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I don't listen to music, is there something wrong with me?
Zyre
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I do like music, don't get me wrong, I just don't listen to it. I have never listened to music of any type just for enjoyment. I don't listen to music for inspiration or to modify my mood. I don't listen to music. There are songs I like from all types of genres - songs I think are cool. But I don't listen to them. I've tried to force myself to listen to and enjoy music, but I just tune it out - which can be sort of a blessing I suppose, I've had friends that complain about nearby crappy music or noises that bother them and I had already tuned it out and ignored it.
I prefer to be in silence all day than listen to anything, especially when I'm trying to do something that requires concentration. When I drive and the few times I turn on the radio it's always talk radio. Is this me always needing to think logically and never emotionally or creatively?
Is this normal/common, or am I just weird? Is there some kind of "medical" term for people like me? Everyone I know has a favorite type of music, has songs they like or dislike and so on. I find it hard to communicate with people that love music and can talk about music like it's their life and I have nothing to say.
Growing up I don't believe my parents listened to music very often, so perhaps that has something to do with it? My mother was blind her whole life and used her hearing as her primary sense to get around, but she did throw tunes on once in awhile kinda like my dad, he never listens to music except for parties and special events and such, he treats music kinda like a book or a movie, sometimes he'll throw something on once a month and have it play for a few hours, but other than that it's not something he actively listens to on a daily basis like most people. But even he is familiar with music and know's all kinds of artisits and bands from when he was young lad. I know pretty much next to nothing about music, what's popular, who's famous etc.
I tried playing music when I was in school, I was in band for 3 years. I didn't care for it.
I prefer to be in silence all day than listen to anything, especially when I'm trying to do something that requires concentration. When I drive and the few times I turn on the radio it's always talk radio. Is this me always needing to think logically and never emotionally or creatively?
Is this normal/common, or am I just weird? Is there some kind of "medical" term for people like me? Everyone I know has a favorite type of music, has songs they like or dislike and so on. I find it hard to communicate with people that love music and can talk about music like it's their life and I have nothing to say.
Growing up I don't believe my parents listened to music very often, so perhaps that has something to do with it? My mother was blind her whole life and used her hearing as her primary sense to get around, but she did throw tunes on once in awhile kinda like my dad, he never listens to music except for parties and special events and such, he treats music kinda like a book or a movie, sometimes he'll throw something on once a month and have it play for a few hours, but other than that it's not something he actively listens to on a daily basis like most people. But even he is familiar with music and know's all kinds of artisits and bands from when he was young lad. I know pretty much next to nothing about music, what's popular, who's famous etc.
I tried playing music when I was in school, I was in band for 3 years. I didn't care for it.
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i mean it's not "the norm", but its not the strangest thing ever
my house was always silent growing up and it affected my tastes
i can't stand music played loudly, and i never listen to radio or watch TV unless someone else turns it on
music is just one of the many, many forms of entertainment in the world
if you're happy without it, then eh theres other things to appreciate
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When I do feel the need to listen to music again it's probably because I've discovered a new artist I like, I then listen to only that artist for 2 months - grow tired and then take a break from music again. I also like talk-radio more than music-radio.
tl;dr: No, there's nothing wrong with you - everyone is different in tastes and so on.
I'm just one of those people that like something going on in the background, but if you're not there's nothing wrong with that.
Got an iPod that I hardly ever use, been to maybe half a dozen gigs/concerts in my life, and have no real preference over what I listen to.
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i did feel a little weird growing up cause kids would ask me who I liked and what I listened to but I never had an answer. But you know what? It doesn't matter as long as you are cool with it. Don't get into music just to fit in or something.
Silence is golden. Silence allows your to concentrate. Personally I like silence. Now and then I put public radio up for news but my drives are mostly silent, busy thinking.
The only bad thing I can imagine that results from not listening to a bunch of music would be a slight social disadvantage.
I don't "listen to music" in the sense that I would do only that. I'll throw something on if I'm getting ready for work or doing something on the PC that doesn't require concentration. I'll listen to it in the car, but I'm pretty picky and often just throw on news radio instead.
There's nothing wrong with you.
On a similar note, I find myself very uninterested in sports, when all around me friends/family watch them and discuss them. Different strokes, I suppose.
I honestly don't like movies, so I only go see them as acts of camaraderie with my friends.
