The 15 Archetypes

You don't listen to music — you excavate it. Your playlists are archaeological digs. If it charted, it probably doesn't count.

You found your lane and you stayed in it. Not narrow-minded — devoted. There is a difference, and you could explain it at length.

Your library is a museum. Every record has its place and you know exactly where it is. You have opinions about reissues.

You liked it before it was cool, and if everyone likes it now, you've probably moved on. You call this having taste. Others call it something else.

You have a soundtrack for every situation. Getting on the bus has a song. You don't just listen to music — you perform your life to it.

You'd die before admitting what's actually in your "sad songs" playlist. The emotional depth is real. The public-facing taste is curated.

You always know the song. You know all the words. Being current isn't a guilty pleasure — it's a commitment. The charts are your heartbeat.

Your library has layers. There's the playlist you show people, and then there's the playlist. Both are valid. You know this.

Your playlist goes from Norwegian black metal to bossa nova without blinking. Genre is a cage you don't recognise. Everything is music if you feel it.

You have a sixth sense for what's coming. Your recommendations land six months before anyone else finds them. Discovery is its own reward.

Your taste moves like the weather. Whatever you're into right now is full commitment — until the next thing. Range is a feature, not a bug.

You don't care what it is — you care what it does. If it builds, drops, soars, or hits, it earns its place. The feeling is the whole point.

Your taste is tied to time. Songs are memories. You know exactly where you were the first time you heard it, and it still sounds like that moment.

Lyrics matter. Arrangement matters. You sit with albums rather than skip through them. Music isn't background — it's the point.

You were there before the hype. Not because you're contrarian — because you pay attention. Your recommendations age well. You've earned that.