Nick Drake

ajblaise · 10-08-2008, 03:14 PM

What type do you think he is? At first, I want to say he was the classic depressed tortured INFP artist, but the more I think of it, I think he might have been a depressed INTP.

If you haven't heard his song "Pink Moon" you should check it out, I think it's one of the best acoustic singer-songwriter songs out there. You can listen to a bit of it here. Nick Drake > Elliott Smith.

He's been described as aloof, confident, asocial, and quiet.

pure_mercury · 10-08-2008, 03:20 PM

I would have guessed INFP. And "Pink Moon" is great, but Bryter Layter is his best album.

kuranes · 10-08-2008, 05:03 PM

I bought "Pink Moon" and kinda liked it, but I wasn't nuts about it. I never understood what people thought was so extremely special about him, even though he certainly had talent. I enjoyed a Pink Floyd song called "Grantchester Meadows" ( or titled something similar ) and Nick seemed like someone who had decided to do an entire album of just songs like that. I guess I like things changed up a bit. I never explored his other albums. Maybe "Bryter"...later.

nonsequitur · 10-08-2008, 05:08 PM

I would've guessed INFP, just from his music.

And I loved Bryter Layter a lot more than Pink Moon. Northern Sky is one of the most romantic songs I've ever heard. Yes, I know that Bryter Layter was the album that Nick Drake disliked the most from all of his work. I've had that conversation with my sister before (she prefers Pink Moon).

pure_mercury · 10-08-2008, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nonsequitur

I would've guessed INFP, just from his music.

And I loved Bryter Layter a lot more than Pink Moon. Northern Sky is one of the most romantic songs I've ever heard. Yes, I know that Bryter Layter was the album that Nick Drake disliked the most from all of his work. I've had that conversation with my sister before (she prefers Pink Moon).

"At the Chime of a City Clock" is my personal favorite. Musically, it's definitely his best album, but I think a lot of people prefer the harrowingly bleak songs in his catalog.

Ivy · 10-08-2008, 05:25 PM

I LOVE this song:

+ "One Of These Things First" via YouTube

The lyrics seem like they would have to have been written by an INFP, to me:

Quote:

I could have been a sailor, could have been a cook
A real live lover, could have been a book.
I could have been a signpost, could have been a clock
As simple as a kettle, steady as a rock.
I could be
Here and now
I would be, I should be
But how?
I could have been
One of these things first
I could have been
One of these things first.

I could have been your pillar, could have been your door
I could have stayed beside you, could have stayed for more.
Could have been your statue, could have been your friend,
A whole long lifetime could have been the end.
I could be yours so true
I would be, I should be through and through
I could have been
One of these things first
I could have been
One of these things first.

I could have been a whistle, could have been a flute
A real live giver, could have been a boot.
I could have been a signpost, could have been a clock
As simple as a kettle, steady as a rock.
I could be even here
I would be, I should be so near
I could have been
One of these things first
I could have been
One of these things first.

MacGuffin · 10-08-2008, 07:20 PM

Time to finally rip his albums to my MP3 it seems.

Splittet · 10-08-2008, 07:35 PM

Nick is my favorite singer-songwriter. Absolutely love the dude. Have to admit I didn't think he was anything special the first time I heard him, but I think I fell in love on my second try. Always thought about him as INFP, and it seems like it is the gut instinct of most people... It seems to be a really good guess.

CaptainChick · 10-11-2008, 03:08 AM

INFP

Sture · 10-14-2008, 01:13 AM

Nick Drake is the first person I think of when I think about INFP, he's spot on, no doubt. He's also one of my favourite artists. I agree that BL is his best album. To me it's more bound together the the other ones and the added instruments are amazing. I'm careful not to ware the songs, and the associations to them, out. The second best album I think is Five Leaves Left, it seems underrated here. Not even mentioned.

btw tanks for posting the One of These Things First video. Lovely. It's the song through which I found Nick.

10-08-2008, 03:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
ajblaise Stealing your stem cells Join Date: Aug 2008 Type: INTP Location: New York Posts: 4,360	Nick Drake What type do you think he is? At first, I want to say he was the classic depressed tortured INFP artist, but the more I think of it, I think he might have been a depressed INTP. If you haven't heard his song "Pink Moon" you should check it out, I think it's one of the best acoustic singer-songwriter songs out there. You can listen to a bit of it here. Nick Drake > Elliott Smith. He's been described as aloof, confident, asocial, and quiet.

10-08-2008, 03:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
pure_mercury Order Now! Join Date: Feb 2008 Type: ESFJ Location: Hollywood Posts: 4,598	I would have guessed INFP. And "Pink Moon" is great, but Bryter Layter is his best album. __________________ Who wants to try a bottle of merc's "Extroversion Olive Oil?"

10-08-2008, 05:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
kuranes Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Type: XNXP Location: Chicago Posts: 1,042	I bought "Pink Moon" and kinda liked it, but I wasn't nuts about it. I never understood what people thought was so extremely special about him, even though he certainly had talent. I enjoyed a Pink Floyd song called "Grantchester Meadows" ( or titled something similar ) and Nick seemed like someone who had decided to do an entire album of just songs like that. I guess I like things changed up a bit. I never explored his other albums. Maybe "Bryter"...later. __________________ "The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them that they are being attacked and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country." Reichsfuhrer Herman Goering at the Nuremburg trials.

10-08-2008, 07:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
MacGuffin Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Type: xkcd Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 4,307	Time to finally rip his albums to my MP3 it seems. __________________ Another PowerMad Admin & Ronin Attorney {Flickr photos LJ blog}

10-08-2008, 07:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
Splittet Wannabe genius Join Date: Jun 2007 Type: INTJ Location: Norway Posts: 629	Nick is my favorite singer-songwriter. Absolutely love the dude. Have to admit I didn't think he was anything special the first time I heard him, but I think I fell in love on my second try. Always thought about him as INFP, and it seems like it is the gut instinct of most people... It seems to be a really good guess. __________________ "Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius." - Wolfgang Amadé Mozart

10-08-2008, 05:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
nonsequitur a daughter of SoHo riots Join Date: Sep 2008 Type: INTJ Location: in my head Posts: 530	I would've guessed INFP, just from his music. And I loved Bryter Layter a lot more than Pink Moon. Northern Sky is one of the most romantic songs I've ever heard. Yes, I know that Bryter Layter was the album that Nick Drake disliked the most from all of his work. I've had that conversation with my sister before (she prefers Pink Moon).

10-11-2008, 03:08 AM	#9 (permalink)
CaptainChick ~~Philosofighter~~ Join Date: Jan 2008 Type: ENFP Posts: 6,545	INFP __________________ ` "A lie is a lie even if everyone believes it. The truth is the truth even if nobody believes it." - David Stevens "That that is, is. That that is not, is not. Is that it? It is." Veritatem dies asperit Ride si sapis

10-14-2008, 01:13 AM	#10 (permalink)
Sture Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Type: INTP Location: Lund, Sweden Posts: 49	Nick Drake is the first person I think of when I think about INFP, he's spot on, no doubt. He's also one of my favourite artists. I agree that BL is his best album. To me it's more bound together the the other ones and the added instruments are amazing. I'm careful not to ware the songs, and the associations to them, out. The second best album I think is Five Leaves Left, it seems underrated here. Not even mentioned. btw tanks for posting the One of These Things First video. Lovely. It's the song through which I found Nick.

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