Had always been a big fan of John Frusciante, so when I read that one of his major influences was Jimi Hendrix I decided to download his discography which made me understand why he is regarded as one of the legendary guitarists ever.
Where previously I play the guitar just to play some songs that I liked, it has come to a point where I feel that I need to move on from just strumming bar and power chords to more technical aspects like picking and shredding.
It's a good time to start training seriously at the start of a new year. No more Green Day and such. Time to emulate the big boys.