I like listening to music, not having music in the background. Maybe that's the difference. Music is like everything else, the more work you put into it, the m

I like listening to music, not having music in the background. Maybe that's the difference. Music is like everything else, the more work you put into it, the more enjoyment you'll get. But it's perfectly understandable if non-musicians (or musicians not really interested in music theory, formal or informal) stick to Smooth Jazz and stay away from bebop and its successors, and prefer simple melodies and minimal harmony instead.