When you pick it up again, it's totally fresh. It's like the reset button on a computer. You don't want to get into ruts, where everything you play starts to sound the same. We built a studio for a year and a half. The studio gives us the opportunity to sit and gestate, soak stuff in, and listen to music.
Music is all about emotion.
You just have to be able to communicate musically. When your emotions settle is when the good stuff starts to happen. It's like stirring up the sand at the bottom of a fish bowl. When it settles, everything is clear. I'm always trying to create interior melodies that support the vocal.