MAB Q&A

I'm in the process of trying to find co-writer(s) & definitely see the obvious advantages of doing that. In my other lawyer world, writing all songs by myself seems akin to representing myself at trial. You know the old saying, "a lawyer that represents himself has a fool for a client..."
That's because you can't separate your personal feelings from what needs to be done legally to convince a judge or jury to see your side of things and rule in your favor. I can already see similar issues come up in my songwriting. Example, in one of my songs I referenced getting in my Defender and riding. Marc said "what in the hell is a Defender?" I said "you know, it's a soft top Landrover that looks like a Jeep on steroids." Before he said anything more, I immediately got his point. 95% of the listening audience (judge & jury) would have NO CLUE what a Landrover Defender was. So, it immediately became a Jeep for the song. I was so focused on capturing a personal and meaningful experience of my own, that I unintentionally cut the audience out of being able to understand what in the hell I was talking about. So Marc, what are your best suggestions for finding good co-writers, how to approach them about it, etc? Thanks.