Tunes to Write by- What Do You Use?

Personally, I find most loud music distracting, regardless of what I'm working on. Assuming it's a task that requires concentration, I mean--so Red Hot Chili Peppers doesn't get in the way of vacuuming, doing laundry, etc. Softer music is another story--a little John Mayer and Frank Sinatra calm me down and get me in a creative mood.

I never said I had good taste in music.

However, that's just me. Some people can listen to Metallica and max volume and write a romance piece or blare some Rolling Stones while they finish their business articles. Then there are others who can listen to X while writing Y, or can write as long as the volume is Z.

My question is "What about you?" Let me know what you listen to while you write, if anything. As for myself, the following come in handy:

• Passion Pit
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Josh Kelley
• John Mayer
• Coldplay
• Rolling Stones