ThemoreIthoughtaboutit,themoreIrealisedmycareerhasbeenunusual.HowdidImanagetodoeverythingwrongbutstillenduponthefrontcoverofmagazines,headliningworldtoursandachievingTop5albums?HowdidIattractsuchobsessiveandfanaticalfans,manyofwhomtakeeverythingIdoorsayverypersonally,whichissimultaneouslyflatteringbutcanalsobetremendouslyfrustrating?EventhisIsomehowcultivatedwithoutsomehowmeaningto.Myaccidentalcareer.LimitedEditionofOneisunlikeanyothermusicbookyouwilleverhaveread.Partthelong-awaitedmemoirofStevenWilson:whosecelebratedbandPorcupineTreebeganasteenagefictionbeforeunintentionallyevolvingintoarealitythatencompassedGrammy-nominatedrecordsandsold-outshowsaroundtheworld,beforehesetoutforanevenmoresuccessfulsolocareer.Partthestoryofatwenty-firstcenturyartistwhoachievedchart-toppingmainstreamsuccesswithouteverbecomingpartofthemainstream.FromAbbatoStockhausen,viaacollectionofconversationsandthoughtpiecesontheartoflistening,therulesofcollaboration,listsoflists,personalstories,professionaladventurism(includingfood,film,TV,modernart),oldschoolrockstardom,howtonegotiateanobsessivefanbaseandsurviveonsocialmedia,anddream-feverstorytelling.
