[3] Her mother was a newspaper editor, her father a journalist and her stepfather a prosecutor, all of which Hopper has described as fueling her interest in journalism and investment in finding the truth more generally.

[6] A feminist punk, Hopper was encouraged by music critic Terri Sutton to find her own "staunch and caustic and uncompromising" voice.

[7][9][11] Writing in The Guardian, Laura Snapes described Hopper as "one of a handful of music journalists whose every new piece feels like an event.

When Björk's latest album Vulnicura leaked in January, it was Hopper’s interview that provided the record's heartbreaking context.

[12] Hopper directed a four-part documentary series called Women Who Rock, which debuted in July 2022 on EPIX.