i saw him in 03 at the riviera in chicago after his set, i was in awe and i went to the bathroom he was surrounded by about 5 women all dressed in the same almost athletic/cheerleader outfits as a 16 yr old, i ran up to him and he asked, "do you play?" i nodded and said "yes, sir" he responded "well you dont play enough, get back to it" he changed my life and i did start playing more God bless you, Yngwie. you were a legend before and more than a life changing experience to me now
I saw him in Minneapolis at a bar about the same time and I went to the bathroom between sets and who shuffles up to the urinal next to me... yep. YJM... totally mind blowing! I wanted to squeak out a "hi".. but, urinal etiquette.. I did give and receive a nod, though.. :)
I find Yngwie's slow playing to be incredible. Amazing sensitivity to vibrato, etc. Same with Jason Becker. They get the label as fast players...but people that think that haven't listened to enough of their playing. Or they have mud in their ears.
not really ...Jed Nadin is right his cocky attitude has changed over the years.....eons ago ..he'd be pretty insulting at times...like when he would play parts of EVH eruption tapping and yawn at the same time....it was funny as hell...but disrespectful ..
2-3 moments in time he's on video flipping his Iid. I have GREAT people skills and did that 2-3x last month lol. Just didn't have a camera following me. 😀
Despite all the negatives, he remains an absolute classic, also brilliant non classical hard rock/blues player and true hard work ethic, also the best strat Marshall tone.. still love Alcatrazz
HoshiHearts RetroGaming I agree up until Odyssey, after that he became really repetitive, just doing harmonic minor up and down. He even copies himself in some of his solos
HoshiHearts RetroGaming How did you hear about him enough to come to the conclussion that you don't like him without heard his music? Usually it's a song that peek ones curiosity about an who the artist or band is begins.
I did that very thing! I was 14 when I picked up that album. I was HUGE fan of his when he came out. I would agree though. I fell out after Odyssey. Although, I still appreciate what he does. Would love to check him out on tour again and take my son. Just took him to Maiden back in June.
I LOVE YOU YNGWIE...I saw you in 1985 and it transformed my life and made me want to be a serious musician. Thank you so much. You played Eruption with your teeth.
The first time I saw him in person, he was touring in support of his "Rising Force" album, opening for AC/DC. What a show! I saw him again in 1988 supporting the "Odyssey" album. It was festival seating and I made it to up the stage right in front of him. Getting to see how effortless he made everything look blew my mind. I put YJM right up there in the ranks amongst the best to ever play the guitar.
Saw him with generation axe still play's eith passion and his tone was awesome definitely cuts thru the mix.. Pick up an Yngwie strat feels like quality guitar.. YJM marshall would be nice to.. Jyst like to say thanx Yngwie for giving me tremendous inspiration
I have to add that my brother and I got to watch Yngwie soundcheck before a show in 2005. It was in Sauget, Illinois. Yngwie just looked at us but didn’t throw us out. That’s just how cool Yngwie is.
It's ridiculous to assert that babies are born to do one thing and one thing only but this fella might as well have been wearing leather diapers...YJM was born to play rock guitar. He looks the part...he plays the part. It doesn't matter if it's 1982 or 2017, he's all in.
Well that was fucking incredible. The final piece advise he gives, even though I've heard it a million times over and over from other people (and I do try and follow it myself) really is amazingly well put.
His last response is just fantastic, it sums what everyone who wants to be a real artist must do; you must play and do what you really love. Because there wil be critics, there will always be people who love and other who hate what you play. The haters you have to ignore and keep going, doing what you love to do.
First saw this man at 103 KDF's One For Sun concert at Hermitage Landing in Nashville Tennessee in '80 or '81. I was 13 or 14 years old. He was with Alcatrazz and I remember swimming in front of the stage (stage was on lake) thinking..."What the hell is this?!!!!" How does he do all that?!!! He was ripping up the neck like there was absolutely nothing at all to it! Unprecedented. Also saw him with ACDC at their Fly on the Wall tour several years later when his solo career was taking flight. Puts on a great show! Love watching him play...always have.
