Yeah, I'm always fascinated by how other people write and are influenced by life. Historically, I tend to be far more creative when I'm in a negative state, which is quite unfortunate. There's a clarity and aggressiveness that manifests in sadness and anger that I just don't inherently have when I'm feeling good. I think that's why I appreciated how Constellation came to be. It came from a positive space and felt organic and unforced (even if it is a bit melancholic).
I took up the guitar after a major accident forced me to quit playing sports (football, basketball, and baseball), so music has always been cathartic for me. I had to direct my focus somewhere, and I was lucky enough to find music. In that way, I've always associated inspiration with negative emotions, so it's taken a LONG time to break that.
In terms of the album, it was self produced. We did everything on our own. All of the instrumentation outside of drums/bass/guitars was composed and directly played with my Korg Triton LE keyboard.