“I grew up listening to bands like the Cure, Joy Division, Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance - these are the bands that I actually grew up with, and I always had these things in my taste, too. And I always loved industrial music as well: I listened to Throbbing Gristle, SPK, Cabaret Voltaire. And shoegaze bands like Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine.”

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.