Tugster Agreed. Listening to music and reading gets distracting for me. Especially if the music doesn't match with the mood...

      I usually listen to rock or metal, sometimes jazz, maybe classical, it just depends on my mood. I mostly listen to hard rock I guess. Bands like Stone Sour, Fozzy, Volbeat, Ghost, Red Sun Rising, etc. When I do, its just low volume in the background. Mostly to block out other household conversations and noises.

        sten to rnb,rap, beats by skrillex, DJ snake etc.I'll just post some of the stuff I listen to

          IIXXII I would listen to music but it distracts me from my reading and makes me feel less immersed.

            I listen to stuff like Kpop, Chinese music, Japanese anime openings, and some popular English pop songs. also movie soundtracks. and random stuff from like other things, like MLP soundtrack.

              Sometimes I do both
              But it ruining my imagination to the novel

                I love listening to Epic Music.

                My favorites are Strength of a Thousand Men, et al from Two Steps from Hell.

                There's also Hymn of the Apocalypse from Jo Blankenburg

                Some of the WoW background music is great, too.

                and

                to name a few~

                I usually just let it go on autoplay and treat it as background music,(I can't truly listen to it while reading) then when it becomes too distracting or if it becomes a different genre altogether, I stop.

                Anime opening songs are awesome, too!!
                Bleach, Naruto, Naruto Shippuden, Reborn, etc, love 'em.

                Neverfire7 great taste. I like the first one a lot.

                  21 days later

                  N0xiety Yeessssss.
                  Though I get bored after a week so I shuffle what I listen to

                  1.Ambient chillout
                  2.Music for writing by Levi Michael

                  3.Rainymood.com plus there's a playlist of rainymood songs on Youtube to complement
                  4.Indiefolk playlists by alexrainbird on Youtube
                  5.Epic Celtic music

                  Ik some of those have lyrics but when u turn the volume down slightly they become indistinct and the melody/beat takes over.

                  PS. MrSuicidesheep is awesome.

                  Enjoy.

                      Al_theGenie

                      Well this is embarrassing, the Music for writing series had the audio tracks removed cause of copyright issues.....soooooo no dice.
                      This is why I download stuff I love no matter how easy it is to access anytime. #moralofthestory

                          We listen to music every time we have a chance. Music really is in our soul

                            StndrdDvtn I can get bored of anything, but the only thing i always return to is music.

                                Oh and sometimes when I feeling someone is starring at me while reading

                                  Neverfire7 The guy literally has no music that i can't listen. He's Thomas Bergersen level good. His latest songs are even better. He always seems to best himself every time he produces new music.

                                      This

                                      and

                                      just give me humongous goosebumps.
                                      Check them out.

                                      This other 1 is ok.

                                      I listen to the same regular music I normally do. But I only really listen to music when I'm reading in a public place, it keeps me from humming while reading. I like to read aloud generally and if there is no music I will hum the words the music makes it so that I cannot hum, by adding other words in my head.

                                      4 years later

                                      Occasionally. When I listen to music, I like to focus on it 100%, but while reading that is simply impossible. However, some music can just be used as background noise while reading. For this I use instrumental music (radio ad jingles) that isn't too complex so it won't detract my attention from the reading. Usually, though, I prefer to read with no music in the back.

                                        2 years later

                                        There is so much music now, both old and new. I'm sure that every day someone in the world releases new music, so if you want to be popular, you have to work hard. If you use Spotify, I advise you to learn more about Spotify promotion and additional paid service packages that are effective in promoting music and finding your audience.

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