I met him in 1988 at a in-store signing. He was there with Joe Lynn Turner. I had a copy of Alcatrazz's "No Parole from Rock and Roll" that I had him sign and he must have talked to me for 5 minutes about that album (much to the chagrin of the people in line behind me!). He was a totally cool guy.
Neill Alchin Yes! I still remember when Yngwie’s first LP came out - all those jaws dropped on the floor. That was one something totally new, unheard of.
@@x430c5 Hello @Janne's, yea he had quite the impact and he's remained consistent ever since huh. Glad you remember and appreciate those days when he wiped the floor with most other guitarists. Lots of respect, Neill. "Play Loud".
One of the coolest dudes I've ever met in my 35 years in the music business. He and his wife are very pleasant. Let you on the tour bus sign-talk etc. "NO PICS ON THE BUS THOUGH" . He is a phenomenal guitar player and is truly one of the best guitar players ever of his era. HIS STYLE IS HIS STYLE....NO ONE ELSES.... A true originator.....AMAZING TALENT
Yngwie did the same thing Hendrix and VanHalen did. He changed the way we play. The difference with Yngwie however is that most guys never put in the work it takes to get even close. His style is not easy and that is why so many guys cut him down. They simply can't do it.
I've always thought Yngwie was such a unique musician- I was introduced to him when I was maybe 15-16. Got to see him perform once because my dad was a fan too. His virtuoso captivated and had a huge impact on me, and made me much more interested in classical music. I also became a lot more discerning and critical with my musical taste and actually payed attention to what I heard and let myself hear after listening to him. Thanks for your contribution to music Mr. Malmsteen. People only knock him because their egos feel threatened.
Love the quick fire style of this interview - thumbs up! YJM will always be remembered as one who changed the scene of music. Glad to see he’s happy :)
Blackmore had classical influences and so did Randy Rhoads (RIP) but Yngwie brought it home, do people realise how hard it is to be heard on the radio at a place anywhere in the world and be recognised instantly due to your guitar playing style, honestly it is rare and hard?
Three Concerts Long Ialand 30 plus Years ago ..Small Club PHENOMINAL Then Miami about 4 years ago AWESOME!!Small Bar Last Was @ Marquee Theater in AZ .. HOLY GRAIL OF PERFORMANCE.. Small Club .. LOVE THE PATRIOTIC PERFORMANCE!! Go The YNGWIE!!
Jeez! I had a bigger crowd than Yngwie when I played The Country Club. I did not realize this until now. I do remember those times though. When Yngwie hit the seen you couldn't walk into a guitar store and not hear someone talking about "Wingwee." He breezed into town and proceeded to sweep all of us up and coming guitar slingers off the table like bread crumbs. All I can say on behalf of all of us is fuck you Yngwie. You bastard!!!
I really don't understand this interview. Can't we Google/UA-cam Yngwie's answers to these EXACT SAME QUESTIONS he's been asked for 35 years? Ask him something NEW. It's ridiculous. We can all look up his influences & when he started playing guitar. Lazy. I repeat, Lazy interviewing skills. Or lack thereof.
I want stories. The part about meeting Dio was cool, but I want more of that. I remember Bobby Blotzer's book had stories about his interactions with Don Dokken and Blackie Lawless. Those were some of the best parts.
I saw him at some very small venues in the mid 90's when he was almost totally off the map. You would come out of the place deaf for an hour or two. He definitely had more than one or two amps on full blast.
It can be very beneficial for a child have a environment to grow where there is no constant interruptions of easy entertainment of computers, TV etc. So he can channel his energy for more challenging endeavours like learning music.
Why is it that interviewers always ask the same questions? For the last 20 years , all of his interviews have been the same answers. We all know about his past, about his guitars, his early heroes.... how about questions that have never been asked like “ what was your first car” or “ do you or April take the rubbish out”.... make it more left field and exiting!!!!!
Wow I have seen him so many times and never knew he had one eye a different color then the other. I wonder if that is why he wears sun glasses all the time.
@@TheGattonmaster im not sure if i believe that ..i watched his pupils and they both move quick the same.....but im not 100%...i do know he was in a car crash that sliced his hand nerve and he almost couldnt play ever again
You don't hear much about it, but I wonder if his family - since they were musical - did they teach him things like scales, arpeggios...simple things like playing in key....or did he develop everything on his own: totally by ear and instincts?