What do you mean play lke him. All the greats play like themselfs. Technical ability ? speed ? chops ? there are or were palyers out there known and unknown that have equal or more chops ect ect. i.e. Shawn Lane, john mclaughlin, Allan Holdsworth , and the list goes on... Of course respec for what he has given to guitar world, but he is not the only one in that level
never said there wasnt players on his level as far originallity,chops and creative influence. but when it comes to speed,clarity and ALL OUT SHREDDING! HE IS THE BEST!! ;-)
We cannot call Yngwies playing shreding. But anyway if it is for technical ability and scales all over the board in blistering speed and clarity , there's none more advnced than Michael Angelo. He can play that much and then again same with lefthanded guitar, , with the hand upside down on the strings , with his hands crossed ect. ect. , for hours... none can do that NOBODY. Having said that of course Yngwie is a musical genius to a point of bringing the bar high up in Rock guitar with his innovativeand unique style and coin his sound, and deserves respect for that .
Gotta say Yngwie holds true... over the years when grunge happened and other musical genres came and went Yngwie did Yngwie... saw him live and I don't care what the haters say Yngwie kicks ass big time.
I remember as a young rock chick i was always into Van Halen he was so popular in 80,s LA but when my bf of the time gave me the Rising Force album it was like Wizardry i could not believe Yngwie could play so fast on guitar he honestly made EVH look like an Old Man in comparison , YJM is the best Neo Classical guitarist ever fact.
I was aware of Malmsteen thru interviews but had not heard his music. Saw him at a G3 show and I've been a fan ever since. He understands what rock n' roll is all about.
Karen's Guitar Channel I was at this show and it was great! I got to meet Nick Bowcott that day and I knew he would be doing an interview for Sweetwater.
Karen's Guitar Channel yup! I don’t care what anyone says about him. This mans dedication and passion and intense appreciation for the craft he loves is unmatched, one thing that nobody can deny is his pure passion for the music he loves bleeds into everything he does.
AT THE TIME OF THIS INTERVIEW, Yngwie was 54 years old (!) At that age, we should all hope to look and act so youthful and healthy - and to have such GOOD HAIR.
Yvonne Schwartz: ~ Granted, that at this point-in-history, age 54 NEEDN'T be considered especially "old". However, for the vast majority of human history, 54 has been at-least considered to be "middle-age"; and for many people, it STILL signals a "middle-age degree of bodily slow-down" (if-not worse). Frankly, even for someone in contemporary times, it is "the exception" when they can still maintain the physical capabilities - , and still look appealing enough - , to continue to do "the Rock-star thing".
I can't quite recall how I discovered Yngwie. It was somewhere around 2006 and I got this DVD called "Yngwie Malmsteen - Far Beyond The Sun" that I still have, but if I already knew him or if that DVD was the sting that stung me idk. He got me into playing guitar and got my first short after. What's is sure though is that that DVD captivated me like never before, I was 14-15 years old and his madness really got me fired up, his music send chills through my body and took over me and made me the best air guitarist in the world 🤣 The solo in "Heaven Tonight", "Riot in The Dungeons", the main riff and solo in "Deja Vu" followed by that funky bluesy lick, the intro and riff in "Evil Eye", the infectious rythm in "Queen In Love" as in "You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget"... Well the entire songs really, I was tranced. The best of his arguably 2 best albums 'Trilogy' & 'Odyssey'. 'Eclipse', 'Magnum Opus', 'Alchemy' and 'Perpetual Flame' (which the previous album should've been like with it's name) are killers too. 'Fire & Ice' and 'Facing The Animal' are highly recommended too. 'Rising Force' and 'Marching Out' are great too if you have no grudge with Soto cuz Yngwie's work was ground breaking and the first real foundation of the new genre. Everything else except his Concerto Suite-album is just meh or not worth it in general. But if you like them then fine :)
As i heard the first time Black Star it was if i am smashed to a wall. It completely changed my view how to play a guitar. But then came Jeff Beck. He reached my Heart with one single Note full of Emotions. Yngwie needs hundred notes to get the same effect.
Remember your favorite shredder (Post Malmsteen) that uses any type of neo classical runs or sweeps ,is influenced either directly or indirectly by this man. I don't care if they play twice as fast, use 20 neck guitars, or wear a bad wig. they're owned by Yngwie.
