i'm staunchly pro-culture vulture.
it's crucial to coalesce around the new (if you can't yourself pioneer the new).
lots of the music dissensus loves is culture vulturing; hardcore, jungle, 70's miles, pharaoh sanders.
though it's been documented i'm not a bowie fan, it's infinitely better to go for his and miles davis tact of evolving every few years and adopting new trend than not to.