On my recent course of antibiotics, every record sounded like that. (After playing an excerpt from 'Hairway to Steven' by Butthole Surfers)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker notes how medication affects auditory perception, making music sound distorted.
- In plain terms
- Drugs changed how the music sounded to his ears.
- What can you take from it?
- Physical state alters perception of art.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does health change art enjoyment?
- Is music always subjective?
Another view
This is a subjective remark without broader utility.
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