Well, that's a different perspective. Usually the people that interview Yngwie are dwarfed by him. Awesome interview. I have seen him 3 times now and have his book. i need his will to practice and all would be well.
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I hate Yngwie haters even more than they hate Yngwie.
The guy loves what he does and does what he loves. Total respect for him.
Yngwie is The Greatest of all! And this remains unarguable indeed! The King of Six Strings Rules forever!!!! I LOVE YOU, YNGWIE !!!!
i saw him in 03 at the riviera in chicago
after his set, i was in awe and i went to the bathroom
he was surrounded by about 5 women all dressed in the same almost athletic/cheerleader outfits
as a 16 yr old, i ran up to him and he asked, "do you play?"
i nodded and said "yes, sir"
he responded "well you dont play enough, get back to it"
he changed my life and i did start playing more
God bless you, Yngwie. you were a legend before and more than a life changing experience to me now
I saw him in Minneapolis at a bar about the same time and I went to the bathroom between sets and who shuffles up to the urinal next to me... yep. YJM... totally mind blowing! I wanted to squeak out a "hi".. but, urinal etiquette.. I did give and receive a nod, though.. :)
Bradley Stone legendary. He's absolutely my favorite musician ever
Nice story!
liar
Dennis Cat sorry you didn't meet him and I did cheers
I find Yngwie's slow playing to be incredible. Amazing sensitivity to vibrato, etc. Same with Jason Becker. They get the label as fast players...but people that think that haven't listened to enough of their playing. Or they have mud in their ears.
Jason Becker is dangerously under appreciated . His new stuff is brilliant even tho he has ALS
J H you are so correct! I guess their brains don’t process through any fast notes... so then, they hate... Lol
Agreed, wish he would play slower more often...
@Sacred Atheist Yngwie's vibrato it is amazing. Unparalleled. Period.
I don't understand why this guy has a bad rep with some. Every time I see him, he's classy.
I like young cocky Yngwie. But he’s definitely mellowed out in recent years. Seems like a chill dude.
YJMs humor can be very dark sarc/ 'tongue n' cheek. Goes right over most heads they get 'offended'
not really ...Jed Nadin is right his cocky attitude has changed over the years.....eons ago ..he'd be pretty insulting at times...like when he would play parts of EVH eruption tapping and yawn at the same time....it was funny as hell...but disrespectful ..
Rusty Cockering
When he was young apparently he was very cocky, but now since then he has changed and matured completely.
2-3 moments in time he's on video flipping his Iid. I have GREAT people skills and did that 2-3x last month lol. Just didn't have a camera following me. 😀
Despite all the negatives, he remains an absolute classic, also brilliant non classical hard rock/blues player and true hard work ethic, also the best strat Marshall tone.. still love Alcatrazz
i wasnt a big fan of yngwie until i heard his songs. most underrated song writer ever! hes not just a "shredder"!!
HoshiHearts RetroGaming I agree up until Odyssey, after that he became really repetitive, just doing harmonic minor up and down. He even copies himself in some of his solos
Imagine being 14 in 1984 and a guitar player walking into a record store and picking up Rising Force.
It literally changed the guitar world overnight.
HoshiHearts RetroGaming How did you hear about him enough to come to the conclussion that you don't like him without heard his music? Usually it's a song that peek ones curiosity about an who the artist or band is begins.
TheAgentAssassin I was born in the 90's but that's a sweet thought alright.
I did that very thing! I was 14 when I picked up that album. I was HUGE fan of his when he came out. I would agree though. I fell out after Odyssey. Although, I still appreciate what he does.
Would love to check him out on tour again and take my son. Just took him to Maiden back in June.
The interviewer played in a band called Grim Reaper in the 80s. Absolutely killer band.
What?
@@michaelcruz4570 The.interviewer.in.this.video.played.in.a.band.caller.grim.reaper
@@bigsauce1116 really?
@@michaelcruz4570 what?
Yup... Fear no evil tune was great
I LOVE YOU YNGWIE...I saw you in 1985 and it transformed my life and made me want to be a serious musician. Thank you so much. You played Eruption with your teeth.
