Music in ipod list is grayed out in itunes?!

Hi, so basically, when I hook up my iPod to my computer, my music in the device list for that iPod is grayed out. I can't extract any music, play any music, or input any music into that iPod whatsoever.
It's been annoying me because I haven't been able to add new music to my iPod for the longest time!
Edit: To be a bit more specific, anything in my iPod is inaccessible. I don't want to sync my iPod to my computer because currently all my music in my iPod isn't on my computer at the moment, but thats another story.
Please help!
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ok, now i feel just plain silly, thanks for your help!
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