Today’s Question by Aart Hilal

by Paulo Coelho on February 28, 2008

A favorite record, playing the radio – do these elements accompany your work? Or do you need complete silent?

Music is so powerful that I cannot write listening to anything else but the noise of my fingers in the keyboard of the computer. If I listen to music, I will be away from my desk, taken into the universe of notes and compasses.

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Kareyu February 29, 2008 at 9:49 pm

My ears are so sharp that I need some background noise while working. What I usually do is either play a song on repeat or listen to a soundtrack without lyrics. If it were possible complete silence would be prefered.

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Leaf February 29, 2008 at 2:25 pm

I cannot concentrate to write when there are songs being sung, but i do like to play instrumentals whilst I write. I listen to songs and sing along when I paint, though.
My life consists of much music, I miss it if it wasn’t there…I found myself unable to have conversation over songs, like talking above someone, so then again, instrumentals in the background. I find too many distracting negative noises in the ‘silence’ – laptop whining, car door banging, air-vent whirring, I hate it – but they say I am a good listener, so that must be good.
Yes, the music of the beach, or the forest…blissful.
love to all
xxxx

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agnieszka February 29, 2008 at 1:10 pm

Music can be strong, deep, and also… so silent, that is like the sound of a bird singing…like a wind….
Like Enya,….

love
Agnieszka

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karen- February 29, 2008 at 9:28 am

music is my life, the music must be present in every moment of my day, when I write sometimes the music help me to the inspiration and in my book often are described the song I had listen like a song that the protagonist listen in the story…

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Karen February 29, 2008 at 1:13 am

Background music is a must when I write:) I can’t go a single second without it :) Of course if I were on a beach… that would be a different story:)

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