Howard Jones: "I find it sad that so many interpretations of religion (and by no means only Islam) seem to object to anything which might give people pleasure. It is as if they are so concerned with the next life that they forget to make the most of this life. If you believe that this life is a gift from God, it seems strange to me not to make the most of what it offers, including music."

Indeed.

And to those of us who believe that there is no god, and that this life is all you get, it seems even stranger not to make the most of it...