As a musician, this is something I’ve thought about a lot and the conclusion I’ve come to is that music triggers our reward system just like a drug, and just li

As a musician, this is something I’ve thought about a lot and the conclusion I’ve come to is that music triggers our reward system just like a drug, and just like a monkey given a drug, we want to keep pushing the button to feel that reward over and over. So we play it back in our heads, which isn’t quite as good as the real thing, but is close enough. I really don’t think it’s any more complicated than that.