This was not a properly run experiment.

In all fairness, not everyone is into Classical music. And even those who like it...very few are into stopping their daily lives for a few minutes to listen to "six Bach pieces" in a subway, including myself. Further, it's like taking a workout. You warm up first and wean your way into it. Same with Classical music. I love it, including opera, but I have to be in the right mood before I'll take the time to listen. I definitely would NOT stop in a subway to appreciate it. That kind of music demands "ambiance" in a proper setting to fully appreciate it.

I played in the streets for many years. My biggest observation was this. When I played Classical music, no one dropped anything into my case. When I played simple tunes that you could hum too, they were falling over themselves to throw money at me.

There's a psychology to presenting music. I don't care WHO you are. You don't just plop yourself down in some underground mine and start playing and then make an observation that "no one has time to listen."

But Gunnar Johnny is correct with his:

This story should give many of us something to think about. We're rushing through the life, so hasty that we almost have no time to do anything else than continue the rush......with both ears and eyes closed.

Lucky