Until you learn to play what you want to hear, you're barking up the wrong tree.
If you're really looking for something in particular, it helps to take your time.
I probably owe as much to Jeff Beck as I do to Son House with connections to the blues.
It's important to collect unusual characters. It keeps you sharp.
When I was around 7 or 8 my Dad took me to a B.B. King recording session, well, that really did it. Huge and lasting impressions. After all that I pretty much knew playing guitar was something I was going to do because I just had to do it. And I did.
Sooner rather than later, any other form other than digital media will be a thing of the past. It won't vanish, but let's face it, this is seemingly the way of the future.