I started watching one Ted.com video daily. Today I saw a video of Sting. He was rocking with the music. As an artist he talked how he got a writers block and could not come up with any new songs. Later on when working in shipping yard he started writing about other people and while doing that he found more about him self. Check out the video below or just go the ted talk.
http://www.ted.com/talks/sting_how_i_started_writing_songs_again
http://www.ted.com/talks/sting_how_i_started_writing_songs_again