[He's now peering into the helmet himself, as if it's not... y'know... his helmet.
That he wears literally all the time.
And is probably half the reason he wears his hair in a mullet like that, just to keep it under control inside the helmet itself.
You know how it is.]

Mmm... could do both, kinda -
They got special earplugs, y'know? For folks playin' on stage.
Don't mute everything, but it muffles out a lotta the extra stuff. So you ain't gonna go deaf while you up on stage playin' for everyone, but you can still hear ya own music.