Len Fehskens wrote, in part:

>In fact, I rarely think about music while I'm listening to it, and the
>main reason I listen to it is not to hear a "story", but to be simply
>and deeply moved by intense feeling.

Nevertheless, I believe we do think about music when we listen to it,
which is why I try not to multi-task with such things as reading at such
times.  You can savour an enriching endeavour (listening to your favourite
music, reading a good book, etc.) when you can devote all of your attention
to it.

Bill Cutler