brushing TesseracT off as a Meshuggah ripoff is just... wrong.
you should listen to animals as leaders. you will be pleasently surprised!
lets do it again soon...
"porcupine tree doesn't exist " bibblethump :'O
26:31 Hey you know, that's a pretty good point.
53:11 Very bad Steven, you should know Devin Townsend, of course you know him - the impulsive gesture of rejection of your hands betrays you -., he is magnificent and in top of the game. Indeed, could be so interesting to see You & Devin up there in stage. You will dominate the musical world. But as long as you don´t want, neither to know him, Devin is gaining terrain. He is the best now days.
7:12 Lmao
I respect steven's point of view, but I don't think Gilmour was past his prime at that venice concert in '89, where the band played a stunning rendition of "sorrow", as well as "dogs of war" and "yet another movie". it's probably the one show I wish I had been there for, although I hate crowds and don't hang out at concerts. but he's quite a bit younger than Gilmour, so I can see what he means. Gilmour is great, he's talented as hell, but his style is his style, it's always there. I see steven as being a bit different in that he has so many influences and ideas of his own. he's prolific as hell because he strives for so many different things to say and ways to say them, musically speaking. that's not saying Gilmour lacks anything (god, i'm sweating because I don't wanna say anything that remotely sounds like i'm criticizing him! lol) but steven has many "styles". and here again, I don't want to say that the wrong way. two different mindsets, that's all. there is obviously lots of music in steven's head that he wants to express with different sounds. however, if I had to pick 2 favorite songs of all time, by 2 favorite artists, they would be "arriving somewhere....." when steven was with porcupine tree, and "sorrow", pf. both live versions. to me, those two songs are what I call "perfect". lyrically and musically perfect. transporting. I never tire of either live performance. good interview, though. he's obsessed with music, and that's a good thing.
I KNOW YOU KNWO THAT YOUR BEST WORK WAS WITH PORCUPINE TREE. DONT RUN AWAY FROM IT STEVEN
Abhishek Sharma Luminol is the best thing he's ever done
Raider 2 is my favorite from him
I’d thought of you as a Jeff Buckley! Wayyy better tho I adore him
Cool Cat!! Keeping it Real!! ;-)!!!
i wonder why in alot of his songs he sings about driving and pills.. if something happened in his life involving those thi gs maybe an accident or something
Ghosts, too.
16:50 the future begs to differ (and it bites most recently)
The fact that he call 'em "Computer games" it's kinda cute and cringy at the same time haha
Pendulum are Australian innt?
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steven, the band pendulum are australian, not brits. 👍
I thought Pendulum were from Australia
Doesn't know Devin Townsend? hmmmm... strange
periphery, skyharbor, tesseract, and animals as leaders sound nothing like messugah besdies the fact that they use a style inspired by them.
logic pro X lol
12:45 nope
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31:55 :D
It's pretty ironic that you refuse to be characterized by a genre, and simultaneously dismiss other bands in the exact same fashion. It's pretty easy to see you're just jealous of the traction they gained and don't have the mechanical skill to even attempt to play it. Also, you claim to be in the "music business" instead of the "entertainment business" while your new music is boring generic garbage riding off the coattails of porcupine tree - It's a one-time listen story telling experience and you know it. The only reason it's at all relevant is because it's crutched by a bunch of hired gun musicians (which is the only reason I stumbled upon this interview in the first place.) This is why many people who used to be your fans like myself moved on.
Was just watching this again and had the "AH HA!" moment :p . . .
Akerfeldt and Steve talking about Metal cliches . . .
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