DO YOU EVER MASTURBATE TO MUSIC?

[Notes: Music enhances masturbation for some people, but distracts others, especially if it has lyrics. Many who like to accompany their masturbation with music appreciate its ability to influence their mood, both during and after their sessions, often matching their movements to the tempo. Many classical pieces seem well suited to masturbation because they start slowly and end with a rousing, faster beat. Others prefer other musical styles, usually those with a strong beat — country, rock, punk, hip-hop, rap, or industrial. Some people use music more to mask any noise they might make than for its effect on their enjoyment.]

I usually masturbate to music just so no other noise coming from my room would give away the fact I am masturbating (such as a creaking bed or me groaning). I just turn up some hip-hop and go for it.
- age 20, Australia

I love to listen to Beethoven's 5th Symphony. It is so stimulating, especially at the end, with the huge musical climax. My only problem is trying to hold off ejaculating until the end!
- age 17, United Kingdom

Long ago, when I was single and lived alone, I liked to put [Moussorgsky's] "Night on Bald Mountain" on my Grundig stereo. It was an LP record, long before the days of CDs. It's a wild, passionate piece, and I got wild and passionate along with it. I would alternately hump the bed sheets or lie on my back and stroke my penis wildly. When the music reached its tempestuous climax, so did I — with some of the best orgasms I've ever had. The Grundig is long gone, although I still have a turntable. That record is in a box in the basement, and my wife is on a business trip. I still love to masturbate, so I guess I'll go downstairs and check out that record today!
- age 66, Vermont

I've used Ride's "Leave Them All Behind" a couple of times, mainly to hide my voice under its layers of guitars, voices, and electronic noises. But if no one else is around, I usually prefer silence.
- age 32, Brazil

I always masturbate to music by the band KoRn. Their songs are really emotional, and I always have a mind-blowing, earth-shattering orgasm.
- age 15, New Jersey

If I am masturbating with a female partner, we always listen to some smooth R&B instrumental music. I've tried masturbating without music, but it's good to have a rhythm to beat out. The fun part comes when my partner gives some surprise strokes that are off the beat. Those are the ones that send me over the edge. She is so good — but not as good as I am when I do it myself (of course).
- age 20, Indiana

I find that music is a big turn-off. It breaks my concentration. And it feels disrespectful to the artist.
- age 17, Canada

If I masturbate to any music, it's classical. I find the stirring passages and rousing climaxes to be perfect accompaniment to my emotions when I pleasure myself. This is especially true when I take my time reaching an orgasm.
- age 40, California (female)

I have to turn any music off when I masturbate. I am a real music person and can't help "analyzing" music whenever I hear it, so I lose my concentration.
- age 14, Colorado

I often listen to music when I masturbate. It provides a relaxing background to enhance my mood and, of course, pleasure. I usually listen to a quiet mellow sound rather than something noisy and distracting.
- age 46, California

I love to listen to Madonna's "Erotica" whenever I masturbate. It just makes me feel so turned on and sexy. I'm naked as I listen to the song and just start moving my body to the beat of the music. My hands are all over my body, and maybe a minute into the song, I start masturbating. I moan a lot, so the song helps hide my moans somewhat, if someone were listening in.
- age 16, Singapore (female)

I don't have any special music I masturbate to — usually whatever's on the radio. I find that my strokes are usually to the beat of the music without my even trying. I have a classical CD that's good to masturbate by — it's very relaxing, and the different musical pieces speed up and slow down. Plus, classical music has no words to distract me.
- age 17, Nebraska

Slow country music.
- age 19, North Carolina (female)

I masturbate to quiet, soft music, as I pretend to press my penis into some really hot girl's vagina. When I am about to ejaculate, I pretend to push my lubricated penis all the way into my "fake" vagina, and the music makes my ejaculation more spectacular.
- age 16, Canada

I love to masturbate to music, especially when it starts off soft and then gets really hard. I like to climax as the music climaxes in sound — it makes me feel so powerful.
- age 16, Washington (female)

Sometimes I listen to a classical CD while I masturbate. It really relaxes me and I have a great session. But if I want something more rough, I listen to rock or rap. It just depends on what kind of session I'd like to have.
- age 18, Texas

