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I know so few people who actually give music their undivided attention, so I've been trying to just park myself on the couch between the speakers and listen.

— Cliff Martinez

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I tend to gravitate to the darkest or most obscure part of any venue in an effort to have my own space to experience the music on my own, free from unwanted conversations and other distractions.

— Henry Rollins

When I'm working, I always listen to music to zone everyone else out.

— Kirsten Dunst

When I'm alone, I work sometimes with music, sometimes without and sometimes just listening to NPR.

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

When I'm not playing music, certainly the last thing I want to do is listen to music!

— Peter Hook

I can't just listen to music walking down the street unless I have a reason to. I can't just listen to music as a piece of junk in the background. It drives me insane.

— Mika

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

In general, I probably have a shy nature. So the idea of poking out with my music is probably not something I want to do.

— Thomas Newman

I don't get to listen to music for fun very often; a lot of what I'm hearing is for work and isn't released yet.

— John Legend

✗Opposing Perspectives

I never feel like I have to hang on to the music. I don't expect that the music will go away. Ideas are the only thing I can point to that are permanent and fixed.

— Michael Nesmith

I listen to music almost any time I'm not sleeping, 'hanging out' with specific people, or showering.

— Tao Lin