The Process of Song Writing

I have to do research and get really motivated. I love doing that, but i'm not always ready to just sit down and play. So you might have to gather up a whole range of materials that will help you to ri on. We're back to that sonic kitchen, that sonic pantry, getting those ingredients in there. And sometimes the ingredients is a two bar musical phrase, and that gets documented too, somewhere. It's kind of one of those opportunity meets preparation can a moments where your showing up and gathering the stuff and then when inspiration strikes it all seems to happen. But sometimes they don't show up for weeks, weeks. Is that quite isolating for you?