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    Posted: September 05 2008 at 04:31
Apparently there are simularities in the personalities of fans of classical music and fans of heavy metal. Both are said to be 'creative' and 'at ease with themselves' but 'not outgoing'

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I guess we all knew this anyway, and it's a bit of a generalisation, but an interesting study nonetheless..
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I saw this, apparently rock/metal fans are
 
Low self-esteem, creative, not hard-working, not outgoing, gentle, at ease
 
Bit upset at the  "not hard-working" bit. As Andy says,a bit of a generalisation to say the least.
This bit is funny
 
"The general public has held a stereotype of heavy metal fans being suicidally depressed and of being a danger to themselves and society in general. But they are quite delicate things."
 
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^^ Yeah, that bit made me laugh too.

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I always knew Dream Theater fans were a danger to society.
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I read that article earlier, and I'm very sceptical, especially about the part where the participants were asked about their personality. I really don't trust that data to be truthful in the majority of cases, people have this strange habit of not disclosing their dark sides. I wonder why.
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Originally posted by npjnpj npjnpj wrote:

people have this strange habit of not disclosing their dark sides


Read an average thread criticising anything to do with prog-metal & then say that

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Peopleintomusic .com is the place where you can fill in a questionnaire where they are continuing their study of this subject.
And I wonder if anyone will mention the affinities shared by Classical & Heavy Metal music lovers in the Prog Metal is not Prog Rock, 'cause it's metal not rock Confused. As if metal is not a rock genre, but jazz is ...
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The real important question is: Does the music you listen to determine your personality, or does your personality determine your taste in music? I know it's probably a balance, but it'd be interesting to find out which is more the case.
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After reading the article I have one thing to say about the specific personalitytraits ascribed to the varius music styles listeners.

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Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Apparently there are simularities in the personalities of fans of classical music and fans of heavy metal. Both are said to be 'creative' and 'at ease with themselves' but 'not outgoing'

Music taste vs personality

I guess we all knew this anyway, and it's a bit of a generalisation, but an interesting study nonetheless..
 
Prog Metal and Classical are my two favourite forms of music, Andy...in fact they are by far and away the two forms of music I listen to most these days...and I have to say I'm most of the things listed by Alan...Embarrassed
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MUSICAL STYLES VERSUS PERSONALITY TRAITS

BB%20King
BLUES 		High self-esteem, creative, outgoing, gentle and at ease

Thelonius%20Monk
JAZZ 		High self-esteem, creative, outgoing and at ease

Nigel%20Kennedy
CLASSICAL MUSIC 		High self-esteem, creative, introvert and at ease

Public%20Enemy
RAP 		High self-esteem, outgoing

Aida
OPERA 		High self-esteem, creative, gentle

Dolly%20Parton%20
COUNTRY AND WESTERN 		Hardworking, outgoing

Linton%20Kwesi%20Johnson%20
REGGAE 		High self-esteem, creative, not hardworking, outgoing, gentle and at ease

Rave
DANCE 		Creative, outgoing, not gentle

Pete%20Doherty
INDIE 		Low self-esteem, creative, not hard working, not gentle

Dancers%20
BOLLYWOOD 		Creative, outgoing

Metallica
ROCK/HEAVY METAL 		Low self-esteem, creative, not hard-working, not outgoing, gentle, at ease

Kylie%20Minogue
CHART POP 		High self-esteem, not creative, hardworking, outgoing, gentle, not at ease

James%20Brown
SOUL 		High self-esteem, creative, outgoing, gentle, at ease

Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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I always believed the theory that a wide variety of tastes in music meant a higher level of intelligence. Not that I think I'm smarter than most 'cause of my collection of music including every genre known to man except Opera and Today's Top Forty Dance Pop crap. I think I'm smarter than most because I came in at the top in the 96th percentile on IQ tests administered when I was in 8th grade. Oh, and the Mensa site's test overstate your intelligence. They had me in the 98th percentile. I think they were trying to sucker me into somethingTongue
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Originally posted by fandango fandango wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Apparently there are simularities in the personalities of fans of classical music and fans of heavy metal. Both are said to be 'creative' and 'at ease with themselves' but 'not outgoing' Music taste vs personality I guess we all knew this anyway, and it's a bit of a generalisation, but an interesting study nonetheless..

 

Prog Metal and Classical are my two favourite forms of music, Andy...in fact they are by far and away the two forms of music I listen to most these days...and I have to say I'm most of the things listed by Alan...Embarrassed


The description for rock is quite accurate for me too, although I would say I am fairly outgoing.

I'm certainly a layabout waiting to happen....
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I find it surprising that dance music has the least gentle fans.
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^Birminghams Broad Street on a Friday night when the clubs close is a war zone for piss heads, so that doesnt surprise me at all.
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oh crikey! Shocked
 
Those of us with eclectic tastes in music are just all round schizo-nuts aren't we?   Or just more balanced?Wacko
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Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

^Birminghams Broad Street on a Friday night when the clubs close is a war zone for piss heads, so that doesnt surprise me at all.


Nor me, although there is dance music and there is 'Dance Music' if you know what I mean..

The techno/Hard House clubs I used to frequent in the early to mid 90's, were 100% trouble free. It probably had something to do with the fact that the people were off their barnets on pills...and I dont mean Holsten Pills. Thats the difference.


The above is not advocating drug use, it's merely an obseravtion of reality.
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What if you like both jazz and indie?  Does the high and low self esteem cancel each other out?
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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

What if you like both jazz and indie?  Does the high and low self esteem cancel each other out?


Yes, and you're left in a catatonic stupour with no opinion on yourself or the world around you at all, going by this study's logic..
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The problem with this is that a few weeks ago I saw a similar study that said jazz fans were loners, not outgoing. And how can almost everyone be "creative"? It sounds to me like everyone wants to think of themselves as creative, but I haven't met very many truly creative people.
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