Minimalism | I don't listen to music

in this video I am going to tell you why I don´t listen to music and also don´t own any. I know, this maybe sounds crazy, but I have thought a lot about it and would also reall like to know your opinion on this topic!
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[@The8BitPianist]

As a musician, I love scilence. Music to me is invaluable, but a constant stream of it takes away some of the divinity that comes from listening to great music. The point about minimalism here is, you can listen to music, but do it with intention and to get value out of it.

[@IEatMenForBreakfastFukFace]

I'm confused about the background she is sitting in

[@bogdanmardari8648]

I m minimalist too. And i m listening to music just to see how good it is or what hard work the producer had. I think peoples have to change from being a dreamer to realistic

[@drmodestoesq]

@@IEatMenForBreakfastFukFace It looks like a Swiss Cheese Plant. Monstera adansonii. I hope that clears things up.

[@dreamprescription8852]

You can't write music when you're busy listening to it.

[@The8BitPianist]

@@dreamprescription8852 And at the same time, a great author is usually also a great reader. Having both is key

[@BolnoyBratchny]

I don’t have any desire to listen to music as I’ve gotten older. I go through bursts of liking lots of music to not wanting to listen to anything.

[@bogdanmardari8648]

Music will put you up in a dreams world.... i m addicted to music because of my deprassion from childhood.... but my advice to everybody is to stop listening to music to "improuve" your mood. Be real, and improuve your mood with your acctions, and stop dreaming.

[@cookiemonster86uk]

I certainly could never give up music, it’s one of my passions, particularly watching live music. However I totally agree that sometimes we need the silence and I know I need to do that more often. I tend to listen to podcasts more than music these days but music brings me such joy, it’s one of the things I need to clear the clutter to be able to enjoy!

[@aussiemusicfan0298]

cookiemonster86uk ❤️

[@heathheather9805]

I'm so glad I'm not alone on this. It's been about a year since I played music on my phone . I love the peace and silence. I hear music and people and everyday noise around me that I really appreciate the silence. I always loved music and still do so it feels weird that I don't listen to music anymore. It doesn't make sense but I'm just glad I'm not the only one.

[@WVMothman]

Eddie Van Halen didn't listen to music, he preferred the sound of his car engine, a train coming thru town, the birds, people talking, etc.

[@arkcorps9138]

Music is fun for parties but very distracting for me even when I’m working out

[@CiaraColette]

The digital world is addictive. I’d like to read more books from my local library, meditate and rest. I love music and would love to learn an instrument but I agree, down time is important. 💙🙏🏻

[@toucantoucan]

Althrough i grew up in a musical environnement, i don't appreciate music anymore. It gives me headaches, and i prefer silence or white noise. I consider that our daily environnement is polluted by music. We have music everywhere all the time, and it has become like a disease. Too much of something kills it. That's what happens with music. We don't need music to expérience great or dramatic moments. People love, succeed, got violented/killed, etc... without music. It's like a way to force you to feel what you "should feel" and even makes you loose the taste of reality. I think we need to learn to listen to silence and nature again...

[@1337million]

I am a musician, I play almost every single day, I like to think music is my entire life, but at the same time I almost never listen to music. I do sometimes set off an hour or two to just listen and it's great! I think the balance between silence and music makes me appreciate it more. My roommates are almost the opposite, they have music on for almost everything. Brushing teeth, making breakfast, doing laundry and sometimes even sleeping. I only wish they'd be a bit more quiet with it lol

[@michaelmastri651]

I, also a musician, never find myself listening to music on my own merit. Maybe an hour or two a month if that. I’ve always been that way

[@beautyintheskies]

Yeah i’m a musician too and I get it. Making music is a very deliberate thing for me and I don’t enjoy just listening to it passively. Only time I listen to it is when my bandmates ask me to listen to something specifically. I usually listen to podcasts if I need entertainment. If I want music I make my own.

[@kolibri384]

I can't describe how much i can relate to that comment. Thank you 1337million.

[@Thecaptainblackadder]

Good to know it’s not just me. I don’t listen to music nor have I understood why would anyone listen to the same song thousands of times. I used to pretend to like music in my teenage to blend in but now that I am touching 40, I don’t care anymore. I have so much time to absorb knowledge about astronomy, philosophy, physics, science, tech, economy and much more.

