For some reason I'm not that comfortable wearing headphones when shopping (for groceries or anything else). I think it has to do with being surrounded by and navigating around lots of people...I just need to be aware of my surroundings. I hate people in stores that don't follow logical flows, like a street. For instance, if I'm going to go around someone, I look over my shoulder to make sure I'm not cutting someone off. :D And if I'm coming out of an isle, I yield to those passing by as they have the right of way. Kind of like being on a bike, I guess, I need to be able to hear what's around me to avoid run-ins. Around the holidays I've done the headphone thing, though, as salespeople can be more pushy and it's easier to ignore them with headphones.

I don't listen, I make it baby. Alright.hahaha.

I really need to seriously consider this. I do listen to ambient or instrumental stuff on occasion, but I find that often the music distracts me from doing work. Not only because it's busy/loud/has vocals or whatever, but because I'm always wanting to talk about music online and research and stuff. If I make my work listening more of a passive thing I might get more work done. :p: There's just always so much I want to listen to, it would be tough to play mostly instrumental stuff at work, then when would I listen to all the other music? I fail at prioritizing between work and music.

This is exactly why I listen to this type of music at work. Not only is it less distracting, but it really does have a calming effect which is a great thing on a stressful day. Also, I can play it a little louder than my other music without bothering my co-workers.

I also know what you mean about prioritizing between work and music...I swear if I get fired from my job for anything it will be for being on this damn website all the time. lol.

I never have the music so loud as to not be aware of my surroundings as would class myself as a courteous shopper but I also dont want to hear inane ramblings of people either calming their kids down or couples arguing. I always do the shopping on my own and it's a chore that doesn't bother me. I also love doing the ironing for 3 hours straight and everyone leaves the room and I listen to my sounds and zone out!

I do the shopping on my own for the most part, too. I guess my argument comes from the fact that my "walking around" headphones are IEMs, so they block out most sound. I use the iPod earbuds because they are terrible and I miss too many sounds. But perhaps for shopping they would come in handy.

Also, I don't really hear much yapping when I'm shopping. I guess people keep to themselves around here. Maybe I'm just used to ignoring them.

At least 8 hours a day for me, as my job permits me to play cds for the entire duration of my shift, then I come home and listen to music for about 3-4 hours so quite a lot really. I find if Im off work one day i might only listen to 1 or 2 albums though.

Whole day long for me ;-)... I live and breath on music

I have music running through three receivers, plus through my computer for 10 hours a day, so If I'm in the house, on the patio or on the porch, I'm always listening to music.

I'm basically listening to music all day.

^same here!

I'd say probably 12-14 hours

I've had last.fm for 5 days.

And I have 1044 songs scrobbled, so...

I either have music on, or I am making music at least 8 hours or more most days.

At least 12 hrs on avg a day

Most of the day. When I am on the computer, I listen to my downloaded songs. When I am not on my computer, I either listen to my MP3 player or pop a CD in the stereo.

I love music.

The radio is on in work the whole time, and i listen to music as soon as i get home so about 12 hours average i'd say

I'm surprised how little some people listen to music on here a day... I usually listen to a few albums before work (I get up at 6 or so to run and listen to music, don't have to be at work till 8, and its a 10 minute drive), then listen to Elliot in the Morning for a bit at work if it's interesting, listen to music for probably 6 of the remaining hours at work, then after work I only usually go out a few times a week so if I'm at home maybe 6 more hours. If I go out, I'm probably listening to music chilling with friends. So I'd say 12 hours on a quiet day. I actually feel like a failure and get depressed if I don't listen to a few vinyl LP's somewhere in every day too.

As far as the work thing goes, I'll usually alternate. I listen to a talk show for a bit when I get there if it's interesting, then listen to an album I focus on while I work, and from there switch off between that and ambient/chill music or hip hop instrumentals. Carbon Based Lifeforms, Nightmares on Wax, Thievery Corporation, Metal Fingers, that type of deal. It's great when you need to really focus on work but also need music pumped into your ears at all times.

