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I don't really listen to music when I work. I really have to focus on one thing at a time. I like a lot of quiet and peace when I'm working or when I'm thinking or when I'm reading.

— Shahzia Sikander

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I don't actually listen to much music since I need quiet to work.

— Johanna Lindsey

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.

— Joanne Harris

I don't listen to so much music now. I did when I was younger. Music is so much part of my work. I like peace and quiet now when I go home.

— Elaine Paige

I don't like to listen to music while I'm working.

— Paula Fox

One thing that stays pretty consistent for all my jobs is, I listen to a lot of music while I'm working.

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

I don't really listen to my work. If I have to DJ and I play something, I hear it. But I don't sit quietly and listen to my work; I'm always off to do the next thing.

— Q-Tip

I listen to very little music, particularly contemporary. If I listen to it, it's going to be my own music, some arrangement or something. I spend so much time listening that the way I relax is by watching things, a comedy; that's my way to wind down.

— Kate Bush

I honestly don't listen to a lot of music - I spend so much time working at my own music.

— Iris Dement

I go through periods listening to specific types of music. Because I'm a musician, listening to music is... it's a bit like work for me. A little bit.

— James McBride

✗Opposing Perspectives

It's all about the mood I'm in and the scene I'm writing. 'Cause work controls my life, writing controls my life, performing controls my life. So I don't listen to any music that's not an influence on what I'm working on that day. Music is a big influence in my work and sometimes drives the energy of where I want to go.

— Lemon Andersen