Ray Cummins is my good friend and one of the best finger pickers around.
When I was a little boy, I told my dad, 'When I grow up, I want to be a musician.' My dad said: 'You can't do both, Son'.
You shape your own destiny.
Copying one person is stealing. Copying ten is research.
If you hear something you like, and you're halfway like the public, chances are they'll like it too.
Once you become predictable, no one's interested anymore.