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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Jon Hopkins

I've always lived in my head, which is very easy to do when you live and work in a city.

— 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…

— 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…

— Jon Hopkins

I always liked the idea of shaving the back of my head and getting a tattoo of my own face there so…

— 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…

— Jon Hopkins

Learning how to be calm and centered in any situation is a skill for life, whatever you do.

— 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…

— Jon Hopkins

I'm actually a big fan of turning off my phone and ignoring it for large chunks of the day.

— Jon Hopkins

Sometimes I think elements of 'Open Eye Signal' are better live. I do this really crazy stuff at the end, but I…

— 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.

— Jon Hopkins

When I was 23, I felt like I was further back than when I was 21. After two solo albums for this…

— Jon Hopkins

Whenever I've improved, gone up a level in sound-making, it's been because I've done an album.

— Jon Hopkins

Meditation gives you back one or two sleep cycles every time you do it. Do it every day and it goes quite…

— Jon Hopkins

I like to have an album arc that comes from an experience rather than a story.

— Jon Hopkins

It's really important for me to have a record which has a strong narrative feel to it.

— Jon Hopkins

It is funny how we talk about nature as this separate entity when we are nature, and nature is us.

— Jon Hopkins

When I did 'Immunity,' even though I did a film score at the beginning and also at the end, I was left…

— Jon Hopkins

For me, the most important thing is to keep everything moving very fast, so when I have an idea, I can realize…

— Jon Hopkins

What do I call my music? Beats with melodies.

— Jon Hopkins

A night out isn't just chaos and hedonism. It can be beautiful as well and there's a sadness to the end of…

— Jon Hopkins

I was guided into piano lessons and 'guided' is a nice way of saying 'forced.' I don't regret it, but I think…

— Jon Hopkins

You don't make this kind of music expecting to have to do TV press and stuff like that. I don't mind doing…

— Jon Hopkins