Heroes

After getting our flu jabs first thing this morning, I (Chris) dashed round to Stevenage. It was an opportunity to meet one of my musical heroes, Stephen Wilson. I’ve been a fan since the early 1990s, beginning with his then band No Man before then following Porcupine Tree, a band he led and more recently his solo career. Last week his latest album was released reaching number 4 on the UK album chart.

Today was a chance to pick up an autographed copy of that album and have a few words with the man himself. He was very chatty and he was quite surprised to find a fan that had followed for so long despite his shifting career through bands and genres. They say you should never meet your heroes but this wasn’t the case.