She looked at the girl in the chair and she saw what youth was. It was oblivious, with things in its ears.

~ Ali Smith

Ali Smith Ears Headphones Oblivious Youth

I would often sit in the corner of the room wearing Dad's massive headphones, carefully replaying the records time after time. It was something I did frequently throughout my childhood with music, comedy and film, inspiring my own creative imagination, the headphones rendering the experience intensely personal, as though it were all happening inside my own head.

~ Simon Pegg

Simon Pegg Childhood Experiences Headphones Music Nerd Do Well Nostalgia Simon Pegg

I write while listening to music, mostly because the world beyond my headphones is too chaotic.

~ Dean Bakopoulos

Dean Bakopoulos Listening World Headphones