@kara@occult.camp I don't do it often--I prefer as little background noise as possible, or to have it be very even and ignorable, like box fans or cafe conversations. if I do listen to music, it's usually to drown out some other noise, like downstairs neighbors being loud, or yardwork.
I *used* to do the "listen to music on endless loop" thing--I can remember several cassettes that I broke from running over and over, but at some point I stopped doing that, I dunno why.