I am a scientific player, which is I use science and my ears to play guitar and no I do not read music.
I do study music and I believe studying music is very important and no you do not have to go to school, I am self-taught in music and it is easier today to get information than when I started 35 years ago and I am also working on a book.
So if I cannot read music how do I play guitar and most importantly how am I gonna teach you?
First a video