Your Music and Your Personality

I read this fascinating article today. Why I was reading "Psychology Today", I have NO clue! It was about how the type of music a person listens to is often a very good indicator of their personality. Or lack thereof. Whatever...I digress. A stranger can determine a person's creative level, their extroversion/introversion, and open-mindedness to the world around them...just based upon their top 10 favorite songs.

So this of course got me to thinking...what does my top 10 (most played on my iPod) say about me?

1. Raise Your Glass by P!ink
2. Just a Dream by Nelly
3. We R Who W R by Ke$ha (slightly embarrassed that this song is so high on my list).
4. The Catalyst by Linkin Park
5. Start a Fire by Ryan Star
6. Evacuate the Dancefloor (Radio Edit) by Cascada
7. Le Disko by Shiny Toy Guns
8. Move Alone by the All-American Rejects
9. All I Want by A Day to Remember
10. Alejandro by Lady GaGa (totally surprised she's not higher on my list)

And the genres are:
1. Pop
2. Hip Hop/Rap
3. Pop
4. Alternative
5. Pop
6. Dance
7. Rock
8. Alternative
9. Rock
10. Pop

According to the article, "Easy Listeners" (Pop - Top 40 hits...really? Easy Listening?) are conventional, honest, and conservative. Which, I was far and away totally thinking is NOT me! But then I read further and it said that this simpleminded-ness is not really of being a simple mind, but more so of the avoidance to complicated things. No drama for me! Yeppers, that's me. Ok...I wish that was me.

Extroverts are those that lean towards music with heavy bass lines (Hip Hop/Rap).

Fans of Alternative music (especially those with parental advisories) are more "timid and shy". Now, while I like to consider myself an extrovert, I do immensely enjoy my own time. Perhaps I'm an introvert with extroverted tendencies? Hmmmmm...

Lastly, fans of energetic music like dance are more likely to say what's on their mind. And for anyone who really knows me, I really do speak my mind, often blurting out my thoughts with the utmost of abandonment.

So...in conclusion (like this is my thesis or something), this article says I'm simpleminded, extroverted, timid and shy, and unabashed with my words.

Either I'm really eclectic in my music, or I think this article just implied that I have multiple personalities.

**As a little side note, there was an ad for "Find a Therapist" on the left column of this article. THAT could not be more fitting!"