Jon Hopkins Quotes

Jon Hopkins

Profession : Musician

Birth : August 15, 1979

I love that tension between machine sounds and organic sounds, and also the contrast between abrasive sounds and soft sounds.

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 our DNA.

Jon Hopkins

Ironically, my tastes aren't that experimental, and I wouldn't describe my music on the surface as being overtly experimental, either.

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I love truly forward-thinking music, and I'm not even sure I'd describe my work as that, even.

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

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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, where I experienced enough melancholia to feed any number of electronic records.

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I have an obsession with making an album rather than a collection of tracks. For me it's like making a film - it's the perfect length of time to tell a story.

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

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Music has always been so integral to my life. It's always been my work and my passion.

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I was drawn to music from a super early age. At school, my ego co-opted it to some degree and I would use it to gain some sort of social credibility.

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Making music has always had a therapeutic effect on me.

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

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I'm not interested in making an album that's just dark and pummelling for an hour, nor am I interested in making a beatless record from start to finish.

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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 a certain track or album helped them through tough times, or kept them sane.

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

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

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

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