Ben Hopkins Quotes

I'm always asking friends what new music they're into, and I love showing people new talented artists.

I'm a real music fan, so I listen to all kinds of music all the time. I listen to a lot of what my friends or people I know are listening to. I'm always checking out new bands.

The best way for me to discover new music is through YouTube, and through my readers emailing me stuff.

The girl that introduced The Smiths' song 'Asleep' to me was an important musical influence that I met in college. From there it's been an ongoing journey of different bands at different times, introducing bands and songs to me.

With other people, you're always swapping music. Somebody is always listening to something you've never heard. It's a great way to hear all sorts of new things.

I'm new to a lot of people, and I don't think anyone wants to listen to 16 tracks of a new artist.

I was that kid who made his friends listen to the albums they didn't want to.

One of my best friends is quite into rap, and I'm always being introduced to music by him.

I remember the first time my friend Colin Lewis, who used to be a judge with me on a show on MuchMusic called 'disBAND,' told me, 'I think I just found your next favorite artist to adore.' He sent me The Weeknd, and he was completely spot on. The Weeknd is literally on every playlist I have.

I'm always online looking for new music and things like that.

I actually spend very little time listening to any new music.

I was first influenced by a friend in fifth grade when he brought a Walkman to school and was listening to 'Paradise City' by Guns 'N Roses, which he had concealed within his hoodie. He put the headphones over my ears and I was completely blown away by what I heard. I'll never forget that.

I don't listen to music. I very rarely listen to music. I only listen for information. I listen when a friend sends me a song or a new record.

YouTube is a good way to discover new music now because it comes up with that thing at the side with other artists you might like.

I kind of date my musical discovery back to when I was 13 years old, getting my iTunes account and using that as a major tool to discover new music.

I love finding EPs for bands that you just discover.

I have teenagers, so I listen to a lot of music. They turn me on to great music.

I've really never discovered a band from Spotify or anything. I've really only discovered it from friends.

I feel it's my responsibility to turn people on to great music.

I'm just out of touch with new music in general, and I only know about it if I'm hanging out with someone that knows about it, or I catch it on YouTube.

I'm always searching for new music, and I change what I listen to on a regular basis.

I don't think people buy records because of anything that happens on Facebook. They buy records cause they're friends say 'I bought this record and I love it.'

People send me CDs all the time because I love music. It's great. I listen to them in my dressing room or in my car.

If I love a song I hope to find a way to get other people to love it too.

I don't trawl record shops anymore. I usually hear music in bars or at friends' houses.