23+ Famous INFJ Musicians
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This article will list and explore famous INFJ musicians who have made a significant contribution to the music industry. This article will also look at the inclinations of these INFJ musicians and their worldview in general.
List of Popular INFJ Musicians
Listed below are some popular INFJ musicians:
- Miki Matsubara
- Jessie Baylin
- Marilyn Manson
- George Harrison (The Beatles)
- Birdy
- Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)
- Scott Stapp (Creed)
- Win Butler (Arcade Fire)
- Florence Welch (Florence and the Machine)
- Debbie Harry (Blondie)
- Ray Lamontagne
- Jared Leto
- Pete Townshend (The Who)
- Jonna Lee (iamamiwhoami)
- Sufjan Stevens
- Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- John Coltrane
- Jack Johnson
- Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys)
- Peter Gabriel
- Leonard Cohen
- Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
- Ned Franc (Franc Moody)
- Roland Orzabal (Tears for Fears)
- Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails)
- Tori Amos
- Shawn Colvin
- Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins)
- Jesse Leach (Killswitch Engage)
- Layne Staley (Alice In Chains)
- Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac)
- Tegan Rain Quin (Tegan and Sara)
- Prince Ea
- Annie Lennox (The Eurythmics)
- Shirley Manson (Garbage)
- Taylor Swift
- Larry Mullen, Jr. (U2)
- Matt Bellamy (Muse)
- Alanis Morisette
- Christopher Wolstenholme (Muse)
- Aimee Mann (Till Tuesday)
- John Williams (Composer)
- Brad Wilk (Rage Against the Machine)
- Kevin Parker (Tame Impala)
- Frank Ocean
What kind of musicians are INFJ?
They have a tendency to be thoughtful people, and their music illustrates this. In one aspect or the other, a great deal of INFJ music is rich and sublime.
INFJs are generally known as the most complicated and rare of all the personality types, but they’re not uncommon among musicians, as a huge fraction of them are inclined to the arts.
George Harrison (From The Beatles)
Who doesn’t know George Harrison the bearded Beatles guitarist with fabulous hair!
George Harrison (MBE) was an English musician, composer, songwriter, and music and film producer who rose to superstardom as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. He died on November 29, 2001.
Here are a few quotes from George:
“It’s all in the mind.”
“It’s all too much.”
“The Beatles saved the world from boredom.”
“As long as you hate, there will be people to hate.”
“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there”
And this one particularly captures the universal INFJ sentiment:
“Sometimes I feel like I’m actually on the wrong planet. It’s great when I’m in my garden, but the minute I go out the gate I think, ‘What the hell am I doing here?”
Miki Matsubara
Miki Matsubara was a Japanese musician, composer, singer and lyricist. She was reportedly an exceptional keyboard player. Matsubara was an INFJ and it shows in her songs particularly the lyrics. For example her most popular song “Stay With Me” or “Mayonaka no Door” (真夜中のドア) has a multitude of emotions in it.
Mayonaka no Door (真夜中のドア) / Stay with me is a song about star-crossed lovers, the sorrow of two people drifting apart, and coping with the feeling of emptiness that comes with losing someone you love so deeply
Going over the lyrics you will understand that it’s about two people, the intimate moments they shared, and the realization that it’s all over.
Looking at the lyrics, it’s evident that the song is about two lovers, their intimate moments, and the sinking realisation that everything has come to an end.
The song continuously addresses the person (Fe function of INFJ), and also reminisces over the shared moments from the past (Se function).
/ Stay with me/ Mayonaka no Door (真夜中のドア)
Stay with me
Knocking on midnight’s door
Begging you not to go home (Ooh)
That season when I cried right in front of your eyes
Stay with me
Saying our favourite words
Holding on to our little moment
I’ll never forget it as long as I live
They say love and affection are two different things
You told me last night
Sometimes I think so too
Winter comes again and your heart has gone away
If I look back I see
That I could always feel you by my sidе
Stay with me
Knocking on midnight’s door
There’s a holе in my heart
That season when I cried right in front of your eyes
Stay with me
Distracted by my loneliness
The needle on my record player
Was stuck on a repeating melody
Jared Leto
Jared Joseph Leto is an American musician and actor who is known for as the Joker, portraying the DC villain in Suicide Squad. Jared Leto is an INFJ and his INFJ type characteristics are quite obvious.
