I don't know about anyone else, but I usually write with the stereo on.  

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Does anyone else do this and if so what kind of music gets you inspired?

I, myself like Hendrix, Cash, and old Motown jams.

brion

Anything where you can't actually hear the lyrics.

U2
Matthew Good Band
GoldSpot
Killers

Oh and I'm also kinda digging Tom Delong's new band... even though they are a blatant rip off of U2 and The Killers and even a little 3rd eye blind.  I still think they've got a great hall sound.

I've been listening to a lot of different stuff lately. Everything from Johnny Cash to Tennesse Ernie Ford to Lil John to Gwar to Pink Floyd to The Vapors. My genre of choice however is death metal (real death metal, that means no Halloween masks). Lately, I've been listening to Cryptopsy, Anata, Exhumed, Aborted, and Cattle Decapitation. Death metal is a huge inspiration to me since its lyrical subject matter and the subject matter of my scripts coincide quite nicely. However pretty much any music keeps the creative juices flowing for me and I'm almost always listening to it while I write.

Quoted from The boy who could fly okay, I have not heard of those "death metal" bands,.  What is death metal, is it like speed metal, or, like is it just really fast with lots of guitar?  I'm just curious that's all.

What constitutes as death metal is often debated by elitists but for me, death metal boils down to three things: 1. death growls ("Cookie Monster" vocals) 2. blast beats (basically bass and snare drum hit repeatedly at the same time) and 3. death-based lyrics. However there're plenty of death metal bands that don't have all of these characteristics but most have at least one. Yeah, metal's kind of overly complicated sometimes ;D.

What's in my stereo right now...

Sam Roberts - Chemical City
Arcade Fire - Funeral
Queen - MP3 mix from my collection

A lot of times I'll write with a song or c.d. that I envision being used in the scene if it was to be shot, or the mood that the story is supposed to be in at that moment. These could include...

Rob Zombie
Johnny Cash
Mudvayne
Pink Floyd
Alice In Chains
Sevendust
Cold
Korn
System of a Down
The Doors
Chimaira

I used to listen to a lot of pop-punk in my high school days. Actually I can still get into it once in awhile, but these days...

Ben Folds
Better Than Ezra
old style jazz (Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, etc.)
Norah Jones
The Eagles
The Who
Wheat
Death Cab For Cutie
Save Ferris
John Mayer
Michelle Branch

Of course, playing right now is some Jamiroquai. I just snagged their entire discography, I'm pretty impressed with it.

...

The Pointer Sisters
Dannii Minogue
Madonna
Fleetwood Mac
Silvia Night (whoo go silvia!)
SpaceDust
The Superman Lovers

- DonimMoe

Sometimes I listen to Switchfoot, other times I listen to Hoobastank and Daft Punk.

Sean

When I write I listen to:

Dead Kennedy's
Judas Priest
She Wants Revenge
Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Nightwish
Korn
slipknot
marylin manson
Lordi
trivium
moonspell
Within temptation
Tristania
Sinergy
   AND MORE

System Of a Down
Slipknot
INXS

Johnny Cash, Alternative Country and Classic Hits Gold FM; the stuff from the 70s is my favorite. But hey, I grew up listening to Punk, Hardcore and Metal, so I wasn't always this square. Lol. ;D

Im currently writing a tv show and these are the bands/artists that get me inspired

Gavin De Graw
Jimmy Eat World
The Wreckers
Keane
Travis
Snow Patrol(formed in my city of Dundee)

I like a few songs by Snow Patrol and Keane's "Somewhere Only We Know," but that's the only song I've heard from them. I really like Snow Patrol's song "Run."

When I write I generally listen to Jazz (classic or smooth) and country music.
I like my work being influenced by what I listen

Snow Patrol
Keane
Feeder
Pink
Sandi Thom

I listen to:

Gnarls Barkley
The Grateful Dead
Kanye West
KoRn
Guns N' Roses
Beastie Boys
George Thorgood
Outkast
Pink Floyd

Just to find out some of you guys an girls interests what are your favorite bands?

Mine is the Hottest Band In the Land............... KISS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh ya for you INXS fans I know JD fortune. He goods friends with me becuase when i was very yound his sister baby sat me

The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, anything with Steve Winwood and numerous other bands. Basicly most of the music that was made between 65' and 75'. Not much music from these days except i like Black Keys, Betchadupa and Wolfmother.

They Might Be Giants
Tally Hall
Harris
Filligar
Weezer
Queen

Check it out!

WOLFMOTHER
JIMI HENDRIX's "AXIS:BOLD AS LOVE"
MR. BUNGLE
THE ROLLING STONE's "GET YER YA YA'S OUT"
FRANK ZAPPA's "JOE'S GARAGE"
BLUE CHEER

The sometimes punk, sometimes pop NoFx have kind of grown on me as of late.

With album covers like...



... and highly entertaining music with a message they just fit perfectly into my rather large and diverse music collection.

Quoted from mafiadom Check it out! WOLFMOTHER JIMI HENDRIX's "AXIS:BOLD AS LOVE" MR. BUNGLE THE ROLLING STONE's "GET YER YA YA'S OUT" FRANK ZAPPA's "JOE'S GARAGE" BLUE CHEER

I like your taste in music.