102 Quotes by Jon Hopkins

There's never been a time when there hasn't been ritualistic dancing, and I think clubbing is our modern incarnation of that.

I was always fascinated particularly with synths: how they looked and stuff that when you're a kid you're like this is the most incredible thing in the world just to play.

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

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

I've learnt over the years to always be thinking of titles and ideas that I try to put across with just a couple of words. It's the difficult part when you're writing things that are basically abstract.

What do I call my music? Beats with melodies.

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

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

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.