[@haleyh9875]

Such a unique perspective that I have never considered before! You've inspired me to go for an entire day without music (of course I can't control other sounds necessarily, but I can control my actions). This is something I probably have never done once in my life as long as I have had access to music. I have found so much in silence so far and i find myself getting better at listening to my inner voice over time : )

[@LibbyWithnall]

I love music but usually only listen to it when cleaning/cooking/driving in the car. Most of day is spent with silence - or watching KZbin :-).

[@sigridmarley]

I do agree with you. I also really love music, but i love the sound of silence even more. Great video!!!

[@ecofriendlia]

Thank you so much! Good to hear that I am not just weird ☺

[@gav9385]

As a sensitive person, you need music to connect with on a daily basis and that's that, and I understand we all get to a point where we need to switch it off to enjoy silence, which is also highly valuable, but I don't think it's necessary to take it to the extreme. Now, if you're sitting on a cliff and enjoying nature, riding a bike or sleeping, of course I undestand you don't want music involved. That's not a strange thing at all, most people I know wouldn't listen to music while doing those activities. Maybe the title is a bit misleading and should be, 'I only listen to music when I feel I want to'. Cool, you got it, we all do the same.

[@c.166]

I am the same way. Also music catches me sometimes too much and after all I am in an other world and for me it's hard to leave the world I am actually not in. You get me in that point?

[@birdsfly7199]

I’ve been on a non-music journey as of late. 2+ weeks so far and it’s pretty intense. The urge has dimmed down since the first few days (those were tough). I’m doing it as a detox in hopes to reset my focus and thoughts. Also because I think music is beautiful, and I found myself listening to music just because, which made its value decrease for me. Lately, it’s difficult to do tasks or get motivation without music. I don’t want that no more, and I don’t want to make music the only way for me to cope with any emotions. I’m shooting for at least 90 days, then I’ll see if I go the rest of 2022 without it!

[@gauravkushare5049]

Yah I was great student, later I got huge decline due to Friend circle and music... Now I don't listen any music silence is great. I watch movies and KZbin to stay relevant in talks but noo music I don't let it resonates with my heart and scenes.doing great in college

[@esperar6621]

Thank you so much for making this honest video..i am figuring myself out... And this helps

[@joyya55]

I am a musician but I hardly listen to music these day. I came here looking for validation, To know that I'm not crazy or less of an artist because of it. I think you explained this perfectly. Most of the time the only music that I wanna listen to is music that I'm playing in the moment. I feel like I'm constantly distracted and you're right, I never am truly listening to the music that's playing in the car or on my phone. Most of the time I drive in silence or I listen to podcasts, And I find it refreshing. I can't stand the pressure of neebing to constantly add volume to my life just because I'm a musician. Loving music doesn't have to mean sacrificing my love of silence. ❤️

[@ladybird491]

Exactly!

[@MrHotSizzle12]

Thanks for this video, just what I needed to hear!

[@chloechloe4341]

I don’t listen to music because I have 3 kids and HUGELY value silence. Anytime I can get it. Also my ex was abusing drugs/alcohol and went into a psychosis and constantly was BLARING super loud music all throughout the day and night (unfortunately he died) but either way, that completely turned me off to music also.

[@thomasstrickland9758]

And what did you do to help him? Let him continue to blare music and spiral farther until he died?

[@zhirnawzad3413]

thats honestly creating a problem for yourself and appreciating the fix and yes its absurd

[@sirgrindenson8174]

Yeah I think music was originally made for you to experience someones pain or emotion like something to relate to, but when you're single n doing well you need music anymore

[@Tubayuno]

I can agree with you on so many points that you mentioned, Only someone who has seen both phases know the difference of 'listening vs not listening to music' , from my personal point of view, music detox made me more, I would say smarter, I had more mental capacity to process my thoughts and emotions, and surprisingly more Eureka moments, but you know the worst part is that music is VERY accessible, it's EVERYWHERE, people don't enjoy silence anymore, maybe they just don't want to dive into their souls, they are more into consuming (absorbing anything from the surroundings) than reflecting and giving out from within. P.s. your accent is cute, is it Swedish btw?😅

[@blairf27]

I am a full time professional musician, and I can totally relate. I spend a lot of my awake time in silence. I dream about listening or playing music, so being awake with no sound helps me "ground".

