A friend of mine is a fixed wing pilot of >14k hrs and about ~200 in rotorcraft.
He is an ex-bush pilot and a bus driver commanding the heavy iron.
10 years ago I asked him what I should learn to fly, rotorwing or fixedwing.
His answer, you want to fly, learn rotorwing, you want to get between a and b, fixed wing.
10 years later and no regrets flying helicopters.... the best part he is jealous of my flying these days!