How can musicians who can’t read music still write songs and play music?

Question

I saw a video where Dave Grohl was talking about how he can’t read music. How does that work if he’s writing and performing songs?

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Answer 1

Some artists who don’t play instruments but say they write their own music lie. Most artists use songwriters or ghostwriters. The ones who play instruments could also be played taught a new riff or tune and down pact the melody personally. I ghostwrote and songwriter in the past.