21 Ben Hopkins Quotes for You to Enjoy

Ben Hopkins

British Director

Born: 1969

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I'm a freewheeling flower-child falling down the stairs constantly. Ben Hopkins

Down Constantly Falling Stairs

I'd say, at the end of the day, you know, from a songwriting practice standpoint, you write songs to make yourself feel something true and validating, and cathartic, maybe, and then whoever responds to it is, like, out of your control. Ben Hopkins

Day You Yourself End Of The Day Practice Control Validating Say Responds Out Something Write Songs Songwriting True Feel Like Know Cathartic Make End Maybe Then Your Standpoint Whoever

I think the earnestness of what we're saying and what other bands like us are totally saying - or other queer bands - is 'We exist.' Ben Hopkins

Saying Think Other Earnestness Totally Like Queer Exist Bands Us

When you're a queer person put in the spotlight, you're supposed to have all the answers. Ben Hopkins

You Put Supposed Spotlight Answers Queer Person

If you listen to PWR BTTM, or to Gloss, If you look at me on stage, it can make you feel less alone. It makes you feel like you're a queer person and you have this singular power, but it's not like we're a brand. We're just real. Ben Hopkins

Alone Me You Power Stage Feel Like Look Make Makes Gloss Real Queer Singular Brand Person Listen Just Less

When fringe groups gather, there is power in that. Ben Hopkins

Power Fringe Groups Gather

There is power in organization. There is power in a community. People have always wanted to destroy communities. Ben Hopkins

People Organization Power Community Destroy Always Wanted Communities

Is punk dressing up in leather jackets? No. It's having a counter-cultural perspective. Ben Hopkins

Perspective Punk Dressing Having Leather Up Jackets

PWR BTTM fans dress up better than we do. Ben Hopkins

Better Fans Dress Dress-Up Up Than

Like my gender, sometimes things don't come out right the first time. Ben Hopkins

Time Sometimes Gender First Out Come Like First Time Right Things

It's not about the individual notes. It's about the energy. Ben Hopkins

Energy About Individual Notes

I think that when you're queer, you grow up with these kinds of men who might have made you feel small because of who you are. They could be part of your family, or somebody on the street, or a teacher. Ben Hopkins

PWR BTTM isn't the only queer rock band. We've been lucky to receive a platform. If you go on Bandcamp and search for 'queer rock,' you can find 150,000 bands that you could love more than PWR BTTM. Ben Hopkins

Love You Band Find More Only Could Rock Rock Band Go Queer Been Than Bands Search Lucky Platform Receive

A lot of my queer development as a kid came from trawling the Internet. Ben Hopkins

Internet Kid Development Came Queer Lot

I know what we're going to do as PWR BTTM. We're going to put a new record out; we're going to go on tour a lot, and we're going to do cool stuff. We're going to try to be kind to our friends and family and loved ones. And we're going to look cute. Ben Hopkins

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