> when studying music theory there are often very simple rules you're mostly meant to follow Agreed. Though truly breakthrough music is often about knowing whe

> when studying music theory there are often very simple rules you're mostly meant to follow Agreed. Though truly breakthrough music is often about knowing when and how to break those rules. Some of the most timeless songs are the ones where the artist made an unexpected deviation that bent the rules in just the right way. It's something that only the very talented can pull off without doing so by accident.