Being Quote 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…

— 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,…

— 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.

— 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 huge reverb…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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 you, your…

— 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 don't know…

— Jon Hopkins