Editing Steven Wilson (section)

==Personal life==
Wilson prefers to keep a low profile, following the example of musicians from bands like [[Radiohead]], [[Pink Floyd]] and [[Tool (band)|Tool]],<ref name="hl">{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Classic Rock Magazine]] (Heavy Load)|title=Steven Wilson on chaos theory and rumours|first=Paul|last=Elliott|pages=146|issue=178|location=United Kingdom|date=December 2012}}</ref><ref name="metal storm">{{cite web|url=http://www.metalstorm.ee/pub/interview.php?interview_id=453|author=Jeff|location=Toulouse, France|title=Porcupine Tree interview (01/2008)|website=[[Metal Storm (webzine)|Metal Storm]]|publication-date=1 January 2008|date=19 November 2007|access-date=7 April 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927085330/http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/interview.php?interview_id=453|archive-date=27 September 2011}}</ref> but he shares snapshots of his life on Instagram.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/stevenwilsonhq/|title= Steven Wilson • Instagram|website=Instagram.com|access-date=12 December 2020}}</ref> He shared the news that he married his girlfriend Rotem in September 2019, subsequently sharing the news and a wedding picture on his Instagram page.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ZzSLoAfkI/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B2ZzSLoAfkI |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Steven Wilson on Instagram: "Happiest day of my life marrying the love of my life! #happiestdayofmylife #beautifulbridesmaids #thewilsons Thank you @klaraforce for the…"|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=2019-12-07}}{{cbignore}}</ref> His wife has two girls from her previous marriage. His family has also set up an Instagram account for their dog Bowie Wilson, named after [[David Bowie]].

Wilson is a [[Veganism|vegan]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-24 |title=Steven Wilson (@stevenwilsonhq) |url=https://www.instagram.com/stevenwilsonhq/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Instagram}}</ref> and an [[Atheism|atheist]], and although fascinated by the subject of religion, he is a strong critic of [[organised religion]].<ref name="innerviews1"/> He believes in not imposing his views, but to express them through stories and characters, saying, "I think that is all you can do as an artist. Not preach to your audience but just reflect the world with all its flaws and joys." He does not smoke and does not use recreational drugs, except for an occasional drink.<ref name="Rollingindia">{{cite web |last=Shaikh |first=Nabeela |date=3 February 2016 |title=Steven Wilson: 'Being an Artist is All About Being Selfish' |url=http://rollingstoneindia.com/steven-wilson-rolling-stone-india-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217010151/http://rollingstoneindia.com/steven-wilson-rolling-stone-india-interview/ |archive-date=17 February 2016 |access-date=6 June 2016 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone|Rolling Stone India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jambands.com/features/2013/03/11/steven-wilson-standing-on-the-branches-of-a-giant-tree?4|title=Steven Wilson: Standing on the Branches of a Giant Tree|page=4|access-date=6 June 2016|date=11 March 2013|first=Randy|last=Ray|website=jambands.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619184004/http://www.jambands.com/features/2013/03/11/steven-wilson-standing-on-the-branches-of-a-giant-tree?4|archive-date=19 June 2016}}</ref> In a 2016 article he expressed his admiration for Israel and was critical of musicians such as [[Roger Waters]] who have boycotted Israel.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet Steven Wilson, the anti-Roger Waters|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/meet-steven-wilson-the-anti-roger-waters-452881|access-date=2022-01-22|first=David|last=Brinn|website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com|date=3 May 2016 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In a June 2022 interview with [[Qobuz]] alongside [[Richard Barbieri]], he mentioned that ''[[Zeit (Tangerine Dream album)|Zeit]]'' by the [[German people|German]] [[electronic music]] pioneers [[Tangerine Dream]] was his favourite album of all time; he called the band the "birth of [[ambient music]]."<ref>{{cite web |title=Porcupine Tree One Cover One Word Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8aLtMdR7k0 |access-date=23 June 2022 |website=Youtube | date=22 June 2022 |publisher=[[Qobuz]]}}</ref>