What do you think about people who have to be listening to music ALL THE TIME? [View all]

We've all known them. The car radio is going non-stop. There's a shower caddy while they're in the shower. They sleep with a tabletop radio on their bed headboard playing softly through the night. They go for a run and wear headphones or ear buds. They put in their time at work with their desktop computer playing Pandora constantly. They're NEVER not listening to music. You sort of get the feeling that they would start exhibiting withdrawal symptoms if they couldn't be listening to SOMETHING. It's a kind of psychological dependency, similar to a chemical dependency — alcohol, nicotine, drugs — or a gambling addiction.

I love music, but not ALL THE TIME. Sometimes I enjoy SILENCE. Glorious, blissful, peaceful, serene silence. It's a form of music to me, too.

I gave a ride to a couple of friends, and the guy complained that I didn't have the radio going. He said he just has to have some tunes while he's wheeling down the road. I told him that I drive an old car and I need to hear the sounds it's making, which was true, but I also wanted to tell him what I said above.

What do y'all think? In the words of the immortal Linda Richman of Saturday Night Live fame, I've given y'all a topic, now, discuss!

— Ron