Jessica Hopper

Essayist

Birthday September 5, 1976

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace United States

Age 47 years old

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About

Writer who rose to fame for her 2015 compilation of essays The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic. She published her memoir Night Moves in 2018.

Before Fame

She began writing music criticism during her teen years. She began writing for the Minneapolis-based magazine City Pages at age 16.

Trivia

She has had pieces featured in the Chicago Tribune and Spin. She has worked as the editorial director of music for MTV.

Family Life

She is mother to two sons.

Associated With

She provided emotional context for Björk's 2015 album Vulnicura, and won praise for her writing.