One reason for believing this [that music has a clear function in reproduction]is that musical productivity – at least among the recording artists who have exploited the phonograph and its successors over the past hundred years or so – seems to match the course of an individual’s reproductive life. In particular, Dr. Miller studied jazz musicians. He found that their output rises rapidly after puberty, reaches its peak during young-adulthood, and then declines with age and the demands of parenthood.
(…) Moreover, the anedoctal evidence linking music to sexual success is strong. Dr. Miller often cites the example of Jimi Hendrix, who had sex with hundreds of groupies during his brief life and, though he was legally unmarried, maintained to long-term liaisons. The words of Robert Plant, the lead singer of Led Zeppelin, are also pertinent: “I was always on my way to love. Always. Whatever road I took, the car was heading for one of the greatest sexual encounters I’ve ever had.”
The Economist
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