History YMMV / PorcupineTree

* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Steven Wilson, full stop.

* OneManBand: Steven played almost all instruments through ''Up The Downstair''.

* TookALevelInJerkass: Some hardcore detractors will say Wilson's attitude (mainly towards music) has changed over the years, one person pointing out Wilson's criticizing several known progressive musicians for being "the death of prog" only to incorporate said musicians's style into his later album. Of course some fans can just assume Wilson changed his mind after this, being the NiceGuy he is.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Despite the large number of drug references in some of their songs, it wasn't. Steven Wilson is committedly straight edge.
** The lyrics of [[http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/127049/ Nine Cats]]. Full stop.
** As seen below under Word Salad Lyrics, many of the lyrics prior to ''The Sky Moves Sideways'' or arguably ''Signify'' could fall under this. Nine Cats seems almost sensible compared to [[http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/127040/ The Joke's On You]].
** And then there's ''Voyage 34'', a song entirely about LSD.

* FaceOfTheBand: Music/StevenWilson is the lead singer and songwriter, [[IAmTheBand played most of the instruments himself]] on the first few Porcupine Tree albums, and has a lengthy discography of side projects and production work that goes back many years before he put the band on hiatus to focus on his solo career.

* FaceOfTheBand: Music/StevenWlison is the lead singer and songwriter, [[IAmTheBand played most of the instruments himself]] on the first few Porcupine Tree albums, and has a lengthy discography of side projects and production work that goes back many years before he put the band on hiatus to focus on his solo career.

* FaceOfTheBand: Steven Wilson is the lead singer and songwriter, [[IAmTheBand played most of the instruments himself]] on the first few Porcupine Tree albums, and has a lengthy discography of side projects and production work that goes back many years before he put the band on hiatus to focus on [[Music/StevenWilson his solo career]].

* AcceptableTargets: Technology, organized religion and the music industry.

* FaceOfTheBand: Steven Wilson ''is'' Music/PorcupineTree. On earlier PT records, [[OneManBand he actually was, as he was doing every part himself]].
** He's also a regular in several other bands like Blackfield and No-Man, has performed on albums by Music/DreamTheater, Music/{{Opeth}} and Pendulum, just to name a few. Productive guy.
** This is not even getting into his solo side projects, which aside from the obvious self-titled stuff includes Bass Communion (ambient drone music) and the Incredible Expanding Mindfuck (experimental rock). Productive doesn't even begin to cover it.