Not your typical interview - excellent questions - relay down to earth. Mailmsteen seemed to feel very happy here as well. - Good job!
I do not care about what people think...
I love this man.
And he is LEGENDARY.
Have a good one ya'll.
YJM acting so Cool & Nice … Classy. Thank you for your Contribution To Music….
Fantastic interview! Thanks to SW and Mr. Malmsteen.
The first time I saw him in person, he was touring in support of his "Rising Force" album, opening for AC/DC. What a show! I saw him again in 1988 supporting the "Odyssey" album. It was festival seating and I made it to up the stage right in front of him. Getting to see how effortless he made everything look blew my mind. I put YJM right up there in the ranks amongst the best to ever play the guitar.
Last piece of advice is pure gold. Long live Yngwie J. Malmsteen.
Yngwie, the last guitar hero
Love him, but... Petrucci?
Altair Netto on the robot guitar hero category because he have feeling but not like Yngwie or Ritchie Blackmore.
Steve vai?
Yeah, but Petrucci is amazing also
Lol, no
Great interview, Nick Bowcott does a great job at these, very professional and genuinely interested in the interviewed person.
Just bought a YJM signature Fender Strat from Sweetwater, I cant wait for it to come in!!
I went and picked mine up this past Sunday from Sweetwater and it's absolutely beautiful!
Great interview... Do what you love...don't listen to what other people say. Malmsteen still going strong after all these years.
Saw him with generation axe still play's eith passion and his tone was awesome definitely cuts thru the mix.. Pick up an Yngwie strat feels like quality guitar.. YJM marshall would be nice to.. Jyst like to say thanx Yngwie for giving me tremendous inspiration
Great tour... great book. love Yngwie.
Awesome guitarist, seen him many times.
I have to add that my brother and I got to watch Yngwie soundcheck before a show in 2005. It was in Sauget, Illinois. Yngwie just looked at us but didn’t throw us out. That’s just how cool Yngwie is.
When Yngwie goes into the blues-type parts with his style mixed in, there is nothing better. Like on the tune Little Savage. He destroys on that song.
great interview...haven't seen him live since 89. Definitely driven.
It's ridiculous to assert that babies are born to do one thing and one thing only but this fella might as well have been wearing leather diapers...YJM was born to play rock guitar. He looks the part...he plays the part. It doesn't matter if it's 1982 or 2017, he's all in.
Maxx61 leather diapers. Amazing!
Imagine the smell!
american adopted him to do one thing he could and will never be able to do in sweden and thats be a pop idol in pop culture
Awesome I grew up listening to both these amazing musicians. Great interview!!
Love how he has stuck to his root's of his influences. Great sense of humour also and loved all his albums mostly the Goran Edman era!
Well that was fucking incredible. The final piece advise he gives, even though I've heard it a million times over and over from other people (and I do try and follow it myself) really is amazingly well put.
His last response is just fantastic, it sums what everyone who wants to be a real artist must do; you must play and do what you really love. Because there wil be critics, there will always be people who love and other who hate what you play. The haters you have to ignore and keep going, doing what you love to do.
First saw this man at 103 KDF's One For Sun concert at Hermitage Landing in Nashville Tennessee in '80 or '81. I was 13 or 14 years old. He was with Alcatrazz and I remember swimming in front of the stage (stage was on lake) thinking..."What the hell is this?!!!!" How does he do all that?!!! He was ripping up the neck like there was absolutely nothing at all to it! Unprecedented. Also saw him with ACDC at their Fly on the Wall tour several years later when his solo career was taking flight. Puts on a great show! Love watching him play...always have.
A very confidence and dedicated man who never lost his North
Great interview Nick! YJM looks so young! He had to have had some work done because he looked bad for awhile. Glad he’s doing so well.
kdrake777 he was drunk and coked up. Healthy lifestyle now.
Hes cool, calm, collected, wise and down to earth
2 of my favorite guitarist! That Yngwie tone and the underrated hellish tone of Nick in grim reaper!
nobody can play like him, even if you dont like him or his music you have to respect his level of virtuosity.
yeah, and thats one of, if not our biggest problems as human beings.
