Jon Hopkins

For me, the score is one of the main characters of a film.

— Jon Hopkins

I'm a massive catastrophist by nature.

— Jon Hopkins

As a teenager, you don't really have restraint.

— Jon Hopkins

Nothing competes with the buzz of making your own record.

— Jon Hopkins

I just love the hypnosis of a single bass drum.

— Jon Hopkins

Music is an expression, a deep-seated feeling.

— Jon Hopkins

I'm an example of someone who got a bit more focused as I got older.

— Jon Hopkins

Meditation is a regular part of my day, every day.

— Jon Hopkins

I learned over the years to trust that the subconscious is going to provide guidance.

— Jon Hopkins

I've tried to do every album in a different style, which is why I tend to leave a fair bit of time…

— 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 think there's a spiritual element to dancing in general. There's a reason why in every culture, dancing seems to be in…

— 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

Overall, 'Singularity' has a certain lightness to it compared to 'Immunity.' It's less closed off; it doesn't have that claustrophobic sound.

— Jon Hopkins

I love exploring the hypnotic elements of music, and because of that there are very long tracks on 'Immunity.'

— Jon Hopkins

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

— Jon Hopkins

I'm not someone who can just be paid to play keyboards on songs. I tried to do it - I needed the…

— Jon Hopkins

I have an obsession with making an album rather than a collection of tracks. For me it's like making a film -…

— Jon Hopkins

I really don't use that much stuff. I think it's good to know a few pieces of equipment very well, rather than…

— Jon Hopkins

As soon as I finish meditating, I get a beautiful feeling of expanded consciousness. When I'm in this headspace I can make…

— Jon Hopkins

I was always fascinated particularly with synths: how they looked and stuff that when you're a kid you're like this is the…

— 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

I did classical music when I was a teenager, but the experience of performing a classical concert felt too frighteningly pristine for…

— Jon Hopkins

I have always been interested in incorporating real places into the music I make. Bringing the outside into the controlled world of…

— Jon Hopkins

I don't want to make an album which is full of brutal and jarring techno.

— Jon Hopkins

What do I call my music? Beats with melodies.

— Jon Hopkins

I'm very impulsive and I always had a belief in instinct leading the way.

— Jon Hopkins

I'm not keen on interfering with nature; I don't want to edit my genome.

— Jon Hopkins

Making music has always had a therapeutic effect on me.

— Jon Hopkins

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

— Jon Hopkins

Transcendental meditation in particular is very useful in terms of unlocking those deeper parts of the subconscious where ideas are floating.

— Jon Hopkins

The process of repeating a rhythm while it gently evolves has an incredible effect on the brain, or on mine anyway.

— Jon Hopkins

Writing music - particularly music without lyrics - calls almost exclusively on the subconscious.

— Jon Hopkins

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

— Jon Hopkins

Your music essentially reflects everything you do, everything you've been through, in the deepest part of you.

— Jon Hopkins

I just love switching stuff off and going for a run, or sitting down and eating cake.

— 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

I love starting a track in one place and not knowing where it's going to end up.

— Jon Hopkins

I don't believe in getting a lot of new gear all the time, so I get very deeply into one instrument and…

— Jon Hopkins

You can't allow your creative sessions to be dominated by miniscule editing processes.

— Jon Hopkins