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I rarely listen to music while writing. I wish I could, but it distracts me.

I rarely listen to music while writing. If I don't like it, it bothers me, and if I like it, it absorbs me so much I can't write.

I do listen to a lot of music, but I don't listen when I'm writing.

But I never listen to music while I'm writing.

I can't listen to music while writing - any such distraction would have dreadful consequences.

I don't listen to music when I'm writing, but I often do when I'm reworking, editing or when I need to relax.

I never listen to music when I'm writing.

I write while listening to music, mostly because the world beyond my headphones is too chaotic.

I don't listen to music when I write, but I do turn on appropriate music when I read portions of my manuscripts back to myself - kind of like adding a soundtrack to help shape mood.