that's sungha jung! dude, he's no joke. the kid can play, and he get's it honest, with alot of very hard work. he just dedicated himself younger than most, is all. have a look, he has written some original stuff, and it's pretty good. he won't have that "deer in the headlights look" that you speak of. instead, he'll play something awesome.
that said, even the kids out there who do mimic? so what? they're still bad-ass in their own way.
the originality will come in due time. here is a god example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BpFVQONe9Y&feature=relatedhe jammed with ozzy and zack, this kid. he plays, (and frets it clean) while singing in another language. even if he was a mimic, so what? he flippin rocks, and he's 9.
sorry, i couldn't resist the pic, it was too funny not to use
