What Your Favorite Music Says About Your Personality (from collegecandy.com)
Dance •Creative •Outgoing •Uneasy •Assertive
Rap •High self-esteem •Outgoing •Despite stereotype, not violent or aggressive
Indie •Low self-esteem •Creative •Intellectual •Passive •Curious •Liberal •Anxious
Jazz, Soul, and Blues •High self-esteem •Creative •Extroverted •Curious •Assertive •Liberal •Intellectual •Open to new experiences
Country •Hardworking •Conventional •Conservative •Extroverted •Emotionally stable. Since country music is often about heartache, researchers hypothesize that either emotionally stable people are attracted to country music or it has a calming effect.
Pop/Top 40 •High self-esteem •Conventional •Hardworking •Extroverted •Conservative •Honest
Classical •High self-esteem •Creative •Introvert •Liberal •Sophisticated •Curious