Research has refuted the popular myth that guitarists use their hobby to attract the attention of beautiful girls. It turns out that they are much more interested in the attitude of other men towards them.
When some famous rocker is asked about why he once picked up a guitar for the first time, he replies that he just wanted to please the girls. This point of view is incredibly common, both among musicians and among ordinary people and even psychologists. However, a new study has shown that consciously or subconsciously, the desire to find a sexual partner is not at all the determining factor when choosing a guitar for men. True, the study only focused on heavy metal guitarists.
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Researchers specifically chose this direction in music, since it is almost universally dominated by men. Almost only men play in the heavy metal style, and almost exclusively representatives of the stronger sex also come to concerts, since this aggressive style is not very exciting for girls. So it's hard to imagine that people who are looking for intimate entertainment become guitarists of this style. And this study confirmed it.
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Interviews with 44 straight guitarists from heavy metal bands revealed that they chose the guitar in order to impress other men. Naturally, not for sexual purposes, but only to appear cooler in their eyes. (READ MORE)