It is OK for men to show vulnerability as long as it is related to a past they can control. This is how the researcher Eirik Askerøi interprets the musician Johnny Cash.
“It is OK for a man to cry while watching the music video ‘Hurt’ by Johnny Cash, without letting go of his masculinity” says Askerøi.
In January 2013, he defended his PhD thesis on rhythmic music performance at the University of Agder in Norway. He has subsequently studied gender in musical expressions.
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