Of course not. Mr. Godin points us to a blogger who makes that point damn clear. Music is just like any art, including photography–you aren’t ever going to be anything special if you are like the others. You have to do things that might upset some folks and attract others.
I just don’t get why so many photographers (and other creatives) are so afraid to follow their art. If you wanted to be safe, normal, liked, average, or anything else in the realm of the beige, why the hell did you choose to be an artist?