Apparently the same was true for John von Neumann. Wikipedia says he > did some of his best work blazingly fast in noisy, chaotic environments, and once admoni

Apparently the same was true for John von Neumann. Wikipedia says he > did some of his best work blazingly fast in noisy, chaotic environments, and once admonished his wife for preparing a quiet study for him to work in. He never used it, preferring the couple's living room with its TV playing loudly.