Hard to answer such a question. For me, music is just about everything. I listen to it when doing things, relaxing, walking, on the bus. Used to listen to it at lunchtime in work sometimes, definitely going to and from, and whenever I do the dishes or make my dinner I almost always have music on. I'd be lost without it.
As for listening to artistes and thinking they're good, then going out of my way to? Yes, that's me. I found out about Mostly Autumn and fell in love, getting all their music and listening to it exclusively for about six months, despite the fact that I knew I had a lot of other music to listen to: I just couldn't stop. Same with Ten, then Arena. Mind you, this is the sort of music I'm into, probably wouldn't suit your tastes.
But when I hear something I like, I really do make an effort to get into it. Like just now, I've heard "Runaway train", which for years I thought was Tom Petty. Now I find it's some band called Soul Asylum, and am trying to find their discography. Of course, after a while you just have too much music to ever listen to it all, and there's nothing wrong with listening to nature (best music of all often), but given a choice, with the opportunity I would always listen to music I like. Be it rock, classical, country, instrumental, whatever. I really don't think I could exist without music.
I'm sure none of that helps in any way!
