All your travelling is together, you eat together, you're on stage as a band together, when you get to the sound-check the band and the crew are all together.
Writing is all about self-editing; it's all about being present being aware of what's happening
I am not in love / But I'm open to persuasion.
Yesterday I was playing Beethovens fifth, because I love that.
I've always written in a free, unencumbered way.
You find what you are best at and stick to it. I found my sound early on. Look at U2: they haven't changed their music for 20 years. Anyway, many people come unstuck when they try to change what they do and what they are known for.