Music addicts...
What do y'all think about people who just HAVE to be listening to music ALL THE TIME?
We all know them. They jog down the street or along the nature trail or through the park with their white earbuds in. They always have the stereo in their car going full blast. They take a shower with the shower caddy radio tuned to the local Top 40 station. They have the table radio at work going constantly, or the computer on Pandora. They even SLEEP, for heaven's sake, with the bedside radio softly humming on the local Top 40 station. They go through life listening to music nonstop; they're NEVER not listening to music.
I think there is some kind of psychological dependency issue here, similar to drug addiction, alcoholism or other forms of chemical dependency. If they were suddenly stranded on a tropical desert island without wi-fi or any kind of electronic connectivity, I think before long they would start exhibiting serious withdrawal symptoms.
I love music. I think it's one of the highest art forms humans have yet invented. I think it's a form of nonverbal communication. (Yes, you can add words to music, but those words, while they ideally should complement the music in some way, are nevertheless something apart from the music itself.)
But even though I love music, and I often listen to it, I don't HAVE to listen to it ALL THE TIME. I can take it or leave it, and I often leave it. I have a Sirius satellite radio in my car, and it is usually tuned to the progressive talk radio station or the old-time radio station, only occasionally to the two or three music stations I like.
-- Ron
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the actual workout? For instance, I have ran marathons and a couple triathlons which take not only physical ability, but an equal amount of mental ability. I don't listen to music, though. I listened to my body and surroundings. Natural beauty invigorates me much more.
Everyone is different though!
Sadly, listening to music is a chore to me lately. Playing in bands and multiple instruments kicks in a sense of dissection. I wonder what key or scale. It can go on down to what effects, amps, etc. Its insane and I hate it 
Just my 2.
On edit: I am mostly tuned to progressive radio in the car as well. I love Thom , but his show has as much commercial time as show time.
What limited time I can listen is mostly commercials 
I'd bet it is 50/50 regarding air time and commercials easily.
Makes me want to ditch satellite radio. Very close to it!
The kids in my office yell “stop it” when they’re playing a current song and I sing along with the song it was ripped off from.
Chord progressions. They never leave you alone. 
I suspect extreme extroverts. Perhaps they can't deal with the realities that come with an undistracted mind.
I know people who can't sleep without the noise of a TV on, which is counter to primitive human nature.
As one that's the exact opposite who must have long periods of silence, I use certain types of music as an anti-depressant - those "feel-good" cords that are well known to composers, but I use it very selectively. I doubt if the folks you speak of are using music in that way.
KY.........
