Music Monday - Boof with The Book Whisperer

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This week we are lucky to have Boof (not my real name, obviously!)who blogs over at The Book Whisperer! Thank you Boof for joining us!

What is your blog about:
Books, books and more books. I am a huge bookaholic and devour most genres - I read anything from YA to the classics, from histroical fiction to science fiction and mysteries to travelogues. Something for everyone!

Interesting things about your blog we might not know:
I would rather blog about books than do my real job! Seriously though I just love updating my blog - I am passionate about book and love to share my passion with other like-minded people.

What, if any, influence has music had on your blog:
I'm not sure if music has had any particular influence on my blog but I did listen to a lot of Christmas songs while I was putting it together. Christmas music always makes me happy and excited and maybe that comes across in my blog as I really enjoyed doing it. I love all the old stuff from Wizzard through to Wham! and I am a huge fan of Christmas carols when sung by a choir too. Lovely.

What about on your life:
I love really atmospheric music like Deep Forrest and Enigma and Era. I am quite a pensive person; I can spend a lot of time deep in thought, mulling things over and I dream a lot too and I find this sort of music has a real dream-like quality to it. I used to play the piano until the age of 16 (I gave up to concentrate on my exams and still curse myself that I didn't pick it up again - I was quite good!) so practicing every day when I was a child will have had a huge influence on my life.

How often do you listen to music during your average day:
If I am out and about in the car for work I always have a CD or the radio on. If I love a particuar song I can replay it up to 20 times over without listening to anything else. Some music has such a powerful effect on my emotions that I just want to play it over and over. Also, I am really good at pinpointing the years of songs that were out decade ago as I associate them with times in my life. I can yell "1986!" at the radio as soon as a song comes on because I know which point in my life I was at.

What is the one song that, if your life was a song would define you:
Oh man, this is really difficult! My husband says "I Am The One and Only" by Chesney Hawkes (I'm going to take that as a compliment, not an insult, I think - LOL). However I think I am going to go with "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen. Life is for living!

What's your favorite song ever:
Just one? Oh my, this is SO hard. It really can change on a whim and has done many times over the years but if I was only allowed to pick one then right now it would be Black by Pearl Jam. When I spent 2 years travelling in the early-mid 90's I spent a few months working in a rock & indie bar in Cyprus and I fell in love with this song then as it was played constantly. It reminds me of such a happy time, yet it's really atmospheric (as you know I like).


Anything else you might like to add:
Yes, I reserve the rght to change my mind about song choices on a whim (the same as I do with book genres) as I'm fickle like that! ;o)



Thank you so much Boof for being with us today! That was fun!