Professor Adrian North of Heriot-Watt University has studied 36,000 people and concludes that musical tastes and personality type are closely related.
The Research suggests ...
... classical music fans were shy, while heavy metal aficionados were gentle and at ease with themselves.
Professor North described the research as "significant" and "surprising".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7598549.stm
The article lists a number of music types and lists the associated personality types based on the research. What do you think of the results, any truth in this? Or is this like palm reading?