Your Music Personality

It struck me the other day that you can actually tell a lot about a person based on the type of music they listen to. 

You can even tell a great deal about those who don't listen to any music at all.  I frankly feel that they must be very sad, serious individuals who find little joy in life.  

 

What's more, I'd venture that those with an eclectic range of tastes are also less meticulous, more accepting of others who may be different, more educated and politically more liberal than those who only listen to one genre.
 

It makes a lot of sense when you think about it...that the characteristics that we use to describe music may be exactly what attracts listeners who may have very similar traits.
 

In this brief and admittedly totally unscientific list, the following is, in my humble opinion,  a brief list of personality traits that might describe the listeners of various music genres:

 
 

 Pop / Classic Rock / Adult Alternative        

politically progressive, open-minded, organized, friendly, confident

 

 

 

Grunge Rock / Acid Rock / Hip hop  

extroverted, restless, competitive, cool, aggressive, trendy

 

 

 

Jazz  / blues   

spontaneous, fiercely independent, rebellious, doesn’t like to follow the rules... the type who never reads the “how to assemble” directions in the box.  Your theme is "I Did it My Way"

 

 

 

New Age / Easy Listening   

easy-going, introverted, passive, soft-spoken; to these individuals, peace in life and surroundings is paramount.

 

 

 

Country / Bluegrass  

domestic, simple, down-to-earth, conservative, patriotic;  to these listeners, country and family are of great importance

 

 

Classic/Baroque   

educated, sophisticated, organized, reflective, cosmopolitan, methodical

 

But don't take my word for it.  This is after all, just a casual series of observations I've made over the years, based on the people I know, and some total strangers.  However, do take a look at your CD collection, or those of your friends (or whatever digital contraption passes for a collection these days),  and see if anything rings true for you. I'd love to hear from you.