Best Yngwie Malmsteen Quotes

The Top Ten
1 Fast is only cool if it's melodic and has substance.
2 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.
3 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..
4 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.
5 I wasn't very big on going to school. I tried to get a gig as a luthier.
6 I've always been heavily influenced by classical music, mostly by baroque music.
7 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.
8 I just want you to know , I love serenity, and peace; no craziness, no weird people turning up in the middle of the night.
9 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.
10 I'm working on guitars for free, because I love working on guitars anyway.
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