What do you mean play lke him. All the greats play like themselfs. Technical ability ? speed ? chops ? there are or were palyers out there known and unknown that have equal or more chops ect ect. i.e. Shawn Lane, john mclaughlin, Allan Holdsworth , and the list goes on... Of course respec for what he has given to guitar world, but he is not the only one in that level
never said there wasnt players on his level as far originallity,chops and creative influence. but when it comes to speed,clarity and ALL OUT SHREDDING! HE IS THE BEST!! ;-)
We cannot call Yngwies playing shreding. But anyway if it is for technical ability and scales all over the board in blistering speed and clarity , there's none more advnced than Michael Angelo. He can play that much and then again same with lefthanded guitar, , with the hand upside down on the strings , with his hands crossed ect. ect. , for hours... none can do that NOBODY.
Having said that of course Yngwie is a musical genius to a point of bringing the bar high up in Rock guitar with his innovativeand unique style and coin his sound, and deserves respect for that .
got to meet micheal at a dean clinic he is crazy awsome for sure;-)but NOBODY IS FASTER THAN YNGWIE!:-)
The real deal! One of THE greats!
indeed!
This guy is an incredible professional. Very dedicated.
didn't realize the Genesis influence that's cool. Music Masters learn from everything
Gotta say Yngwie holds true... over the years when grunge happened and other musical genres came and went Yngwie did Yngwie... saw him live and I don't care what the haters say Yngwie kicks ass big time.
I remember as a young rock chick i was always into Van Halen he was so popular in 80,s LA but when my bf of the time gave me the Rising Force album it was like Wizardry i could not believe Yngwie could play so fast on guitar he honestly made EVH look like an Old Man in comparison , YJM is the best Neo Classical guitarist ever fact.
I was aware of Malmsteen thru interviews but had not heard his music.
Saw him at a G3 show and I've been a fan ever since.
He understands what rock n' roll is all about.
Funny I knew in advance what Malmsteen was gonna say to the last question. Great advice!
Karen's Guitar Channel I was at this show and it was great! I got to meet Nick Bowcott that day and I knew he would be doing an interview for Sweetwater.
Karen's Guitar Channel yup! I don’t care what anyone says about him. This mans dedication and passion and intense appreciation for the craft he loves is unmatched, one thing that nobody can deny is his pure passion for the music he loves bleeds into everything he does.
good advice nygwie. Work hard, love what you do and boo to the haters! Been listening to malmsteen since 80s!
AT THE TIME OF THIS INTERVIEW, Yngwie was 54 years old (!) At that age, we should all hope to look and act so youthful and healthy - and to have such GOOD HAIR.
charliebe28 54 is still young
Yvonne Schwartz: ~ Granted, that at this point-in-history, age 54 NEEDN'T be considered especially "old". However, for the vast majority of human history, 54 has been at-least considered to be "middle-age"; and for many people, it STILL signals a "middle-age degree of bodily slow-down" (if-not worse). Frankly, even for someone in contemporary times, it is "the exception" when they can still maintain the physical capabilities - , and still look appealing enough - , to continue to do "the Rock-star thing".
I know right? I'm 38 and bald as a baby. Yngwie is a class act and a stand up dude.
Intresting interview! Thank you!
Thanks so much for checking it out! 😎👍
That was a big pleasure!
Great interview. I was obsessed with his music in my teens.
Yngwie is one of the best... The true electric guitare virtuoso... Beast technique, feeling and taste... Big influence for a lot of guitare players...
Wow ... Respect ... Beast of a player
Golden words from the golden hand!
I can't quite recall how I discovered Yngwie. It was somewhere around 2006 and I got this DVD called "Yngwie Malmsteen - Far Beyond The Sun" that I still have, but if I already knew him or if that DVD was the sting that stung me idk. He got me into playing guitar and got my first short after. What's is sure though is that that DVD captivated me like never before, I was 14-15 years old and his madness really got me fired up, his music send chills through my body and took over me and made me the best air guitarist in the world 🤣
The solo in "Heaven Tonight", "Riot in The Dungeons", the main riff and solo in "Deja Vu" followed by that funky bluesy lick, the intro and riff in "Evil Eye", the infectious rythm in "Queen In Love" as in "You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget"... Well the entire songs really, I was tranced. The best of his arguably 2 best albums 'Trilogy' & 'Odyssey'.
