This explains a lot; I hope. I love the heavy music, and now my kids do to. They are only young ATM, but nothing makes them eat their dinner faster than having something heavy playing through iTunes.
Intelligent teenagers often listen to heavy metal music to cope with the pressures associated with being talented, according to research.The results of a study of more than 1,000 of the brightest five per cent of young people will come as relief to parents whose offspring, usually long-haired, are devotees of Iron Maiden, AC/DC and their musical descendants.Researchers found that, far from being a sign of delinquency and poor academic ability, many adolescent "metalheads" are extremely bright and often use the music to help them deal with the stresses and strains of being gifted social outsiders.
Heavy metal 'a comfort for the bright child' | Science News | Connected | Telegraph
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