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I listen to podcasts and talk radio as more regularly now, but when I sit down at the computer or relax music ois always on. I'd say on average 3-5 hours and on certain days as much 12-14

Pretty much when I'm awake, the only time I don't is when I'm watching a film or at weekends when I'll have a drink, even then I tend to have music on in the background. If I go from A to B in the car, I'll bring a CD and listen to that. If I'm walking, I'll have my iPod..

I'm listening to it pretty much the whole day unless it's at a point at which is becomes rude.

easily 5 hours

I think besides from sleeping there's only about an hour a day I'm not listening to music. In the morning when I get up I can't be bothered putting music on. Getting up already is as hard as it is.

Depends on the day... if I am busy at work and the kids are kinda demanding it can be lower than a couple of hours, but generally speaking, including car time and relaxing time at night, about 3 plus hours per day, more if there is time...

... as much as I can possibly squeeze in is my rule of thumb!

Neglect kids and put your iPod on whilst at work.

Then you could get easily 8 hours in.

Thank me later.

I'll take that advice, for a richer life indeed!

If social services come'a knockin'...

Tell them that you neglected kids to listen to your music, I'm sure they'll understand. ;)

Truthfully,, I will listen to music easily 15 hours a day. Ipod in morning, ipod on bus, ipod at school, ipod on way home, cd after school, itunes when on the computer, and ipod when im about to go to sleep. No wonder I have ****ing insomnia.

i listen to music about 3/4 of the time so about 18 hours per day (including when i sleep)

I tend to be pretty inconsistent, but I'd say about 1-2 hours of actual listening where I'm paying full attention, and about 3 or so hours of background listening a day. This varies quite a bit, sometimes I'll go days without listening to music and others constantly listening to music. I think its because most of my friends aren't huge on music, almost to the point where they are annoyed by it unless its really accessible, but some of them are extremely anal and annoying about it. Like that one friend that got annoyed at me for quietly playing Black Moth Super Rainbow out of my laptop speakers. He said "Ughh, turn down your annoying... sound effects." I've been in these kinds of musical testicle twisters (I know that sounds homosexual, deal with it) with him before, so I just turned it off. Most of my friends are cool in every aspect except music.

I've been listening less in the last few months, but when I do listen, its a good, no interruptions listen, I think its because I've gotten into a lot of bands like Kayo Dot where I like to listen to the entire album from start to finish with no interruptions. One major problem I have with listen to more music is the lack of some sort of mp3 player so that I can listen on the go.

i have a garbage car and home audio system so most of my listening is through the cans on the computer or ipod, not really all that much i care to listen to in a day anyways.

probably 1-2 hours, 3-4 on high traffic days.

all day at work. its great when i get new albums. i can just listen to them 3 or 4 times in a row right away while im working

It really depends on the day, sometimes it's all day, sometimes it's only for an hour or two, but I do listen to music every day.

All day at work, 9-10 hours, and always in the evening unless watching a movie, whenever in the car or walking around.

For me it isn't really based upon an hourly time frame.It's more along the lines of how many artists I want to listen to in one day. I tend to track how many albums I to through in a given day, although it does depend on what I'm doing.

I mostly just listen at my house or in my car, and anywhere else I just sort of tune it out. One reason for this is I like the difference between music that I'm interested in, and weighing that with the sounds of real-life/real world. Also, I really, REALLY hate passive listening. Either I try to give things a solid 70-80% concentrated listening effort, or I don't listen at ALL. It's too important to me to just regulate sounds to the background. So I absolutely will NOT listen to anything at work or while I'm doing errands because it's just easier for all parties involved, lol.

Finally, I'm also a drummer, and after practicing for a few hours whether on a practice pad kit or the real thing, I gotta take a break for my ear's sake! :)

So..(since I forgot to include it) I guess I currently listen to about 2-3 albums a day, barring the occasional podcast or news feed.

At max, I'll go through about 7-9 albums a day, but then again I listen to a lot of live concerts, so what I would constitute as one single album is actually 2 + hours of music (give or take).

winter days, 4h/day if i have to go to uni [there's usually traffic]
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summer days, between 5h-10h ... if i'm staying home

Prolly at least 8 hours a day, I drive a semi for a living, so music is playing all day to and from and at work, its a beautiful thing, I rarely listen to music at home though, only if im downloading.

There's always music playing at my work... it's just that its generally not my preference... ah well!