I'll always be poor in my mind.
You want a little talent on that?
Ray Cummins is my good friend and one of the best finger pickers around.
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.
Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.
You shape your own destiny.