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I think one can become too attached to music like any other pleasure of the senses - and then maybe one is not be able to cope without it in the background all the time because of feeling uncomfortable with and almost afraid of the silence.

Music played a big part in my life from when I was a teenager onwards and I was married to a musician - but the more I practiced meditation, studied the teachings, stayed at residential courses etc the less significance it had. I had also been noticing how it could affect me emotionally in different ways.

Now I rarely ever listen to it at all when I'm alone, because the need has gone and I prefer silence or natural sounds. I still find much of it quite pleasant if I hear it again or play a music game with others on the internet for a short while though.