Ben Hopkins Quotes

When you can touch the spirit, whatever that is, and when you can feel the love, and you can feel the song is cooking and it's in the pocket, you know, everybody knows that's the one that's grooving.

You can always tell when the groove is working or not.

When I watch drummers, I always want to see energy. It's not about the proficiency of the musicianship; I'm just into the vibe and excitement of it. With drums, it's such a primeval thing.

Rhythm is the life of space of time danced through.

Music is supposed to create an associate level, wherein I and you and you and I can associate without any misunderstanding.

It's the music that brings us together.

You gotta catch the sauce. Move with me... I'm dripping sauce.

That's when I'm at my rawest. When I'm performing with the band. It's just like the groove is going, whether we're fast or slow, I can just transport myself.

Rhythm is God. I think, without rhythm, you can't create - there is no art.

The ultimate language of love is music... The ultimate connector.

If there was a wrong note, it didn't matter as long as it was rocking.

All the time, I play with a rhythm; if I'm too far out of the rhythm, I feel out of place.

With good music, yes, we can bring people together because a good song will touch your soul no matter what and where it is coming from.

I don't want to fit in. I want to make music that can reach out to people of all different ages and backgrounds and beliefs and turn us into one, groovin, 'Goodtimenation.'

Rhythm is sound in motion. It is related to the pulse, the heartbeat, the way we breathe. It rises and falls. It takes us into ourselves; it takes us out of ourselves.

The music has to drive you. That's just it. You follow it. You follow the songs.

Michael is the kind of guy who has rhythm; he has rock'n'roll in his soul, whether he really plays it or not.

For me, music is all about emotion and attitude.

I've performed in China, France, New Delhi, and Indianapolis, and everybody just allows themselves to go at it and have a good time. I think that's what I'm doing through music. It's not about 'I'm from here and you're from there.' It's about unity.

Rhythm is something you either have or don't have, but when you have it, you have it all over.

I believe that in music and in a lot of things it's kind of like surfing, you can have a really big wave sometimes and then you can have a smaller wave.

Music is the silence between the notes.

How does my music connect to an audience? That is just a complete mystery to me.

And more than anything, I like the improvisation of jazz. That's the same thing with DJ-ing. There's so much improvisation you can do with cuttin' and scratchin' that's reminiscent of jazz music, because it's all about how you feel. You're capturing a vibe and just going with it.

I skate to anything with a good beat, anything that can get me motivated.