@@dr.know-it-all5148 Who? Not me. Not my freinds. Not anyone I know. Media was not super into that kind of music at the time. But the swedes had nothing against him. Many really loved hes music.
@@MattiasHolger Ok. But listen to any interview when he talks about his life in Sweden when he was young. Very critical and negative. Just check them. You will see.
@@knowmusicman157 Still the media. Not the swedish people. In the 80s there was a big debate about violence in the movies and the hard rock and heavy metall music and what impact it had on the swedish young people. Yngve did not have a chance to grow big in sweden in that time. Today nobody talks about this anymore.
Old age, he's close to 60 years old now, how do you think you will look at that age ? Do you REALLY think that he would have crows feet, droopy eyelids, saggy cheeks if he had work done to his face ? He has hairextenstions and he colors his hair/eyebrows.
Maybe his wife or makeup artist should have put on his penciled eyebrows. It looks like he did them himself using a piece of charcoal. Those bad boys are over the top.
Yngwie gets such a bad rap from people. I’ve come to the conclusion that those who rag on him are simply jealous. Plain and simple. I have had the chance to meet him on a few occasions and he has ALWAYS been cool as hell. Always willing to talk to the fans. Sure, he can be an asshole to you if you’re an asshole to him first. But that’s the way it should be. Nope. He’s always been very cool and very cordial whenever I have met him.
It's such a cliche for someone to like something and then consider the reason for any critique, lack of similar fascination or even distaste the product of jealousy.
I reckon he comes off as an ahole, cause hes not a super wordsmith, just like, hmm I dunno, 90% of us men/people in general. Unlike superstars who can afford it, he doesn't have some legal dude, nor mentor whispering in his ear every 20 seconds to dictate what to say,.. not sure if it's a good thing that he doesn't, but he's not worldwide universal famous, so it doesn't (need to) apply: that isn't the norm for niche rock musicians, as he is.. imo he is just a regular dude living a life of extravagance, due to his loyal following, thus cameras are on him more than the the average folk.. the cameras just capture him being real.
@@asoshkin ...also even 'just' a double cab and head really needs the wheels removing to stop them wobbling, footprint of a head even less than a cab, woud need scafflding just to keep them upright.
Ahhh... a big fat shame for this lazy interviewer from Rock Scene, the same old copy/paste questions as in all his other interviews the last 35 years. His musical family, his roots, the paganini story we’ve heard it a thousand times. You had the opportunity to interview Yngwie Malmsteen and came up with this same old shit, unbelievable!! Come up with some new questions to this guitar player :-\ Do your homework and do some research!!
Powers of ten was a great album but I wouldn't even try to compare them. Sometimes being too unpredictable is just as bad as playing endless runs in the phrygian mode.
@@FuelAirSparkTime True true. It's just that when I listen to YJM, I can anticipate the direction he's going in. I could never play as beautifully clean and fast as he can. But I kinda know where he's going. Now when I hear Shawn play, I get the shakes of surprise, joy, and envy because he really was in touch with the angels, and he probably never even knew it himself. Or maybe he did and is now eating rice with the angels 😇.
He needs to make music with friends. I don't like that he goes on stage and shreds for 2 hours and the band is non existent. I want to see Rising Force reunite or write an album with Arch Enemy and tour it. Something new and fresh. Omg this man is a monster and he's as stubborn as a Dragon. The live show is not good and he's uninspired. Seems that way to me.
Understandable you feel that way ...But he doesn't need to RE-UNITE many are dead or near dead and Yngwie will NOT Pander To Those who Openly Bashed Him for Decades .. Might I mention a VERY CLOSE friend of Yngwie is STEVE VAI.. You Know THAT guy ..🤞 (It Definately Speaks VOLUMES for Yngwies Character ) VAI ... VAI ... No Drugs ,No Alchohol,Vegeterian ,Budhist ...Loved By EVERYONE in The Music Industry .. Outwardly Yngwie Yes DOES NOT fit in with MOST social crowds BECAUSE Thats YNGWIE ... I'll say This Ive noticed a PHENOMINAL change to being WAYYYYYY more Accessable for Inteviews as well as Generousity Sharing Personal Views.. Read.. The Memiors RELENTLESS By Yngwie Malmsteen PEACE And GET EM !!!
