“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.”

English musician, composer and multi-instrumentalist

Steven Wilson is an English musician, composer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the founder, guitarist, lead vocalist and songwriter of the progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, and for his work with Blackfield, Storm Corrosion and No-Man. His career has spanned more than 30 years, with a large body of music and a steady critical reputation. Since 2008, he has released eight solo albums, and he has received six Grammy nominations, two with Porcupine Tree, one with Storm Corrosion and three as a solo artist. In 2017, The Daily Telegraph called him a resolutely independent artist and noted his relative obscurity despite his success.