Originally Posted by recursive
Well, I never claimed I could stop. Not sure about that one actually. My comment was simply a response to his sweeping disapproval of those who listen to a lot of music. I get some vibes from some people that not listening to music, and appreciating the sounds of nature or traffic or whatever is morally superior or something, so I'm responding to that. As far as setting life to music is concerned, if I were in charge of it, there would be music all the time. For me. Tasteful of course.
And I'm a musician too. Piano/Keyboard for 18 years, though my skill level doesn't indicate that many years. I'm more interested in pushing buttons and turning knobs it seems.
You're reading a bit more into my statement than intended, no moral judgements whatsoever, no sweat. I'm a musician too, with a large collection of classical and rock that I enjoy listening to. But there are indications that music especially rock/pop can be addictive and MP3 player sales feed on that as well as perpetuate it. Oboeguy is right, though, it is the playing of music in quiet nature spots that gets me going - that's selfish to an extreme degree.