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[MBTI General] nf songwriters/musicians

the state i am in

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this is a gluttonous post of musical performers who i think are probably/possibly nf.
disagree with me please!
add more!


INFJ
david berman
kevin barnes
jonathan richman
iggy
joe strummer
alec ounsworth
jack white
anthony kiedis
mickael ackerfeldt
tori amos
spencer krug
dan bejarn
richard hell?

INFP
kurt cobain
jeff mangum
thom yorke
beck
conor oberst
elliot smith
wayne coen
kevin drew
joanna newsom
kate bush
van morrison

jerry garcia
neil young
charlie parker
ira kaplan
mark linkous
gram parsons
panda bear
jonsi
win butler
sarah mclachlan
bjork
jens lekman
j mascis

leonard cohen
stephen malkmus
john lennon

INTP
lou reed
frank black
david byrne
kim gordon
isaak brock
elvis costello
stephin merritt

ISFP
bob dylan
jimi hendrix
johnny cash
tom waits
stuart murdoch
feist
nick drake
mike ness
jeff tweedy
prince
michael jackson
eric clapton
ozzy osbourne
jon bon jovi
gavin rossdale

ISTP
pj harvey

ENFP
jim morrison
marc bolan
devendara banhart
jenny lewis
patti smith
karen o
bob marley
freddie mercury
janis joplin
ani difranco
tupac

ENFJ
billy corgan
bono
courtney love

INTJ
eminem
trent reznor
frank zappa
robert pollard
rivers cuomo

ISTJ
bruce springsteen

ENTP
les claypool
perry farrell
billy joe armstrong
bruce dickinson

ESTP
mick jagger
johnny thunders
axl rose
lilly allen
meat loaf

ESFP
dave matthews
paul mccartney
elton john
tom jones
pink
gwen stefani

ENTJ
jay-z

keep going, people!
 
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Really nice list. The only one that jumps out at me right now is Les Claypool. He strikes me as an INTP, maybe INTJ. And I think Drake is a stereotypical INFP, almost too much so. Cat Stevens seems INF-something, I think he's suppose to be very introverted and shy, and hates giving interviews.
 

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Tori Amos - ENFP
Ani DiFranco - ENFX
 

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Yeah, I'm pretty sure Jim Morrison's an ENFP. Surprisingly, though..I have considered INTJ for Lennon- whom I am not very fond of..I've read some books about him and he is actually a little self centered..INTJ is my bet, and definitely not INFP..don't let the outside mislead you.
 

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May I add:

INFP
Micheal Stipe
Brian Molko (Placebo)
Sarah McLachlan
Jeff Buckley

INFJ
Feist

ENFJ
Bono

ENFP
Bob Marley
Freddie Mercury
 

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Prince is more of an ISFP
 

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PJ Harvery ?
I've heard ISTP more than anything
 

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I'd say Jens Lekman is an INFP. He's pretty quiet and soft spoken, writes a lot about love, and says he's going to retire after making two albums but comes back to make a third.
 

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that feels right.

what about the rest of the list? i know you know most of this music too. i want more feedback! what is destroyer?
 

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Haha! I know most of this list but I'm not sure how to tell a songwriter's type based solely on their music. I'd have to see them do interviews to more accurately judge. How do you tell what their type is?

Destroyer is Daniel Bejar's main band. They made my favorite album of this decade (Rubies). (But shhhh....I'm not supposed to say that yet! I still need to write about that in my blog).

You have him under INFJ. That feels right on instinct but I can't be sure.
 

the state i am in

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yeah, i just called him by moniker accidentally. what's neko case? and the other guy?

i just go based on the feeling i get, the lyrics if i've read them, interviews, stereotypes, etc. most of these are sketches that need to be edged, colored, shaded, etc. now some of them i KNOW like jonathan richman. the song closer couldn't be more Fe, nor could it be more hilarious and perfect!

kevin barnes of of montreal is 100% infj too. i realized when listening to his record that i think jason schwartzman is also an infj. as am i. i feel so coterminous with all of this.
 