Here are few quotes from Jared Leto:
“Lost in a daydream.”
“Don’t regret anything you do, because in the end it makes you who you are.”
“I think that to explore the uncomfortable and the politically incorrect is the job of the artist.”
“Some people come into our lives, leave footprints in our hearts and minds and we are never the same again.”
“I’ve always liked Saturn. But I also have some sympathy for Pluto because I heard it’s been downgraded from a planet, and I think it should remain a planet. Once you’ve given something planetary status it’s kind of mean to take it away.”
“When you’re at the point you feel you have nothing to live or thrive fo, be like a camera, use your negatives to develop”
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who has received Grammy and Academy Award nominations.
Here are a few quotes by Sujan that capture the INFJ experience:
“Words are futile devices.”
“Are you half awake, or half asleep?”
“And in my best behavior
I am really just like him
Look beneath the floorboards
For the secrets I have hid”
“The goal is to never stay the same. I always want to be changing and evolving. That’s the whole point of life and the whole point of making art is to be constantly moving.”
Marilyn Manson
Brian Hugh Warner was born on January 5, 1969. He is better known as Marilyn Manson. He is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, painter, and writer.
Here are a few quotes from Marilyn Manson:
“What doesn’t kill you is gonna leave a scar.”
“I’m a confession that is waiting to be heard”
“All the drugs in the world won’t save us from ourselves.”
“The imagination is precious. Don’t lose it. Don’t lose the child in you.”
“Find what you are afraid of, face it, and then you won’t be afraid of it anymore.”
“We don’t like to kill our unborn; we need them to grow up and fight our wars.”
“This is the culture your raising your kids in, don’t be suprised when it blows up in your face.”
“It wasn`t very useful preparation for the real world: turning all these graduates loose every year with the expectation that life will be fair and everyone will be treated equally.”
“People don’t keep journals for themselves. They keep them for other people, like a secret they don’t want to tell but they want everyone to know.”
This quote is a total INFJ mood:
“You get depressed because you know that you’re not what you should be.”
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean is also another INFJ musician and it shows because his songs have covert messages and are rich in thought.
Here are a few quotes from Frank Ocean:
“Excuses are the tools of the weak and incompetent. They build bridges to nowhere and tunnels to nothingness… Those who excel in them seldom do in anything else, therefore, there are no excuses.”
And this last quote matters because you could use a good laugh!
“If someone breaks your heart just punch them in the face. Seriously. Punch them in the face and go get some ice cream.”
Conclusion
In this article we listed and explored famous INFJ musicians who have made a significant contribution to the music industry. This article also looks at the inclinations of these INFJ musicians and their worldview in general. If you have any questions or opinions please feel free to reach out to us!
Frequently Asked Questions: INFJ Musicians
Can Infj be a musician?
INFJs are generally acknowledged as being the most intricate and rare of all of the personality types, but they’re also common among musicians because a huge number of them are fascinated by the arts. They have a tendency to be thoughtful people, and their music illustrates this.
Why do Infj cry so much?
Being fragile souls, INFJs frequently overwhelmed, but they often have boundaries. They may weep or become very silent just want to be left alone if they are overwhelmed by their surroundings or the people in it.
Who are famous INFJs?
Listed below are a few famous INFJs:
Carl Jung
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Martin Luther King
Florence Nightingale
Mohandas Gandhi
Eleanor Roosevelt,
Emily Bronte
Are INFJs smart?
INFJs are frequently regarded as intellectual people, but recognising their intelligence type is critical. Intuition is something that the INFJs are very linked to, and it is unquestionably a kind of special intelligence that they hold.
What personality type are most musicians?
INFJs are a very likely personality type to become musicians and singers. Gibbons of the University of Arkansas found the INFP type were most common among musicians.
Does the music you listen to reflect your personality?
According to research done by psychologists Jason Rentfrow and Sam Gosling, knowing what sort of music you like to listen to can lead to shockingly precise personality predictions.
Are Infj good singers?
INFJ personalities are naturally innovative and can be described as pioneering innovators who are proficient at portraying social issues via music if they are part of the music industry.
References
Lyrics from Genius
Quotes from Goodreads