Basically, you arent all that weird. I didnt really listen to music as a kid, as I got older music began to trigger pretty elaborate images in my head, and then it became addictive. This is the exact reason I suffer when watching movies. I get bored because Im not making images in my head cause I have to look at the movie.
People take in media different ways, I wouldnt worry about it.
On the plus side, there is nothing more annoying than some douchebag plugged into his iPod 24/7 who's constantly having to ask you "What?" because he can't hear your cause he's got his music up too loud, then they pull out one earphone and act like it's the end of the fucking world that they can't be plugged into their music at all times, especially after they asked me a question! So I'd rather deal with someone who doesn't listen to music, than one who thinks they have to listen at all times.
Having amusia must really suck.
I love music, but I can only listen to it when I'm in a car or dancing/singing along; I can't sit still and listen (unless it's a classical concert); I just get infuriated. And I have to have silence when I'm working or reading; I find music or talking or any other noise a real irritant.
It's pretty much down to 'different people are different'.
But as a professional musician and consummate music lover, I can't help but feel sorry that you're missing out on so much beauty.
Then again, I get nothing out of looking at a Picasso, so I guess I'm no better off, am I?
For some people, they don't get enthusiastic about music because they've never heard the music that grabs them. Quite simply, there is so much music out there its very easy to let some, if not most of it, slip past your radar. Maybe just try listening to some random playlist songs on youtube/pandora/last.fm and maybe something will catch your ear.
If this really worries you, you could try taking up an instrument of some kind- through learning the instrument and some of your favorite songs (i would think even someone who doesn't like music would have one or two songs they recognize and like) you might gain an appreciation for the complexity or simplicity of the piece...
Just to reinforce my point, I don't think there is anything wrong with not liking music, but if you want to gain an appreciation (or even a liking) for music there are many outlets and ways to do so.
It would be weird if you had no form of entertainment in your life but I'm doubting thats the case since you're postin on these forums
The worst part of it, I'm sure, is when people ask you what kind of music you like. I dunno how I would respond myself.
So, _I_ think it's weird.
Oh, hell, it all makes sense now.
Silence is, in a way, a type of music anyway. So really it just comes down to what sounds do you like? That's your music.
Or maybe you just haven't found the right thing yet. I know I don't give a damn about art but every now and then a painting catches my eye (more often than not one that no one else cares about). Hell I wasn't truly satisfied with music until I discovered Blind Guardian and realized that it was exactly what I'd wanted to hear all my life but didn't know how to put it in words and go out and find it.
Everybody is different, its not a big deal
You're cool.
There's absolutely nothing wrong with you if you don't like listening to it, though. You might, as many other people have said, be a late bloomer too.
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Then I was introduced to the wonders of marijuana, and music became an entirely different beast.
Could have been a coincidence, but it's what I attribute to unlocking my musical tastes.
If anything, I'd say check some music review aggregate sites and pick the highest rated artists from the different genres, and search for them at Pandora. The good thing about pandora is that you can like/dislike a song and it will automatically limit or add specific attributes to your play list that you selected. It's a good way to find new music that you like.
But I don't think there needs to be any "solutions" to the OPs "problems"
If you don't like listening to music don't. But listen to things at least once. Maybe you'll find what you want.
I had a composition professor who listened to pretty much every style. Ever. He didn't like a lot of them, but he listened to them.
If you care about your musician cred? Listen to it all.
There's nothing wrong with you. Some people just aren't that into music. Maybe some day you'll start liking music the way I did but if you don't it's no big deal.
I felt as though I ought to like music even when I didn't as a kid. I forced myself to listen to music and hated it at first, but after a while, I started liking it- the patterns and the surprise of something new. Now I actively listen to things that I wouldn't have even called music 5 years ago.
So, if you want to like music, you could borrow CDs with music from as many different styles and genres as possible, or browse youtube or whatever, and try sit through it for a bit every day.
Probably. Music is a little bit like its own language; comprehension and, by extension, appreciation, has to be developed.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
I didn't buy my first album till I was 18, then I bought perhaps 1 a year for 5 years, then suddenly I found a band I really loved and suddenly I started loving music. Theres certainly nothing wrong with you for not liking it, but you really are missing out, I would recommend just not stressing about it and one day you'll find yourself liking something. I mean, I'll never put on music for simple passive noise, but I love it now when I'm walking or driving. I mean, you say you have songs you like, just listen to them and songs like them. You don't need to force yourself to expand your musical horizons!
Oh yeah, and go dancing and drinking with hot girls, then you will see another reason why music is so great