Am i required to read music?!

Am i required to read music?

hi, i am a keyboard player. i have been playing all my life coz i started at a very young age, it was all natural for me. i play a piece with the gift of ear. now, i am sick and tired of stereotypes. some think people who play that doesnt know how to read music sheets are uninformed and lousy players, i contradict that point of view, now, should i learn how to read music to find out what the bastards know? or am i just being evil? lol

I think you're hilarious. Haha. You made me laugh out loud.

I don't think that one person who doesn't know how to read music is not a great musician. There have been a lot of musicians that start out by learning with ear. You're gifted, and that's wonderful and very lucky of you!

If you plan just to play the keyboard, or piano, for fun, then I don't think it's necessary to learn how to read music, although it's highly recommended. What if you were presented with music but don't have access to the song itself?
If you plan to go even further in keyboard, then I would tell you to learn. Honestly... it's not all glitz and glamor. I would rather be able to play by ear than have to read a bunch load of crappy dots and lines.

So what I would say is, learn it. What's to harm? You get more access to more music!