You can't find your voice if you don't use it.
You are, in fact, a mashup of what you choose to let into your life.
There's a balance between what you want to give the world and what it needs. If you're lucky, your work is in the middle.
The more good ideas you collect, the more you can choose from to be influenced by.
The only way to find your voice is to use it
Copying is about reverse-engineering.