Imitate, assimilate, and innovate.
Count Basie was college, but Duke Ellington was graduate school.
I believe that regardless of how many people you've listened to or emulated over the years, your sound is you and what you really feel inside.
Well, I'm too old to pimp, and too young to die, so I'm just gonna keep playin'
Your sound is you & what you really feel inside.
Your mind is a positive asset. Use it for positive thoughts.