I knew a lady who was an extremely classically trained violinist. She was fascinated by country fiddle. She worked at it and became an adequate if not somewhat mediocre fiddler.

She lacked the feel and the soul.

People can read music and get all the training that they will ever want. However, if you are missing the feeling and soul, I think it's somewhat worthless.

What great philospher said, " I read music, but not enough to hurt my playing."