If you like Pink Floyd and wonder what they must have been like at their creative peak, check out Steven Wilson. He appears to leave his ego outside the studio door, and by pairing the best musicians for the job to each round of new songs, he still has years left in his creative tank.
eg could David Gilmour have played the final solo on this track? Play it maybe, but jam this first take and nail it to the point it is unedited? Nope. Inviting Guthrie Govan to participate on an album or two is one simple example of the genius touch packaged up in many SW songs! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ce1XG4RhwU Back to painting.