“I don't want to make an album which is full of brutal and jarring tech...” — Jon Hopkins Quote

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

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

“I would never advocate anyone doing anything without educating themselves and finding out exactly what they're in for.”

“Saddam Hussein was a brutal dictator.”

“For hundreds of thousands of years, life was brutal. It still is for a good chunk of the planet. The technology and wealth we enjoy in North America is a very new development in history, and I think we miss the challenges of day-to-day survival in our comparatively easy modern lives. Some people will even create problems if they have none.”

“For me, working is the ultimate vacation, for lack of a better word. Its being in-between jobs were it becomes emotional, and brutal, and draining.”