He talks about what it means to be a good musician
Musician Steven Wilson spoke with TeamRock about his thoughts on Roger Waters and Michael Akerfeldt of Opeth.
“When Mikael [Akerfeldt] says that he’s a mediocre vocalist and guitarist, I understand what he’s saying – I feel the same way. But he’s a great musician – and that has nothing to do with skill. A great musician is one who thinks brilliantly about music.”.
Brian Eno is one of them – he can't play anything, but the way he thinks about music is brilliant.
Roger Waters, arguably the worst musician in Pink Floyd, is another one – he's responsible for many hits. Mikael is in the same category. I'd like to see him [Mikael Akerfeldt] make an album focusing on his songwriting because he's a great composer.”
