I can't listen to music when I write

Duran Duran is not exactly pop in my mind. Their current sound is very, well I would say synthesizer and guitar based laden. I do like some pop, but I like Duran Duran because they were originals when it came to videos. People thought they were generic because so many girls like them, but they were very artistic in the way they did their videos on location, being the first to do that. When I realized this, and how Nick Rhodes is very much an artist when it comes to video and photography, and I liked them even more than before.

It depends on my mood. If it is a CD with a few eighties songs I like, I can cook or write. If it is a video, I usually like to watch. Lately I just have movies playing on a loop in the background on my TV. It provides background noise, without distracting me too much. I know you like Aerosmith, I was wondering, do you like Duran Duran. They have made a come back of sorts, and I actually really like their new songs on the All You Need Is Now album. There is one really nice acoustic song they did recently.

I am with you - I have absolutely no distractions in my office. I take music breaks though. It amazed me how my daughter listened to music constantly, when doing homework and studying. I couldn't even when I was a teenager... a life ago lol

I find it depends on the music. I have trouble writing when the music has lyrics, especially if I am familiar with the song, but instrumental pieces will do the same if there are lyrics that I know.

I used to write all my term papers to classical music - Bach was always a fine companion for an "all-nighter." I still prefer classical music, but am very sensitive to the feel of the music - it has to fit with what I am writing, and it cannot be too slow or moody.

Silence works well, but I have also learned to write while the TV is on, as it most often is if my "kids" are home.

Hi, Alek - well I am certainly no musician and know nothing about music but I can't write with music either. It's like people who read while they're watching TV. Music for me is great for cleaning and cooking. I need too much of my brain for music. And writing. There is only so much to go around, haha.

As a singer and daughter of musicians I will pay attention to the music and sing along. I do occasionally have the type of nature music played at a spa while I write if it fits the type of writing I am doing-for example, a poem about nature. Otherwise, no music when I am writing. I do listen to music for much of the day, but then I set aside time for this and am not focusing on other things while I listen to music. I think it is precisely because you ARE a musician that you can't write to music.

Some writers feel inspired by music when they write. I love some peace and quiet when I write, though I've to contend with noise from the TV from time to time.

I'm the same way, although I've gotten better at it...I've learned to tune out the music when I have no control over it!

Alehouse - I am a musician, also, so for most activities I cannot have music going. If music is playing, it demands my attention and I joyfully give it.

I like to listen to music BEFORE I write. It inspires me. But I like the quiet when I finally settle down to work.

Interesting Hub! I like music when I'm studying and writing, but I vary the type of music. For study, I like Classic Rock or 50's beebop type music. I get good grades when I write to the online radio station Radio Rivendell. Awesome instrumentals there!

hi alekhouse... its same here even i can't listen to music when I write. great one enjoyed reading it:)

Whether or not I can write when listening depends on a couple of factors. Like now, I'm writing and watching Kill Bill lol.

I can listen to light classical or smooth jazz when I write.

I can't listen to music whern I write either.