Many people listen to music which sometimes influences their life. Some of them listen to music to relax, but there are people who create their lifestyle thanks to the music they love. Of course there are many other reasons why we listen to music. All the reasons cannot be written so easily as all people are different and the reasons for choosing their favorite music genre are also different. People can listen to music to sleep better, to laugh, to cry, to be happy, to dance etc. When music is played in a store people are likely to buy more than if there was silence. Music and personality are linked, and some people's thoughts can be evoked by the melody of the songs they hear. People have been influenced by music for a long time. Songs were already sung in the past when simpler instruments existed than today. “We don't have rich evidence of music from the prehistoric period. Only fragments of musical instruments from the Stone Age have been found and this is about 600,000 BC” (Cmíral 188, as translated by Tereza Dvořáková). As can be seen nowadays music has remained an important part of humanity. People are brought into the state of mind they want to be in. Music helps to hear what a person wants to hear, and therefore there is a large amount of musical genres for people with all possible personalities. We will discuss an example of behavior of people who love pop music, that is, modern music with hits that are usually played on the radio and in discos. “Pop music lovers work hard and have high self-esteem, researchers suggest they tend to be less creative and more self-conscious” (Cherry). A hard working person probably uses pop music to liberate... middle of paper... people have their own style based on music which influences their whole life and other people only use music for their own interest. fun, relaxation and other reasons but it doesn't affect them that much. Creating new songs, listening to them, singing and everything related to music has had a strong impact on people. Listening to music takes your mind away from your daily routine. Slow, relaxing music usually has calming effects on people, while heavy metal, which is very loud, often evokes strong emotions. Music will probably be a part of people's lives for a long time as it has been until now. Works Cited Cherry, Kendra. “Music and personality”. From. nd Web. 30 December 2013.Cmíral, Adolf. Základní Pojmy Hudební. Prague: Editio Supraphon, 1974. Print.Collingwood, Jane. "Preferred musical style is related to personality." Psychocentral. nd Web. 30 December 2013.