Courtney Barnett MBTI Personality Type
Personality
What personality type is Courtney Barnett? Courtney Barnett is an INTP personality type in MBTI, 9w8 - sp/so - 945 in Enneagram, in Big 5, ILI in Socionics.
Judging from her music and the few videos of her I’ve seen I think she’s most likely ILI. Just going off dichotomies, she seems Irrational, dynamic and negativist. I first thought her lyrical style was more typical of Ne since she’s good with word-play, but they often contain a lot of imagery and descriptions of flowing events, so a dynamic type makes sense. She seems low in Fe, she has a more straightforward and logical tone in her writing than I think is typical for Fe artists and she does seem to align in her behaviour which comes of a bit awkward and not expressive. Ni base makes a lot of sense as her lyrics are often darker and philosophical, and they also seem a bit more negativist, even though that’s hard to tell. She doesn’t really seem like a 4, when she writes about her problems she seems very detached, describing the events from a more non-personal viewpoint and a lot of the problems themselves are related to being detached from her emotions, so both 5 and 9 make more sense. Some other themes in her songs, like being uncomfortable in the spotlight or having people idealise her and turning to solitude, physical activity or sensations to cope with stress are both 9 and 5 qualities. However, she doesn’t seem very intellectually avoidant or lazy, her songs often tackle complex issues, which shows a good level of comprehension. A big part of what makes her writing good is her sort of unique and philosophical perspective, and she’s clearly good at observing and analysing things happening around her. Her lyrics points to that her detachment most likely comes from intellectualising her emotions, consciously observing them from a third-party perspective, and she’s more likely a head type. Also, in the songs where she addresses social issues, are the ones who come of more personal and passionate, and seem more like examples of healthy integration towards 8, than w8 which would still be secondary to her 9. A lot of the struggles in her songs seem like unhealthy 5, like feeling useless, incompetent or incapable of dealing with real life, and removing herself from people and human connections. Also becoming nihilistic, anxious, physically neglectful of herself and distorted sense of reality are traits of unhealthy 5s, and themes that show up in her darker, more personal songs. While unhealthy 9s similarly become withdrawn, unproductive and moody, they don’t have the strong fear of uselessness and being incapable of dealing their lives, they might be going through life on autopilot, cling to people if they feel stressed, also their moodiness comes out more like sudden outbursts and passive aggression.
Biography
Courtney Barnett (born 1987) is an Australian singer, songwriter and musician. Known for her deadpan singing style and witty, rambling lyrics. Barnett's debut album, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, was released in 2015 to widespread acclaim. In 2017, she released Lotta Sea Lice, a collaborative album with Kurt Vile. Barnett's second album, Tell Me How You Really Feel, was released in 2018.
