Men with high testosterone love Bryan Adams... and don’t like jazz

IF you want to know exactly how manly a man is, it might be worth taking a look at his record collection.

A study has found a man’s level of testosterone could help determine the music he listens to.

Those highest in the hormone are apparently partial to soft rock and country music. Those with less? They like jazz.

Researchers at Nagasaki University in Japan measured men’s testosterone from saliva samples and asked how much they enjoyed 25 samples of music.

Their results show those highest in testosterone went for soft rock, such as Bryan Adams’s hits, and R&B while turning up their noses up at operatic, world and jazz music. The study, reported by New Scientist magazine, pointed out that high testosterone was associated with rebellion. That, it argued, could explain why those with lots of it didn’t like classical music as much – as it is generally associated with the establishment.

The study measured testosterone in women too but found female levels made little difference to their musical tastes.