[@kbbtt]

Yes I understand. This video helped me understand why I’m so put off by music sometimes. This video was insightful thank you

[@viragogemini7403]

I love music. From gregorian chants to death metal. I love it. I can’t live without it. Even the birds chirping and the river stream sounds like music to me. Even the sound of heels. I can hear music in everything.

[@robr2303]

Haha same. Even in silence the air...the beating heart makes music that i can hear.

[@arwa5625]

hey! the major cause of ending up here is my extremely desire to quit music wish me luck !! thank you indeed for the video ;)

[@andreahard953]

I don’t listen to music either. I’d rather listen to podcasts. I find music to be annoying sometimes.

[@NormanPrather]

That is true for me as well, always has been.

[@asofotida443]

I grew up in the 90s, music was very special to all of us. First of all, the only way the access music was to buy the audio casette or CD. I had to save a month of lunch money to buy an album. This made us appreciate it a lot more. The best part was calling all your friends home because you had the latest album. We friends would get together create mix tapes for each other, listen together and act like we were performing in a concert! I realise the main this was the shared experience, musoc gave us something to do together. Once we grew up and we started having chance to drive a car, we friends would be singing our favorite songs at the top of our voices! Man ... Those were the best days of my life.

[@marymary5494]

I don’t listen to hardly any music, I don’t really enjoy music these days. The only type of music I like is old school punk. Some may argue that punk is not music. ☺️ What i do listen to is audiobooks/dramas/podcasts. I listen to them whenever I can. I can appreciate what you are saying though, I grew up in an extremely quiet house, no music, very little tv. It’s funny when I think of my childhood I think of things I was thinking rather than things I did. You have made me think about what I constantly shove through my brain though. I’ve been in a creative slump for several months, the point you made about creativity absolutely made sense. I somehow forgot that a lot of ideas came to me while having nothing to do, even while being bored as well as of course during the act of creating, maybe it’s time for me to unplug.

[@peterfleming6870]

Very good. I don't listen to music except when working out. What you say is also true of talk radio and the news media.

[@ecofriendlia]

Yes exactly! I feel the same about all kinds of auditory distractions!

[@MattyDRx]

I feel the need to scream: SILENCE IS THE KEY!!! ;-)

[@natalie_julia]

wait some people are really able to not listening to music thats so intense I personally could never do this music is like my best friend-always there and not judging me for anything it always catches me Music is with me through the whole day I listen to it 24/7 and it always is the best feeling to put un your headphones, turn the volume up, close your eyes and just enjoy

[@AS-cs9gi]

i was like that too when I was a teen

[@gav9385]

@@AS-cs9gi I don't think it's about being a teenager. I am 31 and even though I'm not constantly with my headphones on, it's extremely rare to spend a whole day without listening to music. And I listen to it vividly, intensely and emotionally and not as a mere mean of distraction. It's a bit sad these people are talking about music as something disruptive when it's just one of the finest forms of art. Cast pearls before swine.

[@raden1998]

I listen less and less to music, because I realize that I need to learn things I am supposed to in my spare time.

[@merves.110]

I love this 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

[@florianclaaen7535]

I especially struggle to understand that last part. How is someone else's perspective on life in no way valuable to you? It's a dangerous echo-chamber to be stuck in when you only focus on yourself and what is happening in your own life

[@Luanapradines]

I just love music but I also don’t listen to it all the time. I like to be in complete silence in the morning for at least 2 hours, start the day been more in touch with me, also l like to walk, get bus and read in silence. But I have to say that nothing creates a sexy mood like music on date. 🤣 So I still kind of listen to it, but only when it fit a purpose. In the end I think that it doesn’t matter if you do listen to it or not, I think that like every kind of consuming should be rationalize and adapted for yourself. Isn’t that the beauty of minimalism ? ♥️

[@ecofriendlia]

That sounds wonderful! Music is something so amazing but yes if we are just consuming without actually listening it loses its purpose and beauty... ☺

[@Eugene22510]

Hey you're incredible, thanks. On a journey of change.

