--- title: "3 Subconscious Quotes By Jon Hopkins" description: "3 Subconscious quotes by Jon Hopkins. Plus more from Jon Hopkins and more Subconscious sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7c/jon-hopkins-6720_lyrics_writing-music-particularly-music-without_1111997.jpg" --- > [Writing music - particularly music without lyrics - calls almost exclusively on the subconscious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/writing-music-particularly-music-without-lyrics-calls-almost/) [Jon Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hopkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7c/jon-hopkins-6720_lyrics_writing-music-particularly-music-without_1111997.jpg) > [Transcendental meditation in particular is very useful in terms of unlocking those deeper parts of the subconscious where ideas are floating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/transcendental-meditation-in-particular-is-very-useful-in-terms-of/) [Jon Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hopkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/630/jon-hopkins-6720_ideas_transcendental-meditation-in-particular_2189600.jpg) > [I learned over the years to trust that the subconscious is going to provide guidance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/i-learned-over-the-years-to-trust-that-the-subconscious-is-going-to/) [Jon Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hopkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/182/jon-hopkins-6720_guidance_i-learned-over-the-years-to-trust-that-t_3168932.jpg) ## Other authors on Subconscious - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-joseph-murphy-53444.jpg) Joseph Murphy 24 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/subconscious/joseph-murphy/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-napoleon-hill-70196.jpg) Napoleon Hill 20 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/subconscious/napoleon-hill/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-ross-caligiuri-31263.jpg) Ross Caligiuri 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/subconscious/ross-caligiuri/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-ray-bradbury-77494.jpg) Ray Bradbury 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/subconscious/ray-bradbury/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-ray-dalio-77503.jpg) Ray Dalio 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/subconscious/ray-dalio/) - [Kevin Michel 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/subconscious/kevin-michel/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jack-canfield-45370.jpg) Jack Canfield 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/subconscious/jack-canfield/) - [Arca 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/subconscious/arca/) ## More by Jon Hopkins > [I don't have a huge amount of gear, but on the software side, I have a number of plug-in chains that act as abstracted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/i-don-t-have-a-huge-amount-of-gear-but-on-the-software-side-i-have-a/) [Jon Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hopkins/) > [My own personality is fairly optimistic and generally very happy, but like everyone else I've been through difficult stuff, particularly in my teenage years,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/my-own-personality-is-fairly-optimistic-and-generally-very-happy-but/) [Jon Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hopkins/) > [I always make sure there's something for the audience to connect to, in terms of my movements relating to the sounds being heard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/i-always-make-sure-there-s-something-for-the-audience-to-connect-to/) [Jon Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hopkins/) > [I've always lived in my head, which is very easy to do when you live and work in a city.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/i-ve-always-lived-in-my-head-which-is-very-easy-to-do-when-you-live/) [Jon Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hopkins/) > [The track 'Open Eye Signal,' when you hear that choir sound come in, that's actually me singing but sped up and with huge reverb…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/the-track-open-eye-signal-when-you-hear-that-choir-sound-come-in-that/) [Jon Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hopkins/) > [What kind of music keeps its relevance? That's why I purposely try and avoid any particularly current trends in electronic music. I do actively…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/what-kind-of-music-keeps-its-relevance-that-s-why-i-purposely-try-and/) [Jon Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hopkins/) > [I always liked the idea of shaving the back of my head and getting a tattoo of my own face there so that, whichever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/i-always-liked-the-idea-of-shaving-the-back-of-my-head-and-getting-a/) [Jon Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hopkins/) > [It's extraordinary to hear from people who are bereaved, or gone through a divorce, and they still take the time to tell me how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/it-s-extraordinary-to-hear-from-people-who-are-bereaved-or-gone/) [Jon Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hopkins/) > [Learning how to be calm and centered in any situation is a skill for life, whatever you do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/learning-how-to-be-calm-and-centered-in-any-situation-is-a-skill-for/) [Jon Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hopkins/) > [When you've got hardly any equipment, very little money and no access to any information, your sound is very much dictated by you, your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/when-you-ve-got-hardly-any-equipment-very-little-money-and-no-access/) [Jon Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hopkins/) > [I'm actually a big fan of turning off my phone and ignoring it for large chunks of the day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/i-m-actually-a-big-fan-of-turning-off-my-phone-and-ignoring-it-for/) [Jon Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hopkins/) > [Sometimes I think elements of 'Open Eye Signal' are better live. I do this really crazy stuff at the end, but I don't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/sometimes-i-think-elements-of-open-eye-signal-are-better-live-i-do/) [Jon Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hopkins/) > [Sometimes I hear records that are being recorded at the absolute highest quality, and I just don't like the sound of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/sometimes-i-hear-records-that-are-being-recorded-at-the-absolute/) [Jon Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hopkins/) > [When I was 23, I felt like I was further back than when I was 21. After two solo albums for this small indie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/when-i-was-23-i-felt-like-i-was-further-back-than-when-i-was-21-after/) [Jon Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hopkins/) > [Whenever I've improved, gone up a level in sound-making, it's been because I've done an album.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/whenever-i-ve-improved-gone-up-a-level-in-sound-making-it-s-been/) [Jon Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hopkins/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/subconscious/jon-hopkins/#itemlist", "name": "3 Subconscious Quotes By Jon Hopkins", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Writing music - particularly music without lyrics - calls almost exclusively on the subconscious.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Hopkins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/writing-music-particularly-music-without-lyrics-calls-almost/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7c/jon-hopkins-6720_lyrics_writing-music-particularly-music-without_1111997.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7c/jon-hopkins-6720_lyrics_writing-music-particularly-music-without_1111997.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7c/jon-hopkins-6720_lyrics_writing-music-particularly-music-without_1111997.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Writing music - particularly music without lyrics - calls almost exclusively on the subconscious.” — Jon Hopkins", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Transcendental meditation in particular is very useful in terms of unlocking those deeper parts of the subconscious where ideas are floating.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Hopkins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/transcendental-meditation-in-particular-is-very-useful-in-terms-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/630/jon-hopkins-6720_ideas_transcendental-meditation-in-particular_2189600.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/630/jon-hopkins-6720_ideas_transcendental-meditation-in-particular_2189600.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/630/jon-hopkins-6720_ideas_transcendental-meditation-in-particular_2189600.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Transcendental meditation in particular is very useful in terms of unlocking those deeper parts of the…” — Jon Hopkins", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I learned over the years to trust that the subconscious is going to provide guidance.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Hopkins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/i-learned-over-the-years-to-trust-that-the-subconscious-is-going-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/182/jon-hopkins-6720_guidance_i-learned-over-the-years-to-trust-that-t_3168932.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/182/jon-hopkins-6720_guidance_i-learned-over-the-years-to-trust-that-t_3168932.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/182/jon-hopkins-6720_guidance_i-learned-over-the-years-to-trust-that-t_3168932.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I learned over the years to trust that the subconscious is going to provide guidance.” — Jon Hopkins", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/subconscious/jon-hopkins/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/subconscious/jon-hopkins/", "name": "Subconscious Quotes by Jon Hopkins", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/subconscious/jon-hopkins/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7c/jon-hopkins-6720_lyrics_writing-music-particularly-music-without_1111997.jpg" }, "description": "3 Subconscious quotes by Jon Hopkins. 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