Which Type Is Electronic Musician Bjork?

Bjork is my absolute, all-time, most-highly-adored musician, so you can imagine I spend some time brooding about which type she must be. It was actually a google search for the answer to the above question that lead me to PerC in the first place, but I can't find that thread anymore. So I'd like to start my own, and I really look forward to hearing some theories. First, I'll present mine:

I have a strong hunch that she's IN*J, with a perceived edge toward the INFJ type. Here's why:



- I hypothesize that she's Ni-dom. People with this function often describe their thought process as highly visual; they think in images, symbols. Bjork's music is extremely visually evocative and I get inspired when I hear her music. I find it very easy to develop visual narratives for her songs. Also, Ni-doms are convergent thinkers. Instead of finding many different ways to say one thing, as some Ne-doms might, she looks for one way to say many different things, or at least to convey many different thoughts within a particular system. This is apparent from her album titles: Debut, Post, Homogenic... She looks for the potential expressive meaning in one word that reflects the emotion/concept of the album, and these words often "just come to [her]": classic Ni phenomenon. Plus she's all "otherworldly", a quality often indicative of Introverted Intuitives.

- I'd lean toward the idea that she's INJ instead of INP because of that conspicuous aura of "definiteness", of certainty and confidence. I'd say this is more a symptom of her functional stack than of life-experience due to the fact that she appears to have been a rather precocious child, releasing her first album at like 10 or something. She herself thought she was one of those know-it-alls, and INPs usually are more doubtful of themselves than INJs. She does have an extreme sense of personal authenticity I would associate with INFPs, but other factors seem to weigh the scales in favor of an INJ type.

- As far as the T/F dichotomy, it's somewhat difficult to be certain. Her expression is extremely emotional and her aesthetic sense is sophisticated, and both a T and an F preference would allow Extraverted Sensing as a part of her stack. Both would preclude an interest in structure and systems, and her music constantly focuses on working within conceptual systems (beats and strings manifesto of Homogenic, introverted beats and ebullient choirs of Vespertine, and the vocal exploration of Medulla) and though her music is abstract, it is extremely structured. There is a pattern to her song progression that marks a habit toward stucture. Her focus on "personal politics" in her music indicates that, if ever so slightly, she's higher on the feeling end of the scale, though INTJs, too, can be extremely interested in human systems (hence their pervasiveness on this forum). Still, her desire to create harmony in her interpersonal relationships (just watch the documentary Minuscule; she creates a paradise for her tour-mates), her eagerness to collaborate with others, and the spiritual, even religious invocations of some songs indicate a spiritual awareness more common among INFJs than INTJs, and thus I tentatively type Bjork as an INFJ.

What do you think?

I've always felt strongly that she is INFJ

When I watched her movie 'dancer in the dark' I was certain of isfp.

Originally Posted by Promethea

When I watched her movie 'dancer in the dark' I was certain of isfp.

I've thought of ISFP as a possibility, and she very well could be. I'm just making assumptions based on how some functions typically manifest themselves. I could be way off.

A lot of people say ISFP.

I would have said INFP before I understood type theory, but now I definitely believe she's more Se/Ni.

She makes music by making random sounds, I watched this documentary on her, I was totally fascinated.

What makes you say Se/Ni? As in an ES*P? I don't see it... Maybe she's an Ni-dom with a well-developed inferior (Se)? Sometimes Se-inferior will manifest as a certain indulgent behavior in an otherwise structured life, like her excessive drinking. Is their something about her that makes you think she's an Extravert?

Originally Posted by Kharyzmatiq

What makes you say Se/Ni? As in an ES*P? I don't see it... Maybe she's an Ni-dom with a well-developed inferior (Se)? Sometimes Se-inferior will manifest as a certain indulgent behavior in an otherwise structured life, like her excessive drinking. Is their something about her that makes you think she's an Extravert?

Se/Ni as in an ISFP.

Originally Posted by fourtines

Se/Ni as in an ISFP.

Ohhhhhhh... *facepalm* Well, that makes sense. She very well could be. I'm very interested in how people see the preferred functions of the presumed type manifest in their art, or presentation. Have you thought about that deeply?

Originally Posted by Kharyzmatiq

Ohhhhhhh... *facepalm* Well, that makes sense. She very well could be. I'm very interested in how people see the preferred functions of the presumed type manifest in their art, or presentation. Have you thought about that deeply?

No, she is not ISFP. She definitely has Ne auxiliary function, her music is idiosyncratic, she is open to new possibilities and ideas without limiting herself to one specific construct. Her lyrics also hint of introspection and she is abstract to boot. She's INFP. It makes sense really.

Originally Posted by Brel

No, she is not ISFP. She definitely has Ne auxiliary function, her music is idiosyncratic, she is open to new possibilities and ideas without limiting herself to one specific construct. Her lyrics also hint of introspection and she is abstract to boot. She's INFP. It makes sense really.

How can you be sure that all of the qualities here can't point to Ni? Idiosyncrasy, openness, introspection, and abstractness are all facets of an Ni-dom individual as well. I'm not saying you are wrong, but your explanation is way too vague and terse to lead to such a definite conclusion. Do you have further evidence to support your claim?