[@technoir_music]

Very interesting video! Thank you! We are musicians but we fully understand and respect your choice.

[@bryanbradley6871]

I don't either, I do like music videos for some reason but not without

[@cathyl.9453]

I love music but sometimes I need silence or quiet as much as possible. Depends what I'm doing. I understand trying to avoid all the noise of living now. But when I'm in the mood for music, I enjoy it very much, but I rather have silence if it's a genre I don't like. You are articulate explaining your perspective.

[@merves.110]

AMAZİNG ❤️

[@oldundead]

What age that happened? I just realized music is not giving me any dopamine anymore, when I try to listen to music, I give up in the middle.

[@sophiaruggeri3050]

That’s interesting maybe I’ll try silence

[@AS-cs9gi]

wish I could enjoy silence but tinnitus :(

[@sm7657]

I actually think my quality of life got destroyed by being a Music Addict … I have a hundred reasons …. why it was destroying my life …. 😢

[@nostressstef8924]

Thank you for this

[@athenasol1723]

I have music dreams. Its the best music while sleeping.

[@user-fo5wp5jn3c]

I'm gonna have to call cap on this. Unless you're literally deaf, you listen to music every day. You don't really have a choice in the matter. You probably listen to at least five minutes worth of music per day in just Advertisements alone! Not to mention shops, other people's car radios, phone ringtones, doorbells, taking clothes out of the dryer(mine plays minuet in g for some reason. lol), and much more. You couldn't avoid listening to music even if you tried.

[@GurudinagriAmritsar]

This video was uploadedd on 20 feb 2020 nd today I decide not to listen to music till Feb 20.

[@davidmorissette6106]

paula loves your music

[@hanzo002]

I love the silence more, thats why I only have 5 songs in my phone and rarely plays it when I really love and feel the vibe

[@cgmohammed]

Awesome

[@nevaeh9375]

I love sad music

[@bluezy710]

The problem isn't music. It's the kind of music we listen to. There's this song I really like because it's like the artist is having a real talk with God. It's called Where I'm Gonna Be Be by Mia Rio. She's not a big artist yet but totally worth it.

[@terryzuniga2473]

As a musician, I agree with your view. There must be a conscious balance where we explore different states of mind. Too much music drains us and distract us from our beautiful soudless experience of reality. Personally, I can't help but to take musical rests when it makes me feel off. I might stay music-less for a week or two. I enjoy that state of my silent mind along with many other gifts that the world gives us that don't relate to music. After that, my mind peacefully draws me back to my passion when my brain asks me to play a beat

[@farhanashaikh8392]

So in islam music is not allowed alhamdullilah for being a muslim

[@handler803]

For some reason I found myself gradually listening to music less. I only listen to music nowadays for reference (ie. If I want to learn something or pick out a technique Lars Ulrich did)

[@emigonzalez9244]

I've been going through this. My whole life has been music. One day I decided I would stop listening to my favorite band Greta Van Fleet until their new album drops this year. I started driving to work in silence. It is peaceful but its given me a bit of an existential crisis so I started looking up new bands to listen to lol

[@ecofriendlia]

Sounds interesting! When will the new album be released?

[@emigonzalez9244]

@@ecofriendlia no idea, they only said early 2020. I was doing a "no facebook" thing but I did not succeed because I need to be in the greta van fleet facebook group to keep up with it lol

[@SwimDeeep]

I FEEL THIS! Music has always been a huge passion. I used to be scouted by people to make them playlist back when you’d burn CD’s. Well now I feel I’m just replaying a lot of stuff. I know there is so much more music I can discover.

[@clinicaldietitiannotes5552]

U did the best....Music is a real distraction btwn studies😁😁😁

[@ZytrikX]

Lofi hip hop beats to chill/study too

[@AS-cs9gi]

@@ZytrikX nah

[@ZytrikX]

@@AS-cs9gi 😭

[@HomemakerDaze]

I do like music as much as I used too that's for sure. Still love the occasional rock concert though lol and I need to sell my guitar I basically never played haha

[@ecofriendlia]

I sold my pan pipes a year ago... It was more complicated than I thought but I am really happy I did it. Having them around making me feel guilty doesn't help... ☺️

[@HomemakerDaze]

@@ecofriendlia omg I remember having pan pipes lol I am selling my stand and amp first to take it slow lol you're right' guilt is a big thing x

[@3iu0wmxxpxyn8]

i had 5 years no music when i was baby and i had worst experience when i listened some folk music if i had chance cuz no net around me only tv music in that time, but i though its good then i changed to rock trap, and i 2 years making hilarious yea... yesterday i made from dust to something my beats but i really dont get used to sounds when creating on my own, maybe i listen too much from others but ye i will try i guess

[@keisaboru1155]

i actually think in music already . if i listen to music or not its still gonna play something in me ahahha xD .

