Hello Charley, you may be a little older than I. However, I totally agree with you about music theory. Back at the beginning of time when I started playing guitar it was all about learning riffs, chords and what not. I played in bands live. However, I never learned the theory. Now that I am old and gray, theory is about all I really want to learn 🤣. It helps me understand what I'm playing and I play better knowing it!