Mozart and Metallica fans kindred spirits: research
Fri Sep 5, 9:37 AM ET
LONDON (AFP) - Heavy metal fans and lovers of classical music have more in common than they like to think, according to research published Friday by a university in Edinburgh.
Although fans of bands like Metallica are traditionally portrayed as work-shy, long-haired students and lovers of Mozart are seen as sober and hard-working, researchers found that both music types attract creative people who are at ease with themselves but can be introverted.
But classical music fans have high self-esteem while heavy rock fans lack self-belief, the team at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh found.
Indie music listeners lack self-esteem and lovers of pop music are uncreative, while country and western fans are hard-working and rap fans have an outgoing personality.
The three-year study on the links between personality and music taste was led by psychology professor Adrian North.
"We have always suspected a link between music taste and personality. This is the first time that we've been able to look at it in real detail. No-one has ever done this on this scale before," he said.
"People do actually define themselves through music and relate to other people through it but we haven't known in detail how music is connected to identity."
North added: "One of the most surprising things is the similarities between fans of classical music and heavy metal. They're both creative and at ease but not outgoing.
"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."
The research could have many uses in marketing, the professor said.
"If you know a person's music preference you can tell what kind of person they are, who to sell to. There are obvious implications for the music industry who are worried about declining CD sales."
More than 36,000 people around the world took part in the research, making it the biggest survey of its kind ever conducted.
People were asked to rate 104 musical styles and were also questioned on their personality traits.
Artikel dari Yahoo News
10 comments:
Woooooooo!!! MENARIK!! Jap, jap aku nak tgk lagu2 aku :D Heheheheheheh.
kah kah kah.. sabar je la..
aku dah lama tak dengar lagu.. tengok tajuk lagu yg org dengar je..
lagu nasyid masuk kategori mana weh?
mimi hehheh tgk jgn tak tgk..
yan... tu aku tak tau (mungkin utk menjadikan kita sedar dan mengingati ALLAH...)
..hehhe kalau aku yg buat kajian sure aku tau hahha
aku pun bukan nye dengar lagu sgt...ade lagu ade la tak de pun tak pe.... aku tgk hubby aku le..semua lagu dia dengar..aku terdorong sikit utk dengar lagu hehhe
hassan suka dengar lagu...
nasyid & bacaan alquran tu memang bagus utk minda kita juga....
Cik Yan.. aku tak terpikior pasal nasyid weihhh....
Ms Lola,
adapun laki mak bulan2 posa ni kalau kitorang travel ke PD ka (yg jauh2 sket tu) dia bukak IKIM.FM.. time lain tak le plak.. ngeh ngeh ngeh..
rizza,
mintak permission linkkan ke blog saya ye.. thanks!
aku ni lagu kacau bilau
Aku pun nak link. Tp belum ada idea lg nak tulis camano. Boleh, ya?
weih!
aku ada 2-3 lagu mettalica aku skerr.. hihihi ni jaman tok kaduk dulu..but aku sker dengar je la..
lagu2 mozart ni banyak dengor masa preggy..disamping bukak cd quran etc..
Aku pun bnyk dgr classical masa preggy (actually dgrkan baby aku masa tu - letak headphone kat perut :P). Tak lupa jugak Quran
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