12 Famous Musicians Who Surprisingly Can’t Read Music

Although learning how to read and write music is an important skill for artists, you aren't doomed if you don't know this skill. So many incredible musicians are household names and yet don't know or never learned how to write sheet music. Curious as to which musicians never learned how to read music? Click through the slideshow to find out.

• Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, US
• Birthday: November 27, 1942
• Popular Songs: "Purple Haze," "Hey Joe," "May This Be Love," and "Manic Depression"

• Birthplace: Duluth, Minnesota
• Birthday: May 24, 1941
• Popular Songs: "Knockin' On Heaven's Door," "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," "The Times They Are A-Changin'," and "Forever Young"

• Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
• Birthday: June 7, 1958
• Popular Songs: "Purple Rain," "7," "When Doves Cry," and "Controversy"

• Birthplace: Ripley, Surrey, England
• Birthday: March 30, 1945
• Popular Songs: "Wonderful Tonight," "My Father's Eyes," "Change the World," and "Knockin' On Heaven's Door"

• Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
• Birthday: March 25, 1942
• Popular Songs: "Respect," "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)," "Something He Can Feel," and "A Rose Is Still a Rose"

• Birthplace: Liverpool, England
• Birthday: October, 9, 1940
• Popular Songs: "Give Peace a Chance," "Imagine," "Here Comes the Sun," and "Don't Let Me Down"

• Birthplace: Liverpool, England
• Birthday: June 18, 1940
• Popular Songs: "Band on the Run," "Band on the Run," "Eleanor Rigby," and "Listen to What the Man Said"

• Birthplace: Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.
• Birthday: Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
• Popular Songs: "Can't Help Falling in Love," "Jailhouse Rock," "You're the Devil in Disguise," and "Don't Be Cruel"

• Birthplace: West Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
• Birthday: December 13, 1989
• Popular Songs: "Trouble," "Teardrops on My Guitar," "Anti-Hero," and "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"

• Birthplace: Gary, Indiana, U.S.
• Birthday: August 29, 1958
• Popular Songs: "Man in the Mirror," "The Way You Make Me Feel," "Thriller," and "Dirty Diana"

• Birthplace: Frankfurt, West Germany
• Birthday: September 12, 1967
• Popular Soundtracks: "Lion King," "No Time to Die," "Interstellar," and "Man of Steel"

• Birthplace: Tyumen, Russian Empire
• Birthday: May 11, 1888
• Popular Songs: "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor," "There's No Business Like Show Business," "Alexander's Ragtime Band," and "Putting on the Ritz"