Maybe he was outside radio broadcasts? Maybe he didn't have a actual radio. Maybe he came from a conservative household that only had a record player. My family didn't have a telephone in ths house until 1994.
I met him in 1988 at a in-store signing. He was there with Joe Lynn Turner. I had a copy of Alcatrazz's "No Parole from Rock and Roll" that I had him sign and he must have talked to me for 5 minutes about that album (much to the chagrin of the people in line behind me!). He was a totally cool guy.
YJM Rules !!!! My FAV guitarist since 1985.
Yngwie himself set very new and high standards in the world of guitar playing,super advanced and highly professional. Long live Yngwie J Malmsteen.
Neill Alchin Yes! I still remember when Yngwie’s first LP came out - all those jaws dropped on the floor. That was one something totally new, unheard of.
@@x430c5 Hello @Janne's, yea he had quite the impact and he's remained consistent ever since huh. Glad you remember and appreciate those days when he wiped the floor with most other guitarists. Lots of respect, Neill. "Play Loud".
I met him a few years ago. He was super nice! Took pics and everything.
Did he ask for donuts?
@@sparklydiamondz5464 He don't like donuts!!!
One of the coolest dudes I've ever met in my 35 years in the music business. He and his wife are very pleasant. Let you on the tour bus sign-talk etc. "NO PICS ON THE BUS THOUGH" . He is a phenomenal guitar player and is truly one of the best guitar players ever of his era. HIS STYLE IS HIS STYLE....NO ONE ELSES.... A true originator.....AMAZING TALENT
Mick Donnell but...ı dont know y he cant play as 80s.....;(((
@@ugurtansavas2334 - Yngwie has nothing left to prove, he is a legend of legends.
Great and unmatchable talent, but he's kind of an asshole.
Mick Donnell oh yeah. I talked with his wife over an hour once. Met Yngwie at this meet and greet thing and she Remembered me. Great experience.
Yngwie did the same thing Hendrix and VanHalen did. He changed the way we play. The difference with Yngwie however is that most guys never put in the work it takes to get even close. His style is not easy and that is why so many guys cut him down. They simply can't do it.
I've always thought Yngwie was such a unique musician- I was introduced to him when I was maybe 15-16. Got to see him perform once because my dad was a fan too. His virtuoso captivated and had a huge impact on me, and made me much more interested in classical music. I also became a lot more discerning and critical with my musical taste and actually payed attention to what I heard and let myself hear after listening to him. Thanks for your contribution to music Mr. Malmsteen. People only knock him because their egos feel threatened.
Love the quick fire style of this interview - thumbs up! YJM will always be remembered as one who changed the scene of music. Glad to see he’s happy :)
And this one's even got my name on it 😜💥💥💥👍
The greatest rock guitar player of all time😜🤘💯🙌🙌
Blackmore had classical influences and so did Randy Rhoads (RIP) but Yngwie brought it home, do people realise how hard it is to be heard on the radio at a place anywhere in the world and be recognised instantly due to your guitar playing style, honestly it is rare and hard?
a master of his craft love his approach
Very interesting that he mentions Genesis. Steve Harris is also a Genesis fan. They did influence a lot of musicians in the last decades.
Yngwie is one the greatest guitarists of all time and one of the most influential for sure.
I love his little arrogant little add ons he does lol hes the king
Looking good Lord Malmsteen.
He's one of a kind, and unfortunately misunderstood. I'd love to hear him do a blues set.
✨😎✨
I was there at that exact same NJ concert in 2014 where this backstage interview was filmed Eddie Trunk introduced him that evening
Once he had great bands. These days he seems kinda lost. But he's one of the pioniers.
Yngwie changed my life
Mine as well😎
Dig around in shawnlane.com . . . . . .
@@robertsmith5744 Shawn has skills for sure but for the life of me I can't feel him or Alan Holdsworth😥
Three Concerts Long Ialand 30 plus Years ago ..Small Club PHENOMINAL
Then
Miami about 4 years
ago AWESOME!!Small Bar
Last Was @ Marquee Theater in AZ ..
HOLY GRAIL OF PERFORMANCE..
Small Club ..
LOVE THE PATRIOTIC PERFORMANCE!!
Go The YNGWIE!!
Such an influence, he seems like a great man.