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Neko Case kinda seems like an INTJ. She has that haughty/sophisticated air that they seem to have. And her lyrics are very cerebral I think.....or they just feel emotional at a distance.

Carl Newman....hmmm...I don't really know. He holds together the New Pornographers, so maybe he is a personable leading type like ENFJ or something. His actual music seems to suggest that. Carefully constructed to have a good time....jagged pop hooks galore...
 

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Meh. It's been covered many times before.

yeah - and dylan as an intuitive is like Wildcat as a Sensor.
One is no better than the other, but it is the language
 
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this is a gluttonous post of musical performers who i think are probably/possibly nf.
disagree with me please!
add more!


infj songwriters
bob dylan
david berman (silver jews!)
kevin barnes (of montreal)
anthony kiedis (red hot chili peppers)
jonathan richman (enfj?)
iggy (intj?)
prince (I say yes)
joe strummer (infj)
leonard cohen (yes)
frank black (the pixies!) (unsure) (I'm unsure now that you mention it - kelly is estp and the guitarist seems istj so I'd always assumed he was beta like them)
alec ounsworth (clap your hands say yeah)
lou reed? (intp)
jack white (white stripes) (intp)
thom yorke (infp?) (intp)
daniel johnston (infj is likely)
robert pollard (guided by voices) (intj)
stephin merritt (magnetic fields)
david byrne (intp?) (talking heads) (intp - yes)
tom waits (intp?) (intj)
elvis costello (intp?) (intj)
spencer krug (wolf parade)
les claypool infp? intp? (primus)
will oldham (bonnie prince billy, palace music, etc)
j mascis infp? (dinosaur jr)
richard hell?
dan bejarn (destroyer, new pornographers, etc)

tori amos? (istj)
ani difranco? (seems isfp)


infp songwriters
kurt cobain (nirvana)
jeff mangum (neutral milk hotel)
conor oberst (bright eyes)
wayne cohen (flaming lips) (entp!)
nick drake
john lennon (enfp all the way)
beck (intp)
jim morrison (enfp?) (intp)
jerry garcia
elliot smith
trent reznor (intp?) (yes, intp)
stuart murdoch (isfp?)
charlie parker
ira kaplan (yo la tengo)
billy corgan (smashing pumpkins) (he is infj)
kevin drew (broken social scene)
rivers cuomo (weezer)
calvin johnson (beat happening)
neil young (infj?) (estp?)
isaak brock (modest mouse)
jeff tweedy (wilco)
panda bear (animal collective)
jonsi (sigur ros)
morrissey (smiths) (infj)
stephen malkmus (pavement)
mark linkous (sparklehorse)
will shef infj??? (okkervil river)
new order singer (new order) (seems like an esfp)

joanna newsom
bjork
pj harvey

enfp songwriters
devendara banhart
jenny lewis (rilo kiley)
patti smith
karen o (yeah yeah yeahs)


no idea?
kim gordon and thursten moore (sonic youth) (intp)
colin meloy (the decemberists) (infp)
doug martsch (built to spill)
win butler (arcade fire) (infp married to an infj)
sufjan stevens (intp)
bruce springsteen (istj?) (why not esfp? his drummer would be his dual.)
jason pierce (spiritualized, spacemen 3)
jens lekman
sam beam (iron and wine)
cat stevens? (infj)
nick drake? (infp)
simon joyner?

thoughts?

(?)
 

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May I add:

INFP
Micheal Stipe
Brian Molko (Placebo)
Sarah McLachlan

I second these. Have you seen McLachlan's ad on TV for the humane society? (I think it was that, it was for some kind of save the animals campaign.)

Thom Yorke's on-stage antics seem like a sped-up version of Michael Stipe's. The two are fairly similar; infj/infp seems reasonable...
 

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