1 A stereotype is an oversimplified and fixed idea of what a particular group of people are like or do. 2  Stereotypes take into account characteristics, personality types, or behaviors. A stereotype is an oversimplified and fixed idea of what a particular group of people are like or do. 2  Stereotypes take into account characteristics, personality types, or behaviors.
When Allen first showed the song to Ronnie Van Zant, he scoffed at it, saying it had too many words.. Later Van Zant had an idea for a melody, asked Allen to play him the song again, and Free Bird was born.
Lynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Gary Rossington wrote What's Your Name, while in Miami with producer Tom Dowd and Booker T. & the M.G.'s guitarist Steve Cropper. The lyrics depict a true story of the band drinking at their hotel bar during a tour, when one of their roadies got into a fight.