Once I've settled on something I'll stay with that at least throughout the whole tour.
Oddly enough, Hendrix is not my favorite guitar player. There are very few guitar players I get feeling from.
I was very keen on people like Elvis, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Gene Vincent.
The first real thing I heard was Three O'Clock Blues by B.B. King. That's where it all began for me.
Music has nothing to do with your technical ability.
If you feel people getting on about what you are doing, it gives you a lift.