People who don't like music

[High_Plains_Retired]

My late FIL played guitar, piano and organ and was even once his church's organist. When I used to visit him, we would always get a jam session going mostly playing his 1940s and 1950s music. Many times we would play way into the early morning hours. However, I believe the death of his wife caused a big change in him. After he lost his wife I think music simply went out of his life and we never again played together. He even seemed to dislike music on the car radio.

It can happen. I've been married for 44 years to the same lovely woman and I can certainly imagine even my significant interests going to the grave with her.

[poodlecamper]

Originally Posted by greygringo

I'm one of those people. Most music is just noise for me. I enjoy the sounds of nature. I can sit for extended periods listening to the wind in the trees; I love the songs of birds before dawn; I can never get enough of the sounds small streams make as they tumble down thru the rocks; I'm happy when I hear the soft breathing of a sleeping grandchild. But most music is contrived and unnatural. I think this is just one more symptom of the unnatural chasm created by modern man between nature and man, and is part of what allows us to deliberately destroy our natural world.

I like some music, but not most. I am also tired of the constant, artificial noise everywhere one goes.
Music everywhere, most of it awful. Or TV's on all the time. When I'm home or in the car alone, I enjoy the silence, or the nature sounds around me.

[bobisinthehouse]

Here is one gentleman that hated, all music, of any kind.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9AbeALNVkk

[hifijohn]

I've known a few people who had very unusual taste in music, but I did know one person some time ago who hated all music,he literally found any type of music annoying, i found out that he grew up in a very abusive environment and learned to shut down all his emotions,not surprising he had few friends and even at 40 he never married.

The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils; The motions of his spirit are dull as night, And his affections dark as Erebus. Let no such man be trusted.

[averysgore]

I knew one guy in college who didn't like music. He said that "at best, I'm indifferent to it, at worst I can't stand it."

Whatever. I've heard over 1000 albums, and love music, but know jack about literature, and can barely appreciate poetry or visual art at all. I'm sure many are the opposite, and have had many great experiences I'll never have.

[C2ShiningC]

Originally Posted by greygringo

I'm one of those people. Most music is just noise for me. I enjoy the sounds of nature. I can sit for extended periods listening to the wind in the trees; I love the songs of birds before dawn; I can never get enough of the sounds small streams make as they tumble down thru the rocks . . .

I've seen a few people quote this and respond in a similar way. I just want to point out that, in addition to feeling that music is an incredibly important part of my life, I also feel the same way about the sounds of nature quoted above. I love all of those things too, as well as the beauty of the silence in nature that is far removed from civilization - silence can be an incredibly wonderful thing, especially as most of us don't truly experience it very often. But loving those things are in addition to loving music, and I can't imagine life without both.