I'm probably the odd one here, but I rarely listen to music. If I have a choice, I almost always listen to an audio book. I have music on my iPod, but rarely listen to it.
I lived & taught English in Brazil for while in my 20s (nearly 50 years ago) and when I visited in 2011, one of my former students who became a professional singer, gave me a CD of her music. I think that was the last music I listened to and that was probably a year or more ago.
My husband sometimes plays classical CDs on his computer, but I usually have my earphones in listening to a book, although I can still hear it. I read (or listen to) about 50%-50% fiction and non-fiction. Literature is what is music to my ears.
I lived & taught English in Brazil for while in my 20s (nearly 50 years ago) and when I visited in 2011, one of my former students who became a professional singer, gave me a CD of her music. I think that was the last music I listened to and that was probably a year or more ago.
My husband sometimes plays classical CDs on his computer, but I usually have my earphones in listening to a book, although I can still hear it. I read (or listen to) about 50%-50% fiction and non-fiction. Literature is what is music to my ears.
“The problem with those who choose received Authority over fact and logic is how they choose which part of Authority to obey. The Bible famously contradicts itself at many points (I have never understood why any Christian would choose the Old Testament over the New), and the Koran can be read as a wonderfully compassionate and humanistic document. Which suggests that the problem of fundamentalism lies not with authority, but with ourselves.” ~Molly Ivins