GoodTunez? AKA What are you listening to while you read?

[Sofia]

Hey peeps.
In the same way as a lot of authors list their playlists (that they used while they were writing), does anyone have any tracks / album that they now associate with reading a book / books?

I'll start the ball rolling. I was listening to Slash's last album when I first read JR Ward's Covet. So now whenever I hear Slash & Chris Cornell's Promise, that's what I think of :-)

[[deleted user]]

I like peace and quite lol :o)

[Jill]

I thought I posted here yesterday but now it is gone.
Lana Del Rey is my current book listening music.
However I usually like dark music when I am reading, probably because I prefer to read darker themed books. So NIN, but also moods music like Grizzly Bear or Muse. Smashing pumpkins album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness always reminds me of Stephen Kings It. I always have music on when I am reading:-)

[Julianne]

I like peace and quiet too, I'm way too easily distracted. When I listen to music I like to sing along...not so compatible with reading. ;)

[[deleted user]]

Sometimes I'll be listening to a song and it will remind me of a book :o)

[Sofia]

Phew, thanks for posting. I thought my thread was going to die a lonely death!

I almost always have music on. In the car, on the train / bus, at my desk when I'm working / writing, cooking, cleaning... all the time really :-)

[Heather]

Julianne wrote: "I like peace and quiet too, I'm way too easily distracted. When I listen to music I like to sing along...not so compatible with reading. ;)"

That is exactly how I am, if I hear music I will start singing along!

I can tune out video games, t.v., and people talking but I can't tune out music while I read.

Sometimes after reading a good book I will want to listen to a certain song because it reminds me of the book but that is the only time music and books mix for me.

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Ok I've been thinking about this (LOL)

When I hear Examples - skies Dont Lie, I think of Raphael and Elena from

And Kate B's - Perfect stranger, reminds me of

[Jamie]

I usually listen to my favories on Pandora.

[Jessica]

I find that Evanescence is great music to listen to when I'm reading, as well as the music from Titanic. I found them both to be very good book reading music. :)

[Alisha]

I've never listened to music while reading, never thought of doing it in fact. I usually do most of my reading at night so that it's as quiet as possible and I can read for quite a few uninterrupted hours.

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@ Jessica, I love Evanescence i'm listening to them at mo. Im reading the Black Dagger brotherhood series and they go very well together. ;o)

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

I've actually stopped listening to music while I read. Though I do get the background noise of the TV a lot.

[Bronda]

I like it to be quiet when I read.
I sometimes listen to music afterwards and a certain song might remind me of a character or story in my book.

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

I've noticed more and more that I like the quiet when I read.

[Tina]

I play Harry Potter movies while I read.

[Jessica]

I don't normally listen to music while I read but there are certain songs that remind me of certain characters.

For example: "You make me want to die" by The Pretty Reckless makes me think of Conrad Wroth from the IAD series. http://youtu.be/dYeGw-bo430

"Big Bad Handsome Man" by Imelda May makes me think of Eric Northman from True Blood and the Sookie Stackhouse series. http://youtu.be/I2YkUtqvYig

[Nicki]

I can't have music on when i'm reading..it just distracts me :)
But the song 'Angel with a shotgun' by The Cab reminds me of Patch from Hush,Hush

[Samantha]

I'm not really good with music while I'm reading. I rather have the tv playing in the background.