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Yngwie Malmsteen

Yngwie Johan Malmsteen (/ˈɪŋveɪ ˈmɑːlmstiːn/; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck; 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist and bandleader. Malmsteen first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical metal playing style in heavy metal, and has released 20 studio albums in a career spanning almost 40 years. In 2009, Time magazine rated Malmsteen as among the 10 greatest electric guitar players of all time.

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The only thing I ever really wanted was a Strat. . I started playing guitar after seeing Jimi Hendrix on TV the day he died. . . then I got Deep Purples' Fireball album which was also a big influence. . I have a collection of more than 200 of them that includes Strats from every year since March 1954 - the first month the Strat was made

Big, Guitar, Music, Strat, Thing, Years

I'm working on guitars for free, because I love working on guitars anyway.

Anyway, Free, Guitar, Guitars, Love, Working

I've always been heavily influenced by classical music, mostly by baroque music.

Baroque Music, Classical Music, Heavily, Influenced, Music

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.

Come, Entails, Learn, Musician, Sacrifice, Thinking

I wasn't very big on going to school. I tried to get a gig as a luthier.

Big, Bigs, Gig, Gigs, Luthier, School

Ritchie Blackmore was a huge early influence on me, but after that I had to find my own way. . . Johann Sebastian Bach was probably the most influential guy ever on me. . . Vivaldi, Beethoven and eventually Paganini. . . all of a sudden I was thinking in all these other areas, instead of blues riffs.

Eventually, Guy, Huge, Music, Probably, Thinking

Fast is only cool if it's melodic and has substance.

Fast, Funny, Inspiring, Melodic, Substance

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.

Hemingway, Important, Novel, Thing, Thinking, Writing

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.

Gave, Guitar, Mom, Musician, Seven

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