No music — I make sure the entire house is quiet when I masturbate. I want to be able to hear if anybody is coming.
- age 17, California

I like to listen to Ravel's "Bolero" when I masturbate. This piece has a slow, quiet beginning and builds up to a loud, spectacular climax, which occurs on my CD after 14 minutes and 47 seconds. I try to time it so my orgasm starts at the same moment as the climax in Bolero. This makes my experience more exciting.
- age 74, Indiana

I never really masturbate to music, but afterwards I usually like to listen to punk or something upbeat. I think it calms my nerves and keeps me from feeling guilty.
- age 16, Texas

It may sound strange, but twice I masturbated to Mozart! It gave me one of those soft, passionate feelings!
- age 12, South Carolina

I have masturbated to rock & roll before. It's kind of weird trying to keep up with the beat. You need a song you know well. It's music appreciation at its finest!
- age 26, California

The relaxing, sometimes saddening sound of classical music gives me a stimulating orgasm. I like to masturbate to the tempo, as if what I do produces its own music. And, I like to make my masturbation session flow like music.
- age 15, Massachusetts

Yes — I like a good dance beat to stroke to. I like to pretend I am at the club while I am stroking.
- age 35, Pennsylvania

I don't usually listen to music when I masturbate, because I don't want anyone to know what I'm doing. Nor do I want someone coming to my door asking me to turn it down. I don't want to be disturbed — and if I have music on, then I can't hear anyone coming. I try to keep it very private so I can fantasize.
- age 18, Delaware

Sometimes when I'm home alone in the evening and can take my time, I masturbate to music. I prefer instrumental music, because hearing someone singing distracts me. I dim the lights and listen to slow jazz or soft rock, and I stroke in time with the music. I do this in a hot bath or on my bed. The slow tempo causes a gradual buildup to my orgasm, and the final release feels incredible!
- age 14, New York

I like to listen to "I Want You Now" by Depeche Mode. The music is so seductive, and it reminds me of numerous episodes of incredible sex I've had in the past.
- age 27, Arkansas

For the first time I masturbated to Sade, and it's hard to explain — she has that certain sensuality in her voice that I find extremely sexy. I think that's what did it for me. Normally I don't masturbate to music, but when "Is It a Crime" came on, it just overcame me.
- age 16, Tennessee

I like to masturbate to the song "The Girls of Porn" by Mr. Bungle. Mike Patton (the lead singer) is super-sexy, and the song is all about masturbation, so it's a real turn-on. In the past I have liked listening to Tori Amos because her voice turns me on. So I guess it isn't really the type of music so much as the person singing it. If you and the song climax together, both experiences are sort of heightened.
- age 21, California (female)

When I am home alone, I put on some heavy rock and turn up the volume. Then I close all the blinds, get the room really dark, and masturbate with my eyes closed, just so I can focus on what I am doing while listening to the music.
- age 38, Texas

Quite fast Irish music is great for masturbation — it has an energy that can translate into the activity.
- age 15, New Zealand

Maurice Ravel's "Bolero" is the best aphrodisiac there is. You just let the music drive you crazy, and right at the end, you climax.
- age 18, Canada

I often listen to music while I'm masturbating or doing anything else sexual. It intensifies my experience. Certain musicians work better for me than others — John Lee Hooker, Van Morrison, Dave Matthews Band, Moby, Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, Al Green, and surprisingly enough, Barenaked Ladies (among others). I actually catch myself singing along during the act or stroking in time with the music. For me, it just heightens my masturbation to a more aesthetic plane and makes it far more enjoyable.
- age 19, Texas

I like to masturbate to Beethoven! It makes me horny thinking about him, and I stroke my clitoris to the rhythm of his music. The orgasm I have with some of his pieces is unbelievable.
- age 16, Ireland (female)

I listen mostly to classical music when I masturbate, to soothe my nerves. I usually masturbate right before I go to bed, so it calms me down after a hectic day. I just turn it up a little so my parents won't hear what's going on. Then I lube up with a little Vaseline, and I'm ready for a great session ahead.
- age 19, North Carolina