Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (born Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbck on 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter, u!ti"instru enta!

ist and band!eader# $a! steen beca e known %or his neo"c!assica! &!a'ing st'!e in heav' eta!# Steve (ue' o% )!! usic stated that, *Yngwie $a! steen is arguab!' the ost technica!!' acco &!ished hard rock guitarist to e erge during the +,0s-# Early life $a! steen was born Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbck in Stockho! , Sweden, the third chi!d o% a usica!!'"ta!ented %a i!'# $a! steen has stated that Ji i (endri. had no usica! i &act on hi and didn+t contribute to his st'!e, but the %act o% watching at age seven the Se&te ber 1,, 19/0 01 s&ecia! where (endri. s ashed and burned his guitar ade $a! steen think2 *0his is rea!!' coo!*# 0o 3uote his o%%icia! website, *0he da' Ji i (endri. died, the guitar"&!a'ing Yngwie was born*# )t the age o% 14 he took his other+s aiden na e $a! sten as his surna e, s!ight!' changed it to $a! steen, and )ng!icised his third given na e Yngve to *Yngwie*# $a! steen created his %irst band *0rack 5n 6arth* at the age o% 10, consisting o% hi se!% and a %riend %ro schoo! on dru s ()r in)# )s a teenager, he was heavi!' in%!uenced b' c!assica! usic, &articu!ar!' 19th centur' vio!inist co &oser 7icco!8 9aganini, and a!so discovered his ost i &ortant guitar in%!uence2 :itchie ;!ack ore# <!i Jon :oth is a!so cited as a signi%icant in%!uence, as is ;rian $a' o% =ueen# 1980s >n ear!' 19,4 (at the age o% 1,), $ike 1arne' o% Shra&ne! :ecords, who had heard a de o ta&e o% $a! steen+s &!a'ing %ro the 19/, tit!ed ?e o 9owerhouse, brought $a! steen to the <#S# (e had brie% engage ents with Stee!er, %or their se!%"tit!ed a!bu o% 19,3, then @raha ;onnet+s )!catraAA, %or their 19,3 debut 7o 9aro!e %ro :ock +n+ :o!!, and the 19,B !ive a!bu Live Sentence# $a! steen re!eased his %irst so!o a!bu :ising Corce in 19,B, which %eatured ;arrie ;ar!ow o% Jethro 0u!! on dru s and ke'board &!a'er Jens Johansson# (is a!bu was eant to be an instru enta! side"&roDect o% )!catraAA, but it contained voca!s, and $a! steen !e%t )!catraAA soon a%ter the re!ease o% :ising Corce# :ising Corce won the @uitar 9!a'er $agaAine+s award %or ;est :ock )!bu and was no inated %or a @ra ' %or +;est :ock >nstru enta!+, achieving E60 on the ;i!!board a!bu chart# Yngwie J# $a! steen+s :ising Corce (as his band was therea%ter known) ne.t re!eased $arching 5ut (19,F)# Je%% Scott Soto %i!!ed voca! duties on these initia! a!bu s# 0he' recruited

dru er )nders Johansson and bassist $arce! Jacob to record and tour with the band# $arce! !e%t in the idd!e o% a tour and was re&!aced b' Ga!!' 1oss# (is third a!bu , 0ri!og', %eaturing the voca!s o% $ark ;oa!s, was re!eased in 19,6# Yngwie &!a'ed the bass on this a!bu hi se!