[9] In October 1996, he started a live music venue with Brendan McCauley, called The Crescent Arts Centre.

[11] Hopkins toured Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the United States for 3 months until Quinn had fully recovered.

His first signing was Johnny McDaid who then went onto write with many artists including Ed Sheeran, Birdy and Robbie Williams.

In September 2023, Lightbody announced on Instagram that Quinn and Paul Wilson decided to leave Snow Patrol.

[18] He proposed to his longtime girlfriend, industrial designer Mariane Røkke at Snow Patrol's homecoming show at Ward Park in 2007.

Guests included the band, past Snow Patrol collaborator and bandmate Iain Archer and singer Declan O'Rourke.

1991 – "Kick It in the Head";[22][23] 1995 – Sense EP 1997 – Pure Groove[24] 1998 – Songs for Polarbears 2001 – When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up 2003 – Final Straw 2006 – Eyes Open 2008 – A Hundred Million Suns 2009 – Up to Now 2011 – Fallen Empires 2013 – Greatest Hits 2018 – Wildness