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Musical taste shows personality?

There was an interesting article about people’s music taste and how it shows one’s personality. It was interesting for me to read about it because I always thought music taste may show people’s personality. According to the article, Fans of classical music and jazz are creative , Popular music lovers are hardworking , Heavy metal fans are gentle, shy and creative . This is the result of research by Professor Adrian North of Scotland's Heriot-Watt University who has been studying the links between people's personalities and their choice of music. Here is the article below : " LONDON (AFP) - Heavy metal fans and lovers of classical music have more in common than people think, according to research published Friday by a university in Edinburgh. Researchers found that both types of music attract creative people who are confident with themselves but at the same time can be shy. The three-year study on the links between personality and music taste was led by psychology...