Quotes by Jon Hopkins

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

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

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

I tend to listen to podcasts while running. I don't like to listen to music because my brain would try to get me to run in time with it.

If you're a traveling artist, you probably experience insomnia at some point. You need things to be the right temperature, the right light... it's essential.

For me, the most important thing is to keep everything moving very fast, so when I have an idea, I can realize it and make it audible as soon as possible.

Sometimes I hear records that are being recorded at the absolute highest quality, and I just don't like the sound of it.

Maybe I'm just stubborn about learning new things - I can't stand learning new programs - but any sound I can imagine, I can make with SoundForge. And I'm using the old version, like 4.5 from 1999. I use it for every sound.

Some machine-y music is great, but you can apply any groove to any song now - there's literally a massive drop-down menu on most programs. And that's what takes the human being out of the process.

It's great to do something that makes your brain just switch to a different mode, and music can do that really powerfully.