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Introvert? Extrovert? Which vert are you???

#81
As a kid and for a good portion of my adult life, I had been an extreme introvert. Part of that was hiding from the world that I am gay, and not having any self confidence at all back then. I'm more at peace with the world now and can be possibly over-gregarious. And when it comes to music or geek things such as Linux and other stuff... I'm an extrovert. I'm definitely not a shoe-gazer and am quite happy to be active when on stage. It's now my home and I enjoy it.

But, a lot of times, especially in a crowd where there is nothing that sparks interest, I revert to my default introverted state.
 
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#82
I'm a friendly introvert. I enjoy performing, but if company comes over and stays for four hours, I'm exhausted and wonder if they will EVER go home. I also manage three shifts of (sometimes needy) employees. I like to make people feel good about themselves and their lives, but I like for them to leave me alone after they've had their 10 minutes to tell me what's on their mind. Going on a trip by myself can be fun, but my wife would never go more than 30 miles away by herself for fear of dying alone.
 
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#84
tb-player said:
In the 'Motivation: Why do we do it?' thread, a few fellow bass players described themselves as introverts... and it got me thinking.

In my daily life, I am largely an extrovert. I consider myself social and gregarious. However, onstage, I MUCH prefer the bass space; hanging in the back, laying down the groove, and supporting the band. Occasionally, I am asked to play lead guitar or sing. I'm happy to do it because I love music & performing. But I find it adds a little anxiety, as it puts me more 'out front'.

So my question is, is there an overall tendency for bassists to be more introverted and guitarists/singers to be more extroverted? (Notice I said 'tendency' because there are always exceptions).

How would you describe YOUR personality? Do you think your personality-type played a role in choosing your instrument?
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Hmm. I'm VERTically challenged. :bag:

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#88
GentProvocateur said:
I'm a haricot vert.
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I've bean one of those.

Which vert am I? An advert. A convert. A pervert. But seriously, definately an introvert. Although I do a lot of extroverty things, like playing on a stage in front of people, and I used to be a classroom trainer in a corporate environment up in front of a couple of dozen people at a time, but those things don't make me extroverted.
 
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#89
Both?

I'm friendly and likeable, even outgoing, in some situations, but at the same time kinda anti-social.

I think it's because I was a precocious child, verging on gifted, surrounded by dolts. As I have always had little patience/sympathy for ignorant [expletive]s, I had very few people in my support circle growing up.
 
#92
That test was interesting. It says I'm a INTP-A, which seems to fit my view of myself fairly well.

I like performing, and social gatherings, but I definitely need alone time to recharge. I can be outgoing, but I'm not the guy walking up to random people and striking up a conversation. I'm perfectly happy to converse with them if they start it though.

I also think in a logical fashion. Which is probably why I've been drawn to technical troubleshooting type jobs for my entire adult life, and also why I drive my girlfriend crazy. She's the total opposite, and is more emotionally driven.

It's interesting that the test says the INTP type personality is rare, yet we seem to have quite a few on here. Must be a good personality type for bass players!
 
#95
It depends on the music genre.
It's easy to be "funny" on stage while playing songs with 3 riffs in total played at the first four/five frets.
It's more difficult to be extrovert while playing 15/16 into 13/16 then 11/16 time signature at 200bpm with two guitarists and a keyboard that play unison (an octave higher of course) with you, all across the neck and over the 12th fret...
 
#96
DeathSlanger said:
Extrovert = gets energy from crowds
Introvert = gives energy to crowds

Most folks are truly one or the other. I love performing, hamming it up like the best of em. But soon afterwards I must get home and be by myself to recharge. I realized only about ten years ago that I’m introverted.
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This.

It's less about energy you bring to the stage and more about your energy level. An extrovert will feel jazzed up from being with the crowd...an introvert will feel the need to crawl into a hole and sleep afterwards for a bit. :laugh:

Spoken as an introvert who brings the energy on stage!
 
#98
I am autistic, as such I don't like interacting with people face-to-face much. It may be part of the reason why I decided to pick up the bass a couple of months ago. Stay in the back, lay the foundation, be the invisible force :) But if pressed, I am the class clown. That's how I've always navigated suffering from depression and being different. They say look out for the funny ones, they're the ones generally more prone to suffer from mental health issues. In my case, I guess it's true. So Talkbass with its no-real-life-interaction nature, suits me just fine :)
 
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