HIPPITY HOP AND OFF TO BED

LONDON - Hip-hop fans are likely to have had more sexual partners in
the past five years, while many of those who prefer classical music
will have tried cannabis, according to a new study.

Psychologist Adrian North, from the University of Leicester, surveyed
2500 Britons to find out how their musical tastes related to their
lifestyles and interests.

He said the results showed it was possible to discover clues about
what people were like simply from the music they liked.

Almost 38 per cent of hip-hop devotees and 29 per cent of dance music
fans were more likely to have had more than one sexual partner in the
past five years compared to just 1.5 per cent of country music fans.

But they were also more likely to have broken the law, more than 50
per cent admitting committing a crime.

A quarter of classical music fans have tried cannabis, and 12 per
cent of those who liked opera had experimented with magic mushrooms.

- - REUTERS