Influences

A lot of guitarists (and other musicians, and artists) will discuss who their influences are, especially when starting a new band.

I'm having trouble defining my musical influences right now. I know who I like to listen to, but I don't know if they're really the people that I want to play like. There's a huge difference between the two. I really love listening to the grateful dead, but I'm not sure that I really want to try to play like Jerry or Bobby. The two of them work really well within their own musical genre, but their playing isn't transcendent. I'd like to play in a way that goes beyond any particular style or genre.

If I could knock that out, it'd be a huge win.