How and why

First, a confession. I don’t actually listen to very much music, in terms of quantity. About 15-20 minutes a day, when I’m on the bus or walking. That is a devastating admission for someone who claims to love music (and I do) but I don’t have any more time. I need to read the paper as well and I find that (usually) if I try to listen to music and read simultaneously, it’s a waste of time. (In passing, Inspector Morse is supposed to be seriously into music but he always seems to be listening to it and doing something else at the same time, such as doing the crossword or trying to catch criminals, which I find really odd.) But it’s OK, because what I do listen to I enjoy, or at least, if I don’t enjoy it I enjoy not enjoying it (if you see what I mean).

Last year I started writing down a few comments about the things I was listening to. Then I thought it might be a good idea to post them on my other site “It is not obvious” (see http://uk.geocities.com/terrapin6004/listen.htm). Recently I thought it would be good to move to a blog format. So here I am.

What sort of music? My main interests are classical music (favourite composer is Beethoven) and rock, especially punk/post-punk (favourite band The Fall). But I am trying to broaden my musical interests. Any suggestions would be welcomed. Even if it’s country and western.
If I don’t have much time to listen to music, I have even less time to write this (typically while I am eating my sandwiches at my desk), so please forgive the brevity and the odd tyop.