Steven Wilson believes that music has lost some of it’s power, in a speech today.
Wilson has been in the music industry for over 30 years. Music has slipped down the list of things that matter to young people, according to an interview he did with Rob Moore.
He argued that music has become more about what is familiar, not what is new, when it comes to pop and mainstream music. He said that he grew up believing in the power of music to change the way people think about the world.
One of the most avant-garde experimental, ambitious pieces of pop music to ever get to number one in the charts is Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody.’” It was number one for a million weeks. It’s possible. Is it still possible right now? In the year 2022. I would love to be proven wrong but I don’t think so.
Wilson stated that he feels that being an artist today is more about making content rather than music.
He believed that the last band who had the power to bring about cultural change and influence the way people thought about rock music and how they dressed was Nirvana.
You can listen to the full interview.