Noise Aversion Quotes

I'm noise-sensitive. It's always better for me if things are quiet, so I can concentrate.

I hate music, especially when it's played.

I don't even wear shoes with heels because I hate making a noise when I walk and people looking at me.

I saw something stupid in the paper today - a new alarm clock that makes no noise. It's for people who don't like loud noises. Instead, it slowly hits you with light and gets brighter and brighter until you wake up. I already have one of those... it's called a window.

Actually, I don't even like parties. I would much prefer a room with four friends who sit around and have dinner. I detest nightclubs. And I don't like places where the noise is so loud you can't talk to people.

I hate people eating on film. I hate it even worse on the radio, when people eat on the radio. I just can't stand it.

I don't listen to music when I write. I need silence.

I was never much of a club guy. Even when I was in New York in the early eighties, I never was once in Studio 54. It was too noisy. My version of those years mostly took place at my house.

I have always hated nightclubs, and don't like loud music.

Screaming. Did I mention the screaming? Screaming is usually associated with horror films and roller coasters. This is why I usually look like I've just watched a horror film on a rollercoaster. Kids love to scream. Frightened, happy, bored. They scream. I've actually learned to love the sound of a vacuum cleaner. It's just so peaceful.

Everybody else goes out and plays a show as if it's their album, which is boring. I'd rather sit at home and listen to the album, because I hate to be in a smoke-filled, loud room - that's not enjoyable for me at all...I always look up to guys who can sit and do dinner music...they're singing in tune and playing somebody else's music, and I don't think I could do that...it's the shittiest job in the world.

I would take a bomb, but I can't stand the noise.

I hate mouth noises of all kinds - chewing, swallowing, gum smacking, heavy breathing.

I think my favorite sound is the sound of someone not playing the bongos.