'Eclipse', 'Magnum Opus', 'Alchemy' and 'Perpetual Flame' (which the previous album should've been like with it's name) are killers too. 'Fire & Ice' and 'Facing The Animal' are highly recommended too. 'Rising Force' and 'Marching Out' are great too if you have no grudge with Soto cuz Yngwie's work was ground breaking and the first real foundation of the new genre.
Everything else except his Concerto Suite-album is just meh or not worth it in general. But if you like them then fine :)
The same interview since 1984 lol. Love YJM, but come on. Ask him something new for a change.
Great interview and nice to see that he has gotten back into shape! Rock on Yngwie! \m/ \m/
lol...I love that guy!! and to all the haters out there...he doesn't give a rats ass if you don't like his muse
2 brilliant musicians!!!
Guys, that is what perfection is!
As i heard the first time Black Star it was if i am smashed to a wall. It completely changed my view how to play a guitar. But then came Jeff Beck. He reached my Heart with one single Note full of Emotions. Yngwie needs hundred notes to get the same effect.
All waking hours. There you have it wankers. All waking hours. Every mastery comes in that one and only way.
Great advice.. FIND WHAT YOU LOVE!!!
Malmsteen rocks. Got my start with Marching Out
Unleash the fokkin fooree!
Remember your favorite shredder (Post Malmsteen) that uses any type of neo classical runs or sweeps ,is influenced either directly or indirectly by this man. I don't care if they play twice as fast, use 20 neck guitars, or wear a bad wig. they're owned by Yngwie.
He brought the love of the fender Stratocaster back!! No doubt about it!
Yngwie is beyond awesome! I caught his show in Kalamazoo this year, it was fantastic! Great interview!
Guitardudeguy TMark/Osh Same!
The legendary six string supernova himself indeed ;)
"dedicated to the point of insanity", and what we got was the greatest guitar player of all time.
I remember Yngwie sending shockwaves to the Guitar world so long ago, one of the greats.
Really great interview!
Great job, Sweetwater.
Great document.
Great interview!
this guys make me like a guitar, and love to play it
I read the book....fascinating read
Yngwie is the man
Great job Nick!
I agree,do what you love.is the best advise I give to everybody.do what calls you,and be good at it.thank you.♥️😁
I Love this guy:))
The original and best!
"if you didn't play guitar what do you think you'd be doing right now? "
"ummm it's a hard question you know "
"bass? "
*laughs *
I dont know why but i love how yngwie loves blues players and even the younger ones like mayer.
the greatest if not the greatest guitar player of all time
wut
The king of new classical rock/metal shred! The one and only. And those leather pants, if he is comfortable in them, I think we are OK. 👍👌👏
pretty damn cool interview!
So cool 🤘🎸
Good interview
Well, that's a different perspective. Usually the people that interview Yngwie are dwarfed by him. Awesome interview. I have seen him 3 times now and have his book. i need his will to practice and all would be well.
I would have never guessed that he played guitar.
Wise words: Do what you love!!!
Awesome
Great video
Thanks, Ruben! 😁
He is awesome
That's interesting. I had no idea that Genesis inspired Malmsteen's passion for baroque music. I think Steve Hackett is an understated guitar hero.
Solid advice 👏
👏🙌
The one, the only!
Here the a beautifully poetic Nigel Tufnel moment 5:40
King!!!
Una leyenda viviente saludos master
HOLY CRAP. Nick taught me rock guitar through the power of a VHS cassette, feel like I just saw a ghost
Fender is alive in the Strat & Tele department because of him. That’s for sure!
夢を形にするために生かされるのは、１００％がたった３％だって。みんな、挫折や失敗で辞めてしまうて。やっぱり失敗や挫折は、人生の宝だから、それを乗り越えてこそ、夢が形になり後で良かったと言えると思います。🎸🎸🎸🎸🎤🎤🎤🎤🤟🤟🤟