Cool interview Thanks for the upload
Jeez! I had a bigger crowd than Yngwie when I played The Country Club. I did not realize this until now.
I do remember those times though. When Yngwie hit the seen you couldn't walk into a guitar store and not hear someone talking about "Wingwee." He breezed into town and proceeded to sweep all of us up and coming guitar slingers off the table like bread crumbs.
All I can say on behalf of all of us is fuck you Yngwie. You bastard!!!
I really don't understand this interview. Can't we Google/UA-cam Yngwie's answers to these EXACT SAME QUESTIONS he's been asked for 35 years? Ask him something NEW. It's ridiculous. We can all look up his influences & when he started playing guitar. Lazy. I repeat, Lazy interviewing skills. Or lack thereof.
Spot on dude. Minimum effort from the interviewer there’s heaps of footage of him answering these same boring questions.
Yes, how about how his pick-gato technique developed or if there were any actual teachers he would like to share with us at this stage of his career.
has 4008 guitars that all look the same.
I want stories. The part about meeting Dio was cool, but I want more of that.
I remember Bobby Blotzer's book had stories about his interactions with Don Dokken and Blackie Lawless. Those were some of the best parts.
Fuck off, this is for general audience.
Wow, for a quick interview , he disclosed a lot of info. - some I wasn't aware of.
Always a great artist , IMO.
After being a fan for almost 30 years I just now noticed Yngwie has different colored eyes (stop video at 2:10)
There is a reason for that.
LOL Yeah 39 Marshalls with one mic on one speaker in the lower corner.
I saw him at some very small venues in the mid 90's when he was almost totally off the map. You would come out of the place deaf for an hour or two. He definitely had more than one or two amps on full blast.
It can be very beneficial for a child have a environment to grow where there is no constant interruptions of easy entertainment of computers, TV etc. So he can channel his energy for more challenging endeavours like learning music.
Hendrix and Blackmore. Bach And Paganini. Fender and Marshall. Hey now we have something to work with.
Yngwei the best artist ever you have your stile . Unique
Along with the Great Wall Of China One Can See YNGWIEs WALL OF MARSHALL. STACKS !!💪😛😀
Why is it that interviewers always ask the same questions? For the last 20 years , all of his interviews have been the same answers.
We all know about his past, about his guitars, his early heroes.... how about questions that have never been asked like “ what was your first car” or “ do you or April take the rubbish out”.... make it more left field and exiting!!!!!
His eyebrows are on point
Legend
If Richie Blackmore and Paganini had a child it would be Malmsteen.
He ages well !
Living that American dream.
GOD Bless You 🎸🎸🎸
Bella itervista 👏👏👏👍👌😝
Wow I have seen him so many times and never knew he had one eye a different color then the other. I wonder if that is why he wears sun glasses all the time.
How many guitars do you have?
Yngwie: Yes.
Yngwie has one blue eye and one brown
He has a glass eye from auto accident.
@@TheGattonmaster im not sure if i believe that ..i watched his pupils and they both move quick the same.....but im not 100%...i do know he was in a car crash that sliced his hand nerve and he almost couldnt play ever again
And drawn-in eyebrows.
Pretty sure he has one blue eye and two brown eyes
@@perkelechannel9031 Absolutely correct. One of those two brown eyes is the dominator of his universe.
There are THREE WAYS ..
The WRONG WAY
The Right Way
And THE YNGWIE 💪💪💪
Isn't that the wrong way too? 😏
Go to sleep
@@whynottalklikeapirat cash or card?
@@yellowlightingbolt Yes please
@@whynottalklikeapirat Go to sleep
Its YNGWIE ""J"" MALMSTEEN...
So You Dont Confuse him with ALL the Other Yngwie Malmsteens 😜😜😜
GET IT STRAIGHT,
No, it's Yngwie FUCKING Malmsteen, that's who! Well, that's what my t-shirt says, anyway :)
what's that mean?
@@alessandro9740 it's. A Quote from a Movie...lol
@@williamchiusano3185 what movie?
@@alessandro9740 - Spinal Tap guy said it in that video about Dio's massive guitar whank-off record.
Ok, let me answer that question correctly for you, Yngwie. Why Fender? Beacause of Hendrix, Blackmore and Uli Roth
and Clapton, SRV, Eric Johnson etc... Fenders are great guitars.
