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Blues has always been my "thing", but I've always enjoyed branching out as well. I grew up listening to classic country stuff because of my dad being a fiddle man, and then there's my big brother's record collection, and then mom's pentecostal church. All of that influenced the way that I play.
Also, when I was young, sitting in my room practicing the guitar, I would spin the tuner dial on the radio and make myself play along with whatever it landed on. I really wanted to be a well rounded player so that I could work. I wanted to be versatile enough to at least fake my way through stuff that really wasn't my "thing".
So, my advice would be to concentrate on whatever it is that you really love doing, but it's also OK to learn some other stuff as well - and you'd be surprised how much the OTHER stuff can influence your MAIN "thing"!
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