Michael Jackson - Though he was singing from a young age, Michael Jackson reportedly never learned to read music.
Jimi Hendrix - Jimi Hendrix is hailed as the greatest guitar player in the history of rock. He didn’t learn music theory on his road to fame.
Lionel Richie - The hitmaker reportedly learned to play piano by watching his grandmother play, picking up notes by ear, but never learning how to read or write music.
Prince - Prince is one of the most beloved and prolific musicians of his era, and despite knowing how to play 27 instruments, he reportedly couldn’t read sheet music.
Bob Dylan - Dylan reportedly never found it necessary to learn how to read sheet music.
Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift rocketed to fame at 17 and has continued to dominate the charts ever since. But Swift revealed in a Rolling Stone interview that she does not read music.
Slash - In an interview, Slash shared: “No, I can’t read music, I play by ear. I try to make what I hear (sometimes just in my head) come out my hands into the guitar.”
Stevie Wonder - Of course Stevie Wonder has been blind essentially his whole life, but he never learned to read braille music either.
Kurt Vile - Indie legend Kurt Vile, the former lead guitarist of rock band The War on Drugs, reportedly taught himself how to play at age 17 without any theory.
Noel Gallagher - Despite having written an array of hits for his band Oasis, Noel Gallagher admitted to Rolling Stone that he can’t read music.
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