Cool, we'll get to know how many donuts he can neck per day.

Weak, bro. These donut jokes couldn't be more stale. Enough already, forchrissakes.

i never bought a YJM record. saw him open for AC/DC on the Flick tour back in 83 and was impressed by his technique but then got bored by it all.

is there REALLY enough interesting info on this guy's life to make up for 350 pages? 350? really?

maybe some shred heads here idolize the guy, so i don't know.

i could honestly read a 5-page article on his life (ala Rolling Stone ) but 350 pages?

i guess everything to do with him is all about excess.

btw, contrary to his own claims, he's not in Paganini's or Hendrix's league.

Donut jokes COULDN'T BE MORE STALE.

AAAAAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHA HOW DROLL HOW DROLL

If the first run is more than 1,000 copies, drug-test the publisher.

plur

This dude is super talented, but also a super egomaniac!

Cover Amber Malmsteen in there, AKA Mistress Seven. Google her.

IMO haters should have to post the following in order to post hate.

#of records sold
#of tours and countries toured
#of awards
#of people who copy or are influenced by what you do
#which genre did the hater make an impact in
last but no least, is the hater currently paying his bills via his musical career?

**unleasing the doughnut \m/ **

I hate beets - everything about those foul things disgust me. However, I know nothing about growing them; nothing about what, if any nutriants they contain.

Say what you will, Rising Force and Marching Out are still at the top of my iPod rotation. Also, the fact that he is such an egomaniac would make for fun reading and besides, this is an "unauthorized" biography, so hopefully some truth is written good or bad.

Great guitarist, that's about it.

(listens to guitar solo on 'Surfing with the Alien' by Joe Satriani)

'I don't know this song, but the sound is very recognizable. It's Joe Satriani. It's well played, but pentatonic scales are not very original, I wouldn't like to play something as little challenging as this.'

(listens to guitar solo on 'Milk It' by Nirvana)

'What, that's Kurt Cobain? I thought he was better than that (...). Would you like to read an article with spelling mistakes? It's the same with this solo. It's shit (...). Let me tell you one thing, I don't like Picasso or any impressionist painter. I like Da Vinci, Rembrandt, etc, which is pure art. I don't like the fucking Talking Heads... I don't like those who take a different route just for the sake of it. To me it's a way of saying "I'm not good enough". (Leaves chair and gets angry) Sorry but I'm a purist. I find disgusting that people spend money on such a turd of a record.'

(listens to guitar solo on Slayer's 'Seasons in the Abyss')

'(Shuts eyes and buries face in his hands) Let me take back what I just said about Nirvana: that was even worse, and you know why? Because these guys are trying to be good, and they fail miserably. They fail miserably...'

(listens to guitar solo on 'Smoke and Mirrors' by Symphony X)

'Was that Yngwie Malmsteen on keyboards? (Laughs) It's really not bad, but they must often be compared to me, right?! (...) But I prefer a band who takes inspiration from me and does it correctly than a band who can't play.'

(listens to guitar solo on 'Miracle Man' by Ozzy Osbourne')

'Yeah... it's not bad nor good. Playing's not bad, but it's not very difficult to play, anyone could do it.'

(listens to guitar solo on 'Sweet Child O'Mine' by Guns n Roses)

'Please stop it right away... one day I'll pop over to your house and torture you during 2 hours. I don't like to be that negative about people, but... (shouts) WHY THE FUCK CAN'T THOSE FUCKING GUITARISTS PLAY IN KEY? When you do a bend... (takes his guitar, plays a series of bends to show that it's not difficult) you go from one note to another, not something crappy in between! I have the feeling that few professional guitarists know how to play bends, but it's the basics for fuck's sake! Music is an art, and artists must have a gift. If you don't have the gift of the ear in music, you don't take space with your useless shit. If you can't tell when you play a false note, just stop right away. It's also a curse because it makes you hear all the mistakes too. Which is why I don't listen to much music aside classical.'

here is unauthorized. Legend. The first one with Ripper is killer. Perpetual Flame. Also Trilogy is very good.