... and then there are listeners who can't be pigeonholed so easily, like me.
I enjoy music very much. I listen to rock, jazz, classical, country, folk, and all those subcategories and crossovers and stuff-that-can't-be-categorized. I grew up in a house that was always filled with music and my life is not much different. I prefer to work with background music where available.
(I admit, I struggle to appreciate what I might call "rhythmic poetry" (my term) without that melodic component, such as rap and hip-hop. I try to appreciate it more. Some songs are a blend of melodic and non-melodic sections and I seem to like them better.)