This is an interesting question. I used to totally believe in this, because for a while music was really all that I cared about and I thought it was the most important thing in the world. Now I see otherwise, I don't think your music taste reflects who you are in the slightest.
When you first meet someone and they mention they like one of your favourite bands, you initially think "wow, we can totally be friends, this is so exciting" but soon that fades and you realise the person really isn't that great no matter what they like musically. You can't build a relationship on music, just like you can't build a relationship on films, or books or politics. You need to have personalities and outlooks that work together.
As for subcultures like emos, metalheads, hipsters, etc. I personally believe that if you base your entire life around the kind of music you like you're probably not that interesting deep down, but of course there are exceptions.
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