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Jimi Hendrix MBTI Personality Type

Jimi Hendrix MBTI Personality Type

Jimi Hendrix Personality Type

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What personality type is Jimi Hendrix? Jimi Hendrix is an ISFP personality type in MBTI, 9w1 - sx/sp - 947 in Enneagram, RCUAI in Big 5, SEI in Socionics.

When he was 18, he was offered a chance to enlist in the army to avoid conviction for car theft, and took it. While there, the U.S. army (Capt. Gilbert Batchman to be slightly more specific) wrote a report on his personality. Not functional based typology, I know, but we can still draw some conclusions from it. To start off, Hendrix was universally considered as *not* being a disciplined and industrious person. In fact, his conscientiousness was so low that the army "recommend without hesitancy that Hendrix be eliminated from the service as expeditious as possible." He was *most likely* not an J type. Another point (though also behavioural) is that he was said to be a very private and introverted individual. Hendrix was also considered to not be intellectual (they used the word intelligent but I think intellectual is more fitting since he was intelligent in the musical and intrapersonal sense), which probably points to him not being an NT type. Here's some specific quotes of his report from his C.O.: "The individual is unable to conform to military rules and regulations. Misses bed check; sleeps while supposed to be working; unsatisfactory duty performance. Requires excessive supervision at all times. Was caught masturbatıng by members of platoon. He appears to be an extreme introvert. This man has the same type of problems under two squad leaders. Performance of duty in the barracks and as a supply clerk is unsatisfactory under both supervisors." "At times Hendrix isnt able to carry on an intelligent conversation, paying little attention to having been spoken to. One point it was thought perhaps Hendrix was taking dope and was sent to be examined by a medical officer with negative results. Private Hendrix plays a musical instrument during his off duty hours, or so he says. This is one of his faults, because his mind apparently cannot function while performing duties and thinking about his guitar. I recommend without hesitancy that Hendrix be eliminated from the service as expeditious as possible."

Biography

James Marshall “Jimi” Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music".