Do you listen to music while you read?

[TammyO]

I get so easily distracted by the smallest things. I need complete silence when I am reading a novel. However, when I am reading a magazine I do enjoy nice background music.

[pjack]

I've tried reading with music several times but it does not work for me. I need almost complete silence to read.

[LSWS07]

I prefer not to, because if the music is good, I will start dancing or singing along and not focus clearly on my book.

[rssllue]

Doing it right now! Woo hoo!

[Anacoana]

I don't listen to music when I read, I find it too distracting, but I do like some sort of background noise, like being in public or animals running about the house.

[stoppoppingtheP]

I agree, I either fully concentràte on the book or the music. But if the music didn't have words, then I could listen to it while I read.

[bookowlie]

I don't like to listen to music while I read. I get easily distracted, and I need complete silence to focus on reading.

[MysteryReader95]

No because it is distracting

[red3devil]

No way!

[fashionbythebook]

If the book is really interesting, I can, but usually it's too distracting

[Kmikel0509]

I can't stand distraction while I read, so I don't listen to music if I can help it.

[dollface]

i enjoy listening to music. I prefer listen to music when I am reading when its either really noisy or really quiet. I need to focus and I get distracted to easily.

[snowrivver]

I only listen to music when reading if it is being used as some sort of memory aid. Normally music removes me from the world I am exploring. The only exception to this is if I am trying to block out some annoyance and read at the same time, then the headphones come out.

[robind13]

Yes, I have a radio on my phone, similar to pandora, and there's a station called "reading" that plays soft classical music

[Janiac02]

I can read with background noise, but I prefer silence, given the choice