I have wondered if needing the music up loud as possible is trying to drown out the voices in their heads, the ones telling them truths about their "way of life". Either that or their hearing is totally stuffed. Late XAH was deaf so there was some excuse if he had the music a bit loud, but RABF had it pounding and liked it that way.....til I took my stereo out and put it in a friend's place. Told RABF that if all I got from my stereo was having a drunk, play rotten, loud music late at night, I may as well get rid of it, so I had done so. He still had use of the clock radio......he he.
A few weeks later he really blotted his copy book, and I told him I was leaving, gave 1 month notice and did so.
Memories of nights just like those described here, made my skin crawl. YUCK.
God bless