%# >n 19,/, another singer, %or er :ainbow voca!ist Joe L'nn 0urner Doined his band as we!! as ;ob ?ais!e' on bass# 0hat 'ear, $a! steen was in a serious car accident, s ashing his 114 Jaguar 6"0'&e into a tree and &utting hi in a co a %or a week# 7erve da age to his right hand was re&orted# ?uring this ti e, $a! steen+s other died %ro cancer# >n )&ri! 19,, he re!eased his %ourth a!bu 5d'sse'# 5d'sse' wou!d be his biggest hit a!bu , ain!' because o% its %irst sing!e *(eaven 0onight*# Shows in :ussia, Soviet <nion, during the 5d'sse' tour were recorded, and re!eased in 19,9 as his %i%th a!bu 0ria! b' Cire2 Live in Leningrad# 0he c!assic :ising Corce !ineu& with Yngwie, Jens and )nders s&!it in 19,9 when Jens Doined ?io and )nders ;!ue $urder# $a! steen+s 7eo"c!assica! st'!e o% eta! beca e &o&u!ar a ong so e guitarists during the id"19,0s, with conte &oraries such as Jason ;ecker, 9au! @i!bert, $art' Cried an, 0on' $ac)!&ine and 1innie $oore beco ing &ro inent# >n !ate 19,,, $a! steen+s signature Cender Stratocaster guitar was re!eased, aking hi and 6ric H!a&ton the %irst artists to be honored b' Cender# 1990s >n the ear!' 1990s, $a! steen re!eased the a!bu s 6c!i&se (1990), 0he Yngwie $a! steen Ho!!ection (1991), Cire and >ce (1994) and 0he Seventh Sign (199B)# ?es&ite his ear!' and continuous success in 6uro&e and )sia, b' the ear!' 1990s heav' eta! st'!es such as neoc!assica! eta! and shredding had beco e out o% %ashion in the <S# >n 1993, $a! steen+s %uture other"in"!aw " who o&&osed his engage ent to her daughter " had hi %a!se!' arrested %or ho!ding her daughter hostage with a gun# 0he charges were dro&&ed#I6J $a! steen continued to record and re!ease a!bu s under the Ja&anese record !abe! 9on' Han'on, and aintained a devoted %o!!owing %ro %ans in 6uro&e and Ja&an and, to a !esser e.tent, in the <S)# >n 4000 he signed a contract with a <S record !abe! S&it%ire, and re!eased his 1990s cata!og into the <S arket %or the %irst ti e, inc!uding what he regards as his aster&iece, Honcerto Suite %or 6!ectric @uitar and 5rchestra, recorded with the HAech 9hi!har onic 5rchestra in 9rague# >n the id"90s, $a! steen re!eased the a!bu s $agnu 5&us (199F), >ns&iration (1996), Cacing the )ni a! (199/), ?oub!e L>16K (199,) and )!che ' (1999)# >n 1996, $a! steen Doined %orces with %or er band e bers Je%% Scott Soto and $arce! Jacob on the (u an H!a' a!bu

where he &!a'ed !ead guitar on the track *Jea!ous'*# (e guested with Sa.on on the song ?eni )nd Leather on their !ive a!bu 0he 6ag!e (as Landed " 9art >># Yngwie recorded a %ew tracks with his %or er band e bers Jens Johansson and )nders Johansson on their a!bu *JohanssonLSonic Ginter*, ca!!ed *6nig a suite* and *)!! o&&osab!e thu bs*# 2000s )%ter the re!ease o% Gar to 6nd )!! Gars in 4000, singer $ark ;oa!s !e%t the band# (e was re&!aced b' %or er :ainbow voca!ist ?oogie Ghite, whose voca!s were we!! received b' %ans# >n 4003, $a! steen Doined Joe Satriani and Steve 1ai as &art o% the @3 su&ergrou&, a tour showcasing guitar &er%or ances# $a! steen ade two guest a&&earances on ke'boardist ?erek Sherinian+s a!bu s ;!ack <to&ia (4003), and ;!ood o% the Snake (4006) where $a! steen is heard on the sa e tracks as )! ?i $eo!a and Makk G'!de# >n 400B, $a! steen ade two ca eo a&&earances on (arve' ;ird an, )ttorne' at Law# >n 400F <n!eash the Cur' was re!eased through S&it%ire :ecords# )s stated in an issue o% *@uitar Gor!d* agaAine, he tit!ed this a!bu a%ter an in%a ous +air!ine incident+, which occurred in a %!ight to Ja&an during a 19,, tour# (e was drunk and behaving obno.ious!', unti! he %e!! as!ee& and was roused b' a wo an &ouring a Dug o% iced water on hi # 6nraged, he shouted, *You+ve un!eashed the %ucking %ur'K* 0he audio %ro this incident was caught on ta&e b' a %e!!ow band e ber# $a! steen sa's that the na e o% the a!bu re%ers to both the energ' o% the a!bu and the incident# 0he re!ease o% <n!eash the Cur' was %o!!owed b' a ?1? re!ease o% Honcerto Suite Cor 6!ectric @uitar )nd 5rchestra >n 6 C!at $inor, 5&# 1 "" Gith 0he 7ew Ja&an 9hi!har onic Live# 0he ?1? chronic!es $a! steen+s %irst ti e &!a'ing in %ront o% a !ive audience with an orchestra, an e.