[@Tropicalistico]

The problem is the consumption of music in nowadays, before the streaming services you had the freedom to choose what music to play. Silence is necessary in music, you need both, you cannot separate. Also There’s a difference between music and noise 😅 all is about balance don’t be so radical. Hugs

[@DexterMathison15]

'If it flows, it goes'. Music is a great vessel to process your feelings and empathize with others experiences but it can also lead to rumination and filling a void.

[@sharonstrauss1146]

I play music in church.I always ask that God Almighty anoints the music and ask Him to guide my playing Its always blessed .A scripture make a joyful sound unto The Lord

[@DN-wy3ud]

I'm a musician and love everything about music, but I listen to it less than my non musician friends. They have music on from the moment they wake up till they sleep. I spend most of my time in silence I can only listen for around 4hrs max before I become exhausted. I suspect most people aren't really listening to music it's just noise to avoid silence

[@shawnmendrek3544]

Not crazy, I find this interesting. Myself I like music, but most times I enjoy silence. I was raised without humor, not raised around other things, anyways enough about that, I do not find you weird, I find it interesting. I am sensitive to sounds, sometimes music takes me away from pain, but most times I do enjoy silence, I can just never find silence. I feel like a misplaced soul in a world of ruin and noise. I love the woods, because I always found silence and peace. Something I could never find here. Most people cannot deal with themselves, so they find escapes via sounds. Which is why the garage is nice at late nights when I am over stimulated. You sound sane in a world of insane.

[@ladybird491]

I also stopped and i prefer to hear nature sounds. Only music i will listen to is classical music and that is rarely. Music is low key a mind controller and time bandit, and often you dont get any ideas from it.

[@electron4784]

I also do not own any music. I also do not listen to music. Thanks good to know.

[@alexjohnson-nelson3977]

Well my head hates me so I would go psychotic if I was without music or socializing or doing something 24/7

[@ecksluss]

This sounds kinda silly to me. "I LOVE music... I don't listen to it." Seems weird to actively avoid something you love. Why does it have to be all or nothing? I'm a musician, music is everything to me, but I still enjoy silence and if I don't feel like listening to music... I don't. That being said, I think you would really enjoy 4'33" by John Cage. Just the concept alone I feel you would enjoy.

[@ecofriendlia]

I get that this sounds weird... I don't avoid ut actively but I also don't seek it. It just never happens that I think "oh, I should listen to this ir that now" and so I don't have Spotify or any other music streaming subscription ☺

[@123rockfan]

I can’t go to my favorite coffee shop anymore because the owners are obsessed with playing hard rock for two hours straight 😐

[@siddharthkrishna7249]

I started this bad habit at the age of 17. All because of the desire to fit in and not be seen as weird.

[@bibliomusique6854]

very interesting video :)

[@ecofriendlia]

I am glad you liked it😉

[@ahmadollahdash]

Like that, i tried all kinds of music when i was teenager, and finally began to understand that i am not really into music, i also hate any unnatural sound, i think that music before the invention of recording had a social meaning, but naw its overused, music is every were and in everything its annoying for me, silence and sound of nature is better

[@apodyktycznaantyteza4709]

I don't like listen to music. My partner loves it and owns lots of cds and vinyls... And I'm so tired after some time of his listening because slightly louder music is like just a noise for me. I love silence.

[@lacied4020]

I use to listen to music all the time, since I was a teen until I was 25....After the new stuff the music industry has been putting out I realised music really is harmful, especially mainstream music...I feel more clear minded now that I stopped listening to all music..Maybe when I start homeschooling my daughter when she's old enough we will listen to Beethoven or Christian music...something that has nothing to do with drugs,sex,robbing people and just deplorable behavior. .

