Musicians are so popular with women that there is even a label for the ones who hang out with them specifically to sleep with them (groupies). To be fair though, the stereotype that all women go crazy over musicians really only fits the rockers. You never really hear about the tuba player in the orchestra having cocaine-crazed, hotel room-demolishing orgies after a show. And you could be the greatest accordion player in the history of the universe and still not get as much attention as a mediocre drummer in a rock band. *coughTommyLeecough*
You could argue that women only go crazy the popular musicians, but even that isn't necessarily true. Girls even flock to any regular guy who can play a "cool" instrument. So what is it about playing a "cool" instrument like guitar that makes women swoon? I used to be a saxophone player until I hit puberty and realized that Kenny G wasn't getting as many ladies as Sting, so I dragged my mom to Guitar Center and bought the cheapest electric guitar in the store. And you know what? It worked. I had a girlfriend less than 24 hours after playing my first chord. Okay maybe that's an exaggeration but you get my point.
So I guess this is where you come in. What do you think about this stereotype? Why do only "cool" instruments attract the ladies? What instruments are considered "cool" anyway and why do you think that is? Have you ever tried to woo someone by playing an instrument?
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I really can't say... The boy who stole my heart plays a guitar, a bass guitar, a banjo, a hermonica, and a piano. hehe. :D Any instrument might work for me, they can write me love songs.
Wel, I do make music. But really, I don't get much. So, that's not true.
I'm a bass player, and I could probably....
Nevermind, my wife would never allow that!
hey OP, I think the saxophone is sexy. Kenny G didn't get any because he has the stupidest hair EVER. I guess I just think talented musicians are sexy.
@yourblondeness@xanga - haha, true!
kenny g... ::shudder::
since I'm a musical person, I'm more attracted to musicians. makes sense x]
guitarists/bassists/drummers aren't the only cool musicians, the cello is pretty awesome.
a lot of girls love to be sung/played to, so I guesss that's why guitarists and singers are always pretty popular.
my last boyfriend wrote me a piano piece (which he then gave to another girl D:), so that was sweet at the time =]
I'm an orchestral music major, so it's funny for me to hear things like this. After concerts everyone goes out and gets drunk/high and sleeps with each other (and I'm not just talking about the college world of musicians, it happens with professional orchestras too)...hell, if you've ever been to a classical music concert, I can guarantee that there was at least musician there that was under the influence in some way while they were playing. So for us..there is the "tuba player in the orchestra having cocaine-crazed, hotel room-demolishing orgies after a show." hahaha
dude, you don't know many musicians. Playing the guitar and owning a guitar are two different things. And, tuba players run the show; didn't you ever hear of marching band? You are the kind of people that create the stereotypes and make the world a racist sexist place.
I've try wooing someone singing a song that I wrote myself, but it didn't work, sigh...
mmm. guitarists. <3
haha. & if you can play piano & violin nicely, that's a huge plus.
& singers. even if you can't sing well, if you sing me a song, specially one you wrote, it'll make me more than happy.
@y_tc@xanga - i don't know how that didn't work. that's so adorable.
My boyfriend is a musician. I am too. His musicianship comes into the attraction because of the passion i know it takes to be a good one because I am one myself, and passionate men are attractive to me.
In my situation the attraction went the other way as well. He liked me because I could play guitar. I liked him because he could play guitar.
I believe the sterotype is true. We both have people flirting with us because of it. It sucks (not to be flirted with. To have your boyfriend be flirted with).
Writing songs for people should always work!
I've always liked the men who play stringed instruments and keyboards.
@x__ohso@xanga - unfortunately, writing songs for people don't always work. let's just say I, along with a friend of mine, had some bad luck with that =/
I can see how people are attracted to musicians and that's understandable and all. But I think it is silly for male musicians to use music just to attract girls. That's just stupid. It's like, "oh, other than being a douche and sleeping with a bunch of girls every night, I can play some chords and write some songs for you ;)" Detestable.
@MissPixieGlitter@xanga - still better than carrot top. he can't even play an instrument.
there was this kid in college.
he played a guitar like nobodies business.
had longgg longgg hair, ripped jeans, ripped shirt.. basically everything of his were in shreds.
and his clothes.. they literally hung off his skelatal frame.
he was pasty, and always had some broody look going on.
he never smiled. if he nodded at you, it was his way of acknowledging your existance.
he played his shit with his eyes closed, as if he was shutting out the world.
he towered over everyone with his 6 ft+ frame, and as his long limbs stroked the strings on his guitar, it was clear from the audience's faces that they were all in love with him; women & men alike.
anyway, this "misfit" was picking up alllllllll the chicks through college.
still baffles me to this day.
must be something special about him, i guess.
i just never saw it.
my loss. hahahh.
I realized the other day I tend to have a thing for bass players. I think pretty much any instrument adds sex appeal to a man, but I think maybe the reason women tend to go for rock musicians is because of the way they move onstage. In a symphony orchestra, musicians usually sit when they play. Rock musicians stand up and move around when they play, and guitarists and bassists wear their instruments very close to a certain area of their bodies, and you can see their fingers moving, so women naturally imagine those fingers doing other things after the show.
But just being a musician isn't enough. I knew someone who played drums and joined a band because he thought it would get him more female attention. The thing was, he had no clue how to talk to or relate to women, so in the end, they didn't care if he was a drummer.
In the end, if you have what it takes to get a girl, then being a musician will probably add to that. If you don't have what it takes to begin with, suddenly picking up an instrument and playing it won't instantly make you a 21st century Don Juan.
I like when guys can play most instruments. I just have never liked the Tuba, the Clarinet, or the flute. If they can make a violin work than that would be cool. I especially have always liked guitarists. But usually that's not what makes me like someone, it just adds to how I already like them.
But I guess girls just like the cool instruments because when they're rocking out they get all sweaty and hot looking haha. And if they make a song for you, then that's even better.
My boyfriend can play piano :) It's funny to watch him play because he has such a face of concentration going on lol
Hmm... well there is some truth behind the stereotype because hearing my boyfriend play a song on an instrument is definitely something i admire.
My boyfriend can play guitar and keyboard/piano. Which i definitely like... however it wasn't the first thing that attracted me to him (he's hot!)... it was just something that bit extra to like ;D.
lol as stupid as it sounds man couch isnt man couch. its vagina couch.
I'd swoon for any guy who plays the bagpipes and sings opera.
@this_red_mask@xanga - I'm in a marching band big guy. don't you see what I'm wearing in my pic? oh and like 90% of my friends are musicians
Meh, I went after a ukulele playing pirate. That's because he was HOT, not a musician... luckily the drummer turned out to be a better catch.
This really does depend on the guy and how much potential he has as a musician.
This is funny. Uh...it's supposed to be a joke, right? This isn't a serious question. It can't be a serious question. It's like asking people what their favorite Pauly Shore movie is. You know it's a joke as soon as the question is asked.
This is the only reason guys start/join a rock band. And any guy who says different is lying, period.
However, playing one of these instruments is not enough. You have to be in the rock band. You will then have more dumb chicks than you can count falling all over themselves to be with you, no matter what you look like, smell like, or how big an asshole you are.
Piano, Piano, Piano xD
and the double bass, and yeah, saxophone :D