[Dixielandjazz] Can you listen to music and chew gum at the sametime?

[Russ Guarino]

I can drive and listen to jazz, if it is good jazz, I get lost in the music and
can not talk to my wife.  If she wants to talk, I have to turn off the music.
She hates it when I stick the CD in the radio because I can go on for hours
listening.

If I'm tired, I will go to sleep listening.  And it is wonderful.

After a long gig, I sometimes put in soft classical music for the change in pace
as I drive home.

Russ Guarino

Bill Gunter wrote:

> Hello friends,
>
> Listmate Jim Kashishian writes:
>
> >Next time you are having trouble dropping off to sleep try putting on a
> >jazz
> >CD.
> >Researchers have shown just 45 minutes of relaxing music before bedtime can
> >make for a restful night.
> >Actually, I can't listen to jazz, period, when doing something else...even
> >driving.  I really listen when I listen, and lose track of what I'm doing.
> >That may be due to the fact I'm a musician, and find myself within the
> >group, so to say. I certainly couldn't describe listening to jazz as being
> >relaxing for me.
>
> This is interesting to me because I have essentially the same problem. I
> can, however, drive while listening to music but that's probably because
> driving is a motion - sort of like dancing with wheels. I mean I wouldn't
> say that I can't dance while listening to music . . . but that's beside the
> point.
>
> My problem is that as long as I can remember, whenever music is playing
> someplace my attention is immediately captivated. I can't carry on
> intelligent conversations with others because my attention is too strongly
> diverted away from conversation.
>
> On the other hand it's possible I can't carry on intelligent conversations
> anyway but perhaps that's also common among musicians.
>
> I could never do homework and listen to the radio at the same time when I
> was in school . . . result - I rarely got my homework done.
>
> In talking about this phenomenon with some of my musician friends, it turns
> out they have the same problem too. I'm beginning to think that some people
> often become musicians because they basically can't do anything else when
> music rears its ugly (read beautiful) head.
>
> How many of you have trouble concentrating when the music starts?  I bet
> it's a pretty common thing amongst DJMLers.
>
> Respectfully submitted,
>
> Bill Gunter
> jazzboard at hotmail.com
>
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