Prog “I’d been communicating with about a film that we’re making about [ was released in 2014]. Nick told me he was working with Steven Wilson. I’d heard of Steven but I wasn’t familiar with his solo stuff.
So he said they’d be in LA at the House Of Blues, and would I like to come? I came down absolutely not knowing what to expect – and I came out of there a different person! It was really amazing and inspiring, and it touched a place in me creatively that was really powerful. One of my friends is a drummer called Brooks Wackerman [ , , ]. He’s a fan of .
The second time I went to see Steven Wilson with my wife – right up in the nosebleed seats at Club Nokia – there’s this different drummer, not . I’m like, “Wow, that guy looks like a Wackerman!” And it was Brooks’ brother Chad! That show was on another level. I saw the video production, the animations.
.. it was a huge moment for me.
The collaboration with [animator] is really special. In a positive way I’m almost jealous – I wish we had a collaborator like that for [Cope and Metallica went on to collaborate in 2016]. I’ve waved the flag in Metallica for Steven Wilson.
I think when they see him live they’ll be impressed It sounds crazy, but I love that stuff – I’m a big fan of and they use that visual side really well. When I saw live, I had tears in my eyes, it was so powerful. Steven certainly opened that door for me again.
Now every time he comes through LA, I’ll have to go. He�.
