For me there hasn't been one rock star since Prince and before that David Bowie that has consistently produced musical, multi-genre masterpieces across the decades like Steven Wilson. Plus... he's so normal in person. By normal I mean of course he's not normal - who is? - but the only other rock star I got to know well personally that was as real and unaffected by bullshit fame was Ozzy. And because his career was so big, coming from the 70s when rock was the biggest medium of all, Ozzy had the mansion and pool and 24-7 arse lickers. Steven doesn't have any of that. He talked about why in the book we wrote together, Limited Edition Of One. But it still never ceases to surprise me how... normal he is, in person. Though never in the studio or onstage. That's when he sheds his mild-mannered cloak and becomes an Immortal.
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