Ah, but there are--many--people who have no problem going hours, days even, without music. Of course anybody who sings never has to do that. But there may be such a thing as addiction to music--and I may well be such an addict. I don't even like parties if there is no musical element--preferably music made by the participants. And music parties are the only ones I go to--except family gatherings--which thereby suffer by comparison--unless there's a lot of humor--and there is in fact often music at those too.

2 days ago I went to the retirement community where my mother has moved herself and her husband-- strongly against my advice and wishes---so much for all the heartrending stories of how older people are wrenched out of their homes, pulled out of their environment, against their will.   Anyway I wound up playing the piano there and singing with some of the residents. So that visit was far better than I had imagined.

Virtually anything goes better with music.