Problems with roommate

I guess I kind of want to get this off my chest. I’ve told my roommate over 24 times in the past 6 months to turn down his music at night. Doesn’t sound like much but each time I tell him, he’ll forget and play it again, waking me up at 2-4am. In the daytime, I don’t normally say anything, but I always get annoyed at hearing the same songs in the background. Earplugs and headphones (I plan to get noise cancelling ones soon) are commonplace for me as a result.

Today I got upset and decided if my roommate wasn’t going to user headphones then why should I? So I blasted my music at the same volume he does. Big mistake I suppose because I realize my roommate could in fact, turn up his music even louder.

Not sure if I burned this bridge in terms of negotiating. I just want him to get headphones but he always forgets. So, some advice would be appreciated.