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Which Musicians Identify As INTPs
Which Musicians Identify As INTPs
This blog will answer the question, “Which musicians identify as INTPs?”. It
explains which musicians are INTPs. It will define the INTP personality, list
the characteristics of an INTP.
● Walter Becker
● David Byrne
● Grimes
His creativity and musical versatility are a product of his INTP intuitive
thinking and decision making. He has taken his many years of experience
in the music industry and used them to his advantage.
Walter Becker (Steely Dan)
The late Walter Carl Becker was an American musician, songwriter, and
record producer. He was best known as the co-founder, guitarist, bassist,
and co-songwriter of the jazz-rock band Steely Dan.
Becker was the typical INTP who was a philosophical innovator. He spent
hours creating beautiful melodies that gained the band's international
acclaim.
He was a founding member and the principal songwriter, lead singer, and
guitarist of the American new wave band Talking Heads.
Grimes
Claire Elise Boucher, stage name Grimes, is a Canadian musician, singer,
songwriter, record producer, music video director, and visual artist.
She channels that energy and creativity into her songwriting and creating
beautiful works of performing arts. Throughout her career, she has
released five studio albums that had a great reaction from her fans.
Due to their introverted nature, they do not socialize enough to make many
friends. They are preoccupied with theory and search for the universal law
behind everything they see.
They want to understand the unifying themes of life, in all their complexity.
Conclusion
This blog answered the question, “Which musicians identify as INTPs?”. It
defined the INTP personality, listed the characteristics of an INTP, and
explained which musicians are INTPs.
● Walter Becker
● David Byrne
● Grimes
Strengths
Independent
INTPs do not do well working in teams. They prefer to work alone. Their
intra dependence helps them work better on takes.
An INTP often puts great thought into his work and thinks a great deal
about his work. This makes them tend to perform exceptionally well at
various tasks. Music is such a craft that requires focu as it takes long hours
of creativity to attain satisfaction.
They can also learn technical skills and acquire other skills easily and
competently. Their ability to focus and be in their own safe zones make
them great in troubleshooting problems
Easy going
The exhibit welcomes energy. They are easy to be around. They
compromise easily with friends that are close to them.
Even if they are introverts, INTPs are flexible and can adapt to situations.
They do not often complain and are easy going, trivial things. They are
loving and supportive friends and partners.
Weaknesses
Can be too objective
Their feelings are the least developed side. This gives INTPs a challenge
in expressing their feelings, when it comes to intimate relationships.
This also manifests in how they make decisions since they seem to prefer
logical reasoning. As a result, other people will find their choices lacking
warmth and sensitivity.
Too logical
Life is viewed by them in a more to be black and white lens. This however
limits their open mindedness. This trait makes them quit selfish and focus
on themselves more.
Too Complex
Being logical people and analytical thinkers, simple issues become very
complex for them. It can lead them to be very critical of others.
All these affect how they deal with others, their careers and themselves.
Knowledge of these traits makes nurturing relationships with them, be it
personal or work-related.