Can you concentrate writing while listening to music?

I have to have complete silence in order to hear my thoughts.

Yes, I can concentrate when I am writing and listening to music. Actually it seems that I can get me done when I am listening to music. Matter of fact as I am responding to this discussion I am listening to music.

I love typing with my headphones on. I actually type better! Typing is best done I believe when a person is calm enough to focus on what he is thinking and putting it into action. Try typing with a new keyboard after using one for 5 years. Can't do it as fast huh? It's because your mind is so focused on finding the new keys (Space between etc.) that your brain cannot focus on the task at hand. With music, weather you are listening to the words and singing along is the key. If you are just using it to calm you down and drone out everything going on around you I think you'll notice you can type a bit faster.

absolutely - I actually have a playlist on my itunes specifically geared toward listening to music for when i write. It helps me concentrate on the writing rather than outside distractions and if i'm trying to write a certain kind of piece, different kinds of music can help me focus my tone/mood in the right place.

Personally, while writing, music can be a great source of inspiration. The type of music will make all the difference in the world. If it's busy music with voice and beat, that usually gets pretty distractive. If it's instrumental like music from movies (John Williams comes to mind), some classical (mostly Baroque), some New Age (any meditation-type music) usually work well. Then again, music, with its sounds and beats, usually tend to bring out certain emotions. So If I'm trying to be empathetic responding to someone who just lost a friend, upbeat music is just not gonna cut it. But if I need to write something with energy, something to inspire people, then I'll listen to my favorite songs, no matter if they have lyrics in them or not.

Different moods require different preferences for me. Most of the times though, I write without any music on my ears. But there are those times, when I feel I need to hear music (not listen to, hehe)-- so that I can continue on writing... My recommendation: whatever works for one -- he or she should do it.=)

Listening to music while writing or doing anything that needs concentration helps me alot it does inspire me. but some times im just distracted by the words of the song.

Music only as the friend during I writing. Most of my concentration is to my article. During my favourite song, my mouth automatic sing the song, so as make my write concentration descended. But that was not too annoying me. I feel more relax

For me, it really depends on the situation... let say for me i could write while listening to music in the sense that it gives me ideas in what i am trying to write, but not all the time it works because for me not all songs can boost you mind especially when writting..

For me, it depends on the type of music I listen to. When I'm working on a project, I listen to classical music or punk rock. I guess it's the blaring guitars and smashing of the drums that send this message in my head saying, "must finish work". It so strange.