I think pretty much everybody can be put into one of five categories;
1) Those who listen to whatever is on the radio.
2) Those who are limited to a specific genre.
3) Those who have developed their tastes and are limited to a subset of genres and bands.
4) Those that have a diverse taste in music but have only scratched the surface of most genres.
5) Those that are musically experienced in almost every way.
If I had to apply stereotypes to the above categories, I would say:
1) Predominantly women.
2) Predominantly teenagers through to mid-twenties.
3) 40+ Dads.
4) More difficult to explain (see below).
5) Predominantly men (see below).
Category 4 will tend to be filled with people of a higher than average intellect (not necessarily academically). They will generally be more inclined to learning and accumulating knowledge about any subject that interests them. You'll probably find they have many other subjects about which they have a good deal of knowledge and experience.
Category 5 will tend to be filled by men because, time and time again, research has shown that men are more prone to hobbies of the obsessive variety. The step from category 4 to 5 is simply one of the time devoted to the subject.
Dave
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