Originally Posted By: HearToLearn
I'm fully aware that many popular artists sing about subjects or events that have never happened to them.


I read some other responses so I'll chime in....

I write from both perspectives.
Some of my songs do reflect personal experience (IE: my VN picnic, a non-preachy philosophical POV or life lessons/thoughts) but most are of subjects I've found interesting to write about.
My subjects of choice are not reflective of just one safe lyrical genre.
Song writing is creative therapy for me.

IMO...
That's what creative writing is.
Being able to express oneself on a chosen subject of interest with well thought out lyrics and more importantly non-cliched story lines.
I think it's a skill that is developed over time with practice.
My opinion means nothing in the commercial music world but I'm quite bored with most contemporary music but admittedly I'm old and jaded smile in my subjectivity and genre of preference.

To each their own.
I'd say write about any subject one chooses and enjoy the process.
The outside world (especially those outside our personal orbit) can determine it's merit or appeal.
Whether the writer actually experienced the lyrical content or not becomes irrelevant.

EDIT: as an example my song Dark Forest...I've never lived in Medieval times but I've read enough history and felt I knew enough English to write a song about it. (from a concept collaboration project)

That's my take on it...






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