[@robr2303]

If I was a singer this would be the record I'd make. Hands down. But that doesn't mean this is for everybody. Music lovers come under 2 umbrellas [...] those who use it for growth and spiritual fulfillment and those who use it for mere background music. The thing is, this record is too extreme to play the middle of the fence. QUEST LOVE If u don't like music just say it. Nothing wrong to each their own.Everyone is DIFFERENT.

[@tunem4084]

Lolll! Dw, its not abnormal! In my religion its a sin to listen to music.... It has many benefits.

[@Robert_Kawalec]

Good Video - Music in most cases is just distraction / noise...

[@Umer.k]

I don't listen music I'm not a musician

[@samishou23]

Tanks

[@kart554]

I stopped listening to all kinds of music a year ago and it was the best decision of my life

[@adamb9057]

Wow, in my religion..music isn’t a good thing, it distracts you from the remembrance of God..i can’t totally abandon music, but after hearing your insight, its such a fresh thing from a different perspective.. thank you so much! I need this

[@anti-narc1343]

That's our problem the scholars just say music is Haram without explaining why it's Haram and that's exactly why we keep getting back to listening to music but when we try to understand the reason why it's forbidden in a logic way we'll definitely stop listening to it for good

[@zakme5638]

@@anti-narc1343 There's a lecture by hamza yucef entitled (The Devil's Trap) it's very interesting ,he explains why music is considered one of the Devil's trap .

[@samuelbanfield4937]

I don't watch tv, or read news papers or magazines or watch movies

[@samuelbanfield4937]

i also turn off all the sounds and alerts on my social medias

[@slowliving2041]

Music 🎵🎶 traps you in the past and your current situation, and makes you think about them It interferes with emotional situations you do not need. A total waste of mental space. The more you immerse in it, the more you get thirsty. It drains you, leaves you as an empty void constantly needing more and more supply just to get going. It is a recipe for addiction, an eventual mental bancruptcy. Look at the most accomplished musicians, did they attain peace? Most will end up befriending vices of liquors, drugs and untamed desires. The essence that makes their music successful is the same thing that destroys their inside. Even after such self-sacrifice act, their music label and management are the ones who reap the most profit. In the giant machinary of music industry, a musician is one tiny replacable screw in abundant supply, always prone to exploitation and abuse. If you have conscience, you do not want to be part of such system, not even as a consumer. Music competes with the Qur'an in the real estate of the mind. Just like water and oil, music and the Qur'an do not mix, a gain in one is a loss of the other. The Qur'an gives you freedom and makes you think about the future, a supply of regenerative happiness from the Ultimate Source. The best medication. If only you understand. I don't think everyone will understand me.

[@karim.mmmmmmm]

I used to like it …. But not anymore …. Scilence is so much better

[@allenwalker9200]

I'm not exactly minimalist but I have one simple rule, no music outside of home, no headphones outside of home. Beside birds and nature, that's all great, you also need to be conscious of your surroundings.

[@benhinds2971]

You don't listen to music. You still like music. Those are different.

[@micahburnside2281]

I’m a musician and I don’t listen to music

[@merves.110]

I want more video 🐱

[@ecofriendlia]

Thankyou! What do you want to see? ☺️

[@merves.110]

ecofriend. lia like about minimalism, but I've watched most of your videos and you've already done most of what I want. I will continue watching you with love. 💘

[@tiitulitii]

You can sleep well when getting older and probably already.

[@TC4loveandlife]

I like this idea, the vibes and sprits in certain songs aren’t good for the soul and have sneaky things going on training your brains and poisoning your sprit glorifying low vibrational thoughts, straight demonic.

[@shreddez]

100%

[@luka.tatic.98]

As a musician you are destroying my agenda XD

[@Bozo---]

It's been 7 years now that I don't listen to music anymore. Like It doesn't bring joy to me anymore, or rarely when I hear randomly something somewhere. I only enjoy playing (trying) a few guitar or piano pieces. But that's it. What's wrong with me ? Or maybe when you get old the style of music you like changes, the things that used to bring you joyed don't anymore.

[@thepreppertv]

i can resonate with you, music no more