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What Your Type of Music Says About You

From Reader’s Digest Asia, September 2009From Reader’s Digest Asia, September 2009Updated: Mar. 20, 2019

Want to know what your type of music says about you? Do you like listening to Metallica or Michael Bublé? Beethoven or Black Eyed Peas? Turns out the music you like to groove to reveals a lot about your personality.

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What Your Type of Music Says About You

What Your Type of Music Says About You

What does your type of music say about you? There has always been plenty of anecdotal evidence when it comes to a link between music taste and personality, and now comes the scientific proof. A massive study of more than 36,000 from people around the world, conducted by Professor Adrian North of Heriot-Watt University in Scotland, has determined which of six character traits apply to lovers of each genre, and how it applies to our healthy living.

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What Listening to the Blues Says About You

What Listening to the Blues Says About You

What do the blues say about you? High self-esteem, creative, outgoing and at ease.

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What Your Type of Music Says About You: Rock/Heavy Metal

What Your Type of Music Says About You: Rock/Heavy Metal

What does rock and heavy metal say about you? Low self-esteem, creative, not hardworking, not outgoing, gentle, at ease.    

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What Does Listening to Rap Say About You?

What Does Listening to Rap Say About You?

What does listening to rap say about you? High self-esteem, outgoing.

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What Does Listening to Country And Western Say About You?

What Does Listening to Country And Western Say About You?

Are you a country and western fan? Well you’re probably hardworking and outgoing.

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What Listening to Soul Says About You

What Listening to Soul Says About You

Got soul? Then you’ve got high self-esteem, you’re creative, outgoing, gentle, and are at ease.

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What Does Listening to Reggae Say About You?

What Does Listening to Reggae Say About You?

If your type of music is reggae then you’ve got high self-esteem, and you’re: creative, not hardworking, outgoing, gentle, at ease.

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What Does Dance Music Say About You?

What Does Dance Music Say About You?

Listenting to dance music lately? You’re creative, outgoing, and not gentle.

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Indie Music Says What About You?

Indie Music Says What About You?

If your type of music is indie, than chances are you have low self-esteem, you’re creative, but not hardworking or gentle.

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What Bollywood Music Says About You

What Bollywood Music Says About You

Bollywood music fans are creative and outgoing.

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What Jazz Says About You

What Jazz Says About You

High self-esteem, creative, outgoing and at ease best descibes jazz listeners!

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Classical Music Says What About Its Fans?

Classical Music Says What About Its Fans?

Classical music listeners seem to have high self-esteem, and are creative, introvert and at ease.

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What Does Opera Say About You?

What Does Opera Say About You?

Opera aficionados have high self-esteem, and are creative and gentle.

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What Does Chart Pop Say About You

What Does Chart Pop Say About You

Pop fans are most likely the type to have high self-esteem, are hardworking but are not creative, nor at ease.

Originally Published: February 02, 2011