I don't know that it risks killing it, but I generally agree with your sentiment. Why can't we just be satisfied with the fact that we enjoy it? Why do we need an explanation for everything? We've removed so much mystery and awe from the every day already...

Well don't read anything related to music analysis, or something I discovered this week https://cklixx.people.wm.edu/teaching/math400/Chris.pdf or for some books : "Exploring Musical Spaces. A Synthesis of Mathematical Approaches" or "Generalized Musical Intervals and Transformation"

Knowing why I want to headbang isn't going to stop me from headbanging in the moment

Some people find beauty in the explanations and understanding too, Feynman being a very famous example of this.

Explain how anything could in any way "kill music."