Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Johan Malmsteenis a Swedish guitarist, songwriter and bandleader. Malmsteen first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical metal playing style in heavy metal...
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth30 June 1963
CityStockholm, Sweden
contests determine fans faster interest love michael music notes personally picks quality regarding second speaks trying
I don't personally know Michael Angelo or his music, but regarding contests and who is faster or whatever. It doesn't interest me. Trying to determine who picks more notes per second is ridiculous. What is important is the quality of the music and how well it speaks to fans who love it.
cares classical dying nobody realm
The classical realm is dying because nobody cares about new classical composers. My concerto suite was an injection of something new,
substance ifs
Fast is only cool if it's melodic and has substance.
school gigs bigs
I wasn't very big on going to school. I tried to get a gig as a luthier.
writing thinking important
What I think is the most important thing to learn about any instrument is the basics of music. Learn your ABCs before you write a Hemingway novel.
mom guitar musician
My mom really wanted me to be a musician so she gave me a guitar for my fifth birthday, but I didn't start playing till I was seven.
sacrifice thinking musician
I don't think you can learn to be a complete musician. That has to come from within, and it entails a lot of sacrifice.
guitar
I'm working on guitars for free, because I love working on guitars anyway.