Why, you dont belive him?
All are Marshall players as well 👍
He looks good man
いつ見ても若いね。💗
"this one has even got my name on it!"
He always says that ...
@@whynottalklikeapirat i would too
@@jamesha175 Well ... maybe you can start a club or some such ...
@@whynottalklikeapirat a club with everybody that has a guitar with yngwie's name on it?
@@jamesha175 Nope - those who would say it all the time if they had their name on one. You could name Yngwie God-Emperor for Life in Absentia.
Pura leggenda 💪👌👍👏👏👏😎😜
You don't hear much about it, but I wonder if his family - since they were musical - did they teach him things like scales, arpeggios...simple things like playing in key....or did he develop everything on his own: totally by ear and instincts?
good question, also do any of his family still play, either as pro or amatuers?
Love you yngwie long time fan here
A man who has influenced literally tens, nay twenties of today's artists! His legacy will live on for ...a couple years.
YNGWIE FUKN GODSTEEN
There's a lot of great guitar players but they won't cite him as influence
Wonder why he avoided saying he was from Sweden.? In the past it never bothered him
This is an old interview from 2014??
I wanna see news updates from Yngwie Malmsteen please!!!
This comment section if Fucken tasty.
Love those sideburns
Is there a reason why he won't say "Sweden"?
They were very conservative and unsupportive of his talent and genius.
@@dr.know-it-all5148 Who? Not me. Not my freinds. Not anyone I know. Media was not super into that kind of music at the time. But the swedes had nothing against him. Many really loved hes music.
@@MattiasHolger Ok. But listen to any interview when he talks about his life in Sweden when he was young. Very critical and negative. Just check them. You will see.
@@knowmusicman157 Still the media. Not the swedish people. In the 80s there was a big debate about violence in the movies and the hard rock and heavy metall music and what impact it had on the swedish young people. Yngve did not have a chance to grow big in sweden in that time. Today nobody talks about this anymore.
I strongly believe that he can play Paganini in a movie.
Jake E. Lee called Malmsteen 'a dick' on Eddie Trunk's radio show.
and "fat"
subbed
What the hell has he done to his face??? Has he started scalloping that too now!
I couldn't stop laughing all night long!! Now He fucked up, like his playing . Don't recognized his eyebrows.
Windwar attack - Post my photo? Isn’t looking at doughnut boy’s scalloped face enough wanking material for you?
@Windwar attack i think he means to do that to your eyebrows, you have to be pretty superficial and pretentious.
I saw the thumbnail of this video, and I immediately thought plastic surgery.
Old age, he's close to 60 years old now, how do you think you will look at that age ? Do you REALLY think that he would have crows feet, droopy eyelids, saggy cheeks if he had work done to his face ? He has hairextenstions and he colors his hair/eyebrows.
He doesn't like donuts.
Maybe his wife or makeup artist should have put on his penciled eyebrows. It looks like he did them himself using a piece of charcoal. Those bad boys are over the top.
100 % - L-E-G-E-N-D
Yngwie gets such a bad rap from people. I’ve come to the conclusion that those who rag on him are simply jealous. Plain and simple. I have had the chance to meet him on a few occasions and he has ALWAYS been cool as hell. Always willing to talk to the fans. Sure, he can be an asshole to you if you’re an asshole to him first. But that’s the way it should be. Nope. He’s always been very cool and very cordial whenever I have met him.
It's such a cliche for someone to like something and then consider the reason for any critique, lack of similar fascination or even distaste the product of jealousy.
I reckon he comes off as an ahole, cause hes not a super wordsmith, just like, hmm I dunno, 90% of us men/people in general. Unlike superstars who can afford it, he doesn't have some legal dude, nor mentor whispering in his ear every 20 seconds to dictate what to say,.. not sure if it's a good thing that he doesn't, but he's not worldwide universal famous, so it doesn't (need to) apply: that isn't the norm for niche rock musicians, as he is..
imo he is just a regular dude living a life of extravagance, due to his loyal following, thus cameras are on him more than the the average folk.. the cameras just capture him being real.
Are his eyes different color?
holy shit, he is starting to look like kenny rogers. who cares, he still shreds!!!
YJM one eye brown and the other one gray-greenish?
