How did people/groups like Hendrix and The Beatles not know music theory?

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For about the past year or so I’ve been practicing learning guitar and with that my knowledge of music theory has risen too, I’m pretty casual though, haven’t paid a cent for a lesson, just through free sources online.

It’s came to my knowledge as in the title that folks like them did not learn theory, and I wonder how is that physically possible? They have so many beautiful and melodic sounds that sound so good together, did they just play trail and error until something sounded good? I can’t wrap my head around the concept

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