Music - Is it a constant in your life?

[Johnny Vinyl]

By that I mean "Do you have to have music playing all of the time, or most of the time?"

I'm a huge music lover, as we all are, but I've never been one of those people who has to have it available 24/7, or at least in our waking moments. I don't have an MP3 player anymore as I gave it away since I rarely used it. I also have no music on my phone, nor do I play music in my car (except when travelling long-distance). Some of my friends are surprised by this, given my passion for it.

None of this has to do with the format of the music, it's just that I don't want it around all of the time. I love the peace, quiet and serenity of the early morning hours, which I suppose is music to my ears in some ways, so it's rare that I play anything until a few hours after I wake. I've also been reading a lot more again (which I absolutely love as well), but I can't listen to music at the same time......is that weird?

So the bottom line is that I get perhaps 1-3 hours a day listening to music at most. More of course on weekends when I can take the time to really listen. I think this last part is key for me. YMMV!

 

[Keith_W]

Absolutely, although I have to say (with shame) that most of my music listening is done on my MP3 player while I am cycling to work!

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

Absolutely, although I have to say (with shame) that most of my music listening is done on my MP3 player while I am cycling to work!

No shame in that Keith! I've been known to rock out while listening to the kitchen countertop radio/CD player myself. Not exactly an "audiophile grade" experience either.

 

[LenWhite]

I listen to music via FM radio most every day casually, and 3 - 4 hours most weekday afternoons via my audio system for dedicated listening. I have a first generation ipod but rarely use it any longer. I listen to .mp3 samples before buying new music, but certainly not for sonics. Music is a very important component of my life.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

I listen all the time at my apartment, at my house and at my office. I never listen in transit, in the car and own no portable audio equipment. (Well, my phone and iPad can do it but I have never used those facilities.)

 

[GaryProtein]

I have music playing all day in my office. When I am home, background music is playing about half the time. The other half is divided among the tv being on, nothing being on and sitting to seriously listen without being disturbed. Music is playing 90% of the time in the car when I am by myself and may be on or off depending on who my passenger is. On planes, I always have my iPod.

 

[Bill Hart]

I don't listen through portable devices but there is always some riff or tune playing in my head- sometimes I have difficulty placing what it is and when i get home, if I have identified it, I play it on the system. Not being a snob, just can't stand things in my ears.
And when I drive, I've gotten to the point where unless it is a long, boring highway drive of great distance, i prefer to hear what's around me, so no more fancy music systems in cars.
I can listen over a boombox or iPad or the mid-fi TV surround system in the den without being an 'audiophile' but I don't need music playing constantly around me to hear music if you get what i mean....

 

[JackD201]

Like Bill, I prefer to hear my surroundings when in a car. I usually have a driver and I prefer to zone out in traffic. It's my introspection/meditation time. When I'm driving my play car, I prefer the sound of the V8

I like silence while working. Library type of silence to be exact.

Other than that, meaning if I'm puttering around doing casual things, I need music playing all the time.

 

[LL21]

No portables, never in office. 3-5 hours/day at nite while working...15 hours/day on weekends while working, dinner, etc...

 

[Phelonious Ponk]

I never listen to music as a background to anything else anymore. There's no judgement in that, it's just circumstances and a preference for news in the car, unless I'm learning material for the band. The commute is great for that.

Tim

 

[Bill Hart]

I never listen to music as a background to anything else anymore. There's no judgement in that, it's just circumstances and a preference for news in the car, unless I'm learning material for the band. The commute is great for that.

Tim

I am always wary of other drivers who are playing instruments behind the wheel. I think that's illegal in some places.
Speaking of which, the other day I got behind a little compact car that was doing at least 10 mph on an onramp to a highway. I figured it was an oldster, or some text-distracted teen driver.
When I finally passed her, I saw that it was a blimp-shaped person shovelling food into her mouth. There oughta be a law!

 

[amirm]

Most of my music listening is in the car and with my portable player when I fly! On weekends I listen to music at home often. I would go crazy without music in the car! Either that or listening to an informative talk show (e.g. NPR).

 

[treitz3]

Hello, John. You asked a good question and I guess I'll go ahead and come out of the closet...so to speak. I am an avid audiophile and I LOVE music but for some reason that I haven't figured out yet, I do not listen in the truck(s) 95% of the time. Both personal and business. This makes no sense to me as I have close to an hour and a half commute everyday and when I get to work, I usually drive another 80 to 170 miles in a day. That's a good chunk of my day to where I'm alone and I have a chance to listen to some tunes. I don't, though. That has never made sense to me but I do thank you for your thread. It seems that I am not alone.

I was a bit surprised that others in this great hobby of ours usually do not listen while driving. I thought I was alone and I felt like I needed to hide this fact from others. Why, I don't know. I guess I just thought that if so much of my money and life is devoted toward music, why wouldn't I take advantage of a prime opportunity to listen? I guess I'm like the others. Silence can be golden and the roar of the V-8 is invigorating.

Oh my, I sound like I'm on some sort of "Audiophile Confessions" show. I think I'll slide out now...

Tom

 

[JackD201]

I am always wary of other drivers who are playing instruments behind the wheel. I think that's illegal in some places.
Speaking of which, the other day I got behind a little compact car that was doing at least 10 mph on an onramp to a highway. I figured it was an oldster, or some text-distracted teen driver.
When I finally passed her, I saw that it was a blimp-shaped person shovelling food into her mouth. There oughta be a law!

10 mph? What was she eating? Campbell's chunky chicken noodle soup?

 

[Bill Hart]

10 mph? What was she eating? Campbell's chunky chicken noodle soup?

I was moving too fast to see if it was still moving as she shoved it in her maw, but she reminded me a little of Jabba the Hut driving a Fiat 500. Not a pretty picture.

 

[Mike]

I listen when I'm home or in the car. I tend not to listen at work, as I don't want to wear headphones, which would be needed. I often think of songs when I'm not listening to music; they're almost never throat music.

 

[puroagave]

i dont listen at work, i have a private office and still dont play music - imo, its just inappropriate in a corp setting. i do listen in the car, i had the first in-dash cd player (circa '85) the sony cdx-5 with tri-amped system, elec x-over - the works. i stll listen in the car but now its prob 70% NPR. lol

 

[asiufy]

I work from home, so yeah, music all the time
And I also listen to music in the car. Don't see the point of driving in silence...I set up playlists on my iPhone of music I want to sample, to determine if I should buy the CD. So, in the car, is mostly that. Sometimes I switch to plain ol' FM radio too...


alexandre

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

i listen when i'm home or in the car. I tend not to listen at work, as i don't want to wear headphones, which would be needed. I often think of songs when i'm not listening to music; they're almost never throat music.

roflmao!