I'll always be poor in my mind.
Copying one person is stealing. Copying ten is research.
Ray Cummins is my good friend and one of the best finger pickers around.
If you hear something you like, and you're halfway like the public, chances are they'll like it too.
Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.
Everyone has their own sound, and if you're heard enough, folks will come to recognize it. Style however, is a different thing. Try to express your own ideas. It's much more difficult to do, but the rewards are there if you're good enough to pull it off.