{"id":22762,"date":"2026-07-31T05:06:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T00:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22762"},"modified":"2026-07-31T05:06:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T00:06:50","slug":"why-carey-mulligan-bans-music-at-home-despite-marriage-to-famous-singer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22762","title":{"rendered":"Why Carey Mulligan bans music at home despite marriage to famous singer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2FUntitled-1-copy-12.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThere will be time\u201d for music \u2014 just not at Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<p>The Mumford &amp; Sons frontman revealed the \u201cPromising Young Woman\u201d actress \u201cdoesn\u2019t like\u201d music playing in their home because the tunes distract the singer from holding conversation with the family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t do background music because, if music\u2019s on, I want to lean in and listen to it, and I can\u2019t switch that part of my brain off,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=esVNguq_jpY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explained on the \u201cSmartLess\u201d podcast<\/a>\u2018s July 27 episode. \u201cSo then Carey doesn\u2019t like having music in the house because I just stop having a conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Marcus Mumford revealed on the \u201cSmartLess\u201d podcast that his wife, Carey Mulligan, doesn\u2019t like music playing in their home. (They are pictured above walking the red carpet  at the Oscars in 2026.)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"credit\">DISNEY via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Mumford said Mulligan doesn\u2019t like music playing because he \u201cjust stop[s] having a conversation\u201d because he\u2019s so focused on what\u2019s playing. (The couple is pictured at the 2022 Met Gala.) <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for The Met Museum\/Vogue<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe had this conversation the other day,\u201d he continued to hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett. \u201cWe had a party at home. It was Carey\u2019s birthday, and someone came, and they were like, \u2018There\u2019s no music.\u2019 And I was like, \u2018Yeah, we don\u2019t really play music as background.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mumford, 39, added that when music comes on, he becomes quiet and distracted, only snapping out of his state when the \u201cGreat Gatsby\u201d actress, 41, says, \u201cYou\u2019ve gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s turn it off then, I guess,\u201d Mumford recalled saying.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Mumford &amp; Sons frontman, seen here performing onstage at BST Hyde Park in July, said he \u201ccan\u2019t do background music because, if music\u2019s on, I want to lean in and listen to it, and I can\u2019t switch that part of my brain off.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Jeff Moore\/PA Images\/INSTARimages<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Mumford said Mulligan, seen above watching Mumford &amp; Sons perform at Hyde Park in July, will tell him \u201cyou\u2019ve gone\u201d when he drifts away mentally. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mumford also divulged on the podcast that despite meeting as children at a Bible camp when they were children, the couple lost touch over the years <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/12\/20\/entertainment\/carey-mulligan-didnt-think-husband-marcus-mumford-was-boyfriend-material-when-they-met\/\">until a chance encounter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Grammy winner stated that his now-wife \u201cbooked a ticket to a Laura Marling show\u201d in which, unbeknownst to her, he was performing.<\/p>\n<p>After a quick reunion between the two former pals, Mumford said Mulligan \u201cleft a note with our tour manager with her email address on it\u201d \u2014 a move for which he dubbed the actress \u201ca classy broad.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The couple, seen above in April 2020, first met as children at a Bible camp and reunited years later in a chance encounter. <span class=\"credit\">Comic Relief via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Mulligan, seen here in September 2013, married Mumford in 2012 and they now share three children. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The note sparked a romance that led to marriage in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The couple now share three children \u2014 daughter <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2015\/10\/07\/carey-mulligan-makes-first-appearance-since-giving-birth\/\">Evelyn<\/a>, 10; son <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2017\/09\/12\/carey-mulligan-and-marcus-mumford-welcome-baby-no-2\/\">Wilfred<\/a> 8; and a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/10\/10\/carey-mulligan-confirms-she-marcus-mumford-quietly-welcomed-third-baby\/\">daughter<\/a>, whose name the couple hasn\u2019t disclosed, born in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Mumford &amp; Sons released their latest album, \u201cPrizefighter,\u201d in February of this year and are currently touring the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Mulligan, meanwhile, starred in \u201cBeef\u201d Season 2 earlier this year and lends her voice to the animated film \u201cWildwood\u201d later this year and will be on the big screen in Greta Gerwig\u2019s \u201cNarnia: The Magician\u2019s Nephew\u201d in early 2027.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThere will be time\u201d for music \u2014 just not at Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford\u2019s home. The Mumford &amp; Sons frontman revealed the \u201cPromising Young Woman\u201d actress \u201cdoesn\u2019t like\u201d music playing in their home because the tunes distract the singer from holding conversation with the family. \u201cI can\u2019t do background music because, if music\u2019s on,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Untitled-1-copy-12.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pics-news"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22762\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}