Originally Posted by: Bar Chord NickI agree too however we generally write about what we are familiar with.

Right. There's a common thought amongst writers (and apparently songwriters, who knew???) that you can only write about what you are familiar with and success comes to those who write about what they know. I can agree with this to a degree. You don't have had to kill someone to be able to write a murder mystery. Nor do you have to be a politician to write about the political process. What 'what you know' about means write about those things you are familar with either personally or things that you've spent the time researching and reading about. I've never been on heroin but I once wrote a song about heroin addiction for a friend of mine.

I think the point is, it's easier to write about things that have happened to you but if you're willing to do the research, watch, look and listen, you can write about anything.