Music magazine questionnaire results

1. Questionnaire results
How old are you?
In the real worldcomparedto a £4 magazine thismeanslesspages,lessqualitypaper
Age Amount
16 4
17 9
18 6
19 0
20 5
21 0
22 0
23 1

2. Why?
Option Reason
A Aestheticallypleasing
A Because it'scolourful andprettyandhas a reallycreative coverthatislessgenericthan
the secondone.It looksmore like artand isaesthetic
A I recognise more bandsonthe cover
A It's colourful andeye-catching;hence itappearsasthoughitwill be funanddifferent.
From the cover,there isalsothe suggestionthatthe magazine isgoingtobe livelyand
modern.Itis therefore intriguingandcapturesmyattention;makingme wantto
purchase itand eventuallyreadit.
A Because itstandsout and looksmore interesting.Itmakesyouwanttosee what is
inside.
A Because theyhave informationaboutthingsthatIam interestedin - forexample AltJ
and Gotham- whereasIdon't know as much aboutthe subjectsof optionb
Andoptiona seemstooffer33 free songs
A Drewmy attentionmore thanB because of all the colourand picture,the formatis
more organisedsoI can see the mainarticlesstraightaway.PlusI love JessieWare
A 33 free songs.
A Love arcade fire!
B Bob Dylan
A OptionB looksslightlytoo'rocky'
B More strikingcover/informationaboutcontent(more bandsIlistento)
B Looksmore stylish
A It’smore eye catchingandcolourful
A Colourful andstandsouts
B (noreason given)
B (noreasongiven)
A It looksmore fun
A It's a lot more eye catching. The graphics are more asethetically pleasing. Also the
layout & structure flow better as your eye makes the way down the page, which means
the densest information is best suited in the bottom section of the page, for it can be

3. processed, whereas the other one is overlooked.
B (no reason given)
What type of questions would you like to ask your favourite musician?
 mostly 'how' questions
 What motivates you?
 How do you write songs?
 New music releases
 Do you only write the lyrics and song part or do you write for the other instruments as
well?
 How they started and met each other, plans for the future, funny moments
 What is the inspiration behind your music / stage outfits? Have you ever had any
funny / embarrassing tour experiences? Are you releasing anything soon? Who are
your musical inspirations?
 What's your favourite song to sing? If you could do any other job what would it be?
Do ever get tired of any of your songs? Which ones? What inspired you to start
making music? What they've got planned for the future?
 What song started your career?
 Why did you decide to become a musician
 How have they been able to power through any though times or setbacks that they
have faced
 How many instruments can you play?
 probably questions about the start of their musical career like how old were you when
you first started singing and what inspired you to become a musician
 When's the new album, and what should we expect from it? How do you get your hair
to go so good all the time? Who/where did you get the inspiration for the first album?
 What inspired them to strive for success and fame in their chosen instrument? Is the
'spotlight' as exciting and amazing as it is portrayed to be? If they could decide
whether they would
 focus on becoming a musician again would they? Do they actually get enough time to
truly focus on their instrument and talent or does the concept of fame and the
expectations of fame hinder them from achieving their true potential?

4.  What inspires them to make their music? Which other artists are the influenced by?
Which other artists would they like to or are they going to work with in the future?
 What's it like to be a musician? What's it like if you fall short of your expectations in
the charts or sales of your songs?
 Do you write your own lyrics and produce your own music?
 How do you find the motivation to carry on in a society where there is so much
criticism? Also especially when you were starting out did you know what you were
doing was going to be a success? We're you personally happy with it so you put it out
there and hope others like it? Or was it research and advice from the industry?