Music

3 Good Reasons Why I Never Listen to Music Anymore

Am I the only one who feels this way?

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I didn’t use to be this way. I listened to the car radio, played LPs at home, then tapes and CDs. I took singing lessons and performed in musical theatre. I went to concerts and the symphony. I attempted to learn to play piano and guitar (with limited success, unfortunately). At parties, I sang with the band. Music was a big part of my life until it wasn’t.

It happened slowly, this eviction of melody, without my noticing. Just recently, I realized what had happened. It surprised me to think about why. Here’s what I came up with.

1 — The music of my youth stirs up painful memories

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I remember my teen years as filled with angst. When I look over my old diaries, it astonishes me how full my days were. When I wasn’t in school, I performed in community theatre, took dance lessons, and worked part-time as a waitress at a local resort hotel.

I had an active social life going to concerts, movies, plays, sporting events, parties, bars, and sleepovers. From the outside…