🤘🤘🎶
Correct headline : Yngwie Botox talks about his Rock Scene !!!!!
why 39 marshalls?
because he couldn't get 40
Most of them were empty
@@asoshkin ...also even 'just' a double cab and head really needs the wheels removing to stop them wobbling, footprint of a head even less than a cab, woud need scafflding just to keep them upright.
Hmm, does he have drawn on eyebrows? Great guitarist regardless.
What is that strange, alien-looking, black line that is connecting his ears under his chin?
The 1st album came out in '84 and we all wanted to immediately quit playing.
Eyebrows!
How do you pronounce his name?
ING - VAY ... MAWLM - STEEN
Tania Sanchez HIZ NAYM
だんだん若くなっているね！年ごとに。
His eyebrows must be preserved for posterity
the only new info in this interview is his freshly plucked eyebrows..
Ahhh... a big fat shame for this lazy interviewer from Rock Scene, the same old copy/paste questions as in all his other interviews the last 35 years. His musical family, his roots, the paganini story we’ve heard it a thousand times. You had the opportunity to interview Yngwie Malmsteen and came up with this same old shit, unbelievable!! Come up with some new questions to this guitar player :-\
Do your homework and do some research!!
声だけは昔と変わらないですね！
I think Shawn Lane could have played circles around YJM. Not just in speed, but also in musical unpredictability.
Powers of ten was a great album but I wouldn't even try to compare them. Sometimes being too unpredictable is just as bad as playing endless runs in the phrygian mode.
@@FuelAirSparkTime True true. It's just that when I listen to YJM, I can anticipate the direction he's going in. I could never play as beautifully clean and fast as he can. But I kinda know where he's going. Now when I hear Shawn play, I get the shakes of surprise, joy, and envy because he really was in touch with the angels, and he probably never even knew it himself. Or maybe he did and is now eating rice with the angels 😇.
Donut 🍩 anyone??
Same old questions …….
What's wrong with his eyebrows?
N. 1
Blackmore > Ingrid
For once..no shades..
I never before realized Yngwie has heterochromia....
He hasn't
@@mahplays4999 Maybe not, but in this clip his right eye looks brown and his left looks grey/blue....
He has that stretched and shiny appearance like those people who have had plastic surgery look.
Definitely has a small one.
He's had plastic surgery. I saw it as soon as I saw the thumbnail.
yep pretty obvious
Holy plastic surgery
He needs to make music with friends. I don't like that he goes on stage and shreds for 2 hours and the band is non existent. I want to see Rising Force reunite or write an album with Arch Enemy and tour it. Something new and fresh. Omg this man is a monster and he's as stubborn as a Dragon. The live show is not good and he's uninspired. Seems that way to me.
Understandable you feel that way ...But he doesn't need to RE-UNITE many are dead or near dead and Yngwie will NOT Pander To Those who Openly Bashed Him for Decades ..
Might I mention a VERY CLOSE friend of Yngwie is STEVE VAI..
You Know THAT guy ..🤞
(It Definately Speaks VOLUMES for Yngwies Character )
VAI ...
VAI ...
No Drugs ,No Alchohol,Vegeterian ,Budhist ...Loved By EVERYONE in The Music Industry ..
Outwardly
Yngwie Yes DOES NOT fit in with MOST social crowds BECAUSE Thats YNGWIE ...
I'll say This Ive noticed a PHENOMINAL change to being WAYYYYYY more
Accessable for Inteviews as well as Generousity Sharing Personal Views..
Read..
The Memiors RELENTLESS
By Yngwie Malmsteen
PEACE
And GET EM !!!
Agree, but he likes playing with guys like Vai and Nuno the last few years
swed9ish man lol
Has he had plastic surgery? Looks different
Is that Botox, bad plastic surgery or is he just bloated? Or all of the above?
Huh? Sweden didnt have radio in the 80s? What a load of bs
Maybe he was outside radio broadcasts? Maybe he didn't have a actual radio. Maybe he came from a conservative household that only had a record player. My family didn't have a telephone in ths house until 1994.
Stuee did anyone call you when you got one?
Stuee perhaps you just got a telephone and didn’t get an account to go with it.
@@mixodorians12 I think he probably means there were fewer radio stations to choose from than today and he did a sort of Trumpian exaggeration
UK was like that too for rock/metal radio. One friday rock show for 2 hours a week, only soft metal got raidio play.