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That is great advice. I've been a professional guitarist and teacher for 20 years and that statement hit the nail on the head.
The biggest problem I have encountered with people trying to learn to play an instrument, or even better those trying to make the leap from intermediate to advanced musician, is that they get bogged down in what they think is expected or how they should play or what level they should be at compared to others.
Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix, Lenny Breau, Johnny Cash etc,..they didn't worry about it. They did it. This is why they are legends, not otherwise.