No it doesn't, to refer to the original question. People are complex and enjoy (or can enjoy) a wide variety of things, including music, films, books and TV. If I watch "Criminal minds", "Dexter" or even "Hill Street Blues" am I necessarily the sort of person who might a) join the police force or b) commit a crime? If I read William Gibson am I going to be out of my head on drugs?
No, you listen to what you want to and the wider the variety the more rounded your tastes are, but you remain the person you are. Unless I had told them, there are few here who could have divined much about me by my musical tastes. They would probably work out I was older than most due to the age of the bands and the references I make, and if they read my journal they'll occasionally hear me talk about things like not having a phone in the house, or remembering before there were ATMs and so know that I am quite old. But other than that the music I listen to doesn't tell you if I like animals (I don't, I love them) if I'm politically aware (a little) if I'm single ( I am) or get depressed (sometimes, like everyone) or indeed what football team I support (Villa). This all comes through what I tell people either in threads or in my writings through my journal.
I'm into a relatively wide variety of music, though there is a lot I'm not into. I can listen to Waits, Marillion, Dan Fogelberg, Nanci Griffith, Debussy, Chopin, Rachmaninov, Maiden, Genesis, Sigur Ros, Asia, Virgin Steele, Kamelot, Robbie Williams, Kylie, Eagles, Alan Parsons and hundreds other bands, many of whom have nothing to do with each other. This contributes, I feel, the to person I am, but rather than define it it enhances what is already there. But if I did not listen to these bands, would I be the person I am now?
Certainly. Music is a massive part of my life, but it is not my life. There are other things as important, and I guess in one way everything we do, say, encounter, struggle through, win victories over, learn and move on from contributes to who we end up being. Music is just a small part of that, in the overall scheme of things. It is part of who I am, but it is not who I am, nor is it responsible for the person I am today.
So in other words, no.