&erience that he describes as N%un but a!so e.tre e!' scar'-# >n 400/, $a! steen was honored in the Obo. 360 version o% @uitar (ero >># 9!a'ers can receive the *Yngwie $a! steen* award b' hitting 1000 or ore notes in succession# Cebruar' 400,, saw the re&!ace ent o% singer ?oogie Ghite with %or er >ced 6arth and Judas 9riest and current ;e'ond Cear singer 0i *:i&&er* 5wens, with who $a! steen had once recorded a cover o% 5AA' 5sbourne+s song *$r# Hrow!e'*, %or the 4000 5sbourne tribute a!bu ;at (ead Sou&2 ) 0ribute to 5AA'# 0he %irst $a! steen a!bu to %eature 5wens is tit!ed 9er&etua! C!a e and was re!eased on 1B 5ctober# 5n 4F 7ove ber 400,, $a! steen had three o% his songs (*Ha&rici ?i ?iab!o*, *?a nation @a e*, and *:ed ?evi!*) re!eased as

down!oadab!e content %or the video ga es :ock ;and :ock ;and 4 and !ater :ock ;and 3# >n 400, $a! steen was a s&ecia! guest on the 1(1 H!assic show *0hat $eta! Show*# 5n 10 $arch 4009, $a! steen+s !abe! :ising Corce has !aunched his new re!ease )nge!s o% Love, an instru enta! a!bu which %eatures acoustic arrange ents o% so e o% his best"known ba!!ads# >n )ugust 4009, 0i e agaAine na ed $a! steen E9 on its !ist o% the 10 best e!ectric guitar &!a'ers o% a!!"ti e# $a! steen recent!' re!eased another a!bu co &i!ation entit!ed (igh > &act on , ?ece ber 4009# 2010s 5n the 43rd o% 7ove ber 4010 :e!ent!ess was re!eased, the second a!bu to %eature 0i *:i&&er* 5wens on voca!s# 0he <S version %eatures a re ake o% *)r&eggios Cro (e!!* as a bonus track# Yngwie a&&eared on Late 7ight with Ji ' Ca!!on a!ong with ?ana Harve' on 3 Cebruar' 4011 to &ro ote his a!bu # 5n 6 )ugust 4011, $a! steen ade another a&&earance in the <nited States, &!a'ing a rendition o% Star S&ang!ed ;anner be%ore a ga e between the St# Louis Hardina!s and C!orida $ar!ins at Sun Li%e Stadiu # )!though rare!' seen in his ho ecountr' Sweden, $a! steen decided to do one gig in Sweden in 4014# 5n the /th o% Ju!', he ended the @etawa' :ock Cestiva! in @v!e, which he was head!ining together with 7ightwish and $anowar# 5n ?ece ber F, 4014 Yngwie re!eased the a!bu S&e!!bound# Personal life $a! steen is arried to )&ri! $a! steen and has a son na ed )ntonio a%ter )ntonio 1iva!di, and the' !ive in $ia i, C!orida# ) Cerrari enthusiast, $a! steen owned a b!ack 19,F 30, @0S %or 1, 'ears be%ore se!!ing it on e;a', and a red 1964 4F0 @05# (e is a!so a :o!e. enthusiast and is re&orted to own over B0, inc!uding severa! worth P100,000# >n a 400F issue o% @uitar 9!a'er agaAine, $a! steen discussed his o%ten" ridicu!ed behavior, sa'ing that, *>+ve &robab!' ade ore istakes than an'bod'# ;ut > don+t dwe!! on the # > don+t e.&ect &eo&!e to understand e, because >+ &rett' co &!e., and > think outside the bo. with ever'thing > do# >+ve a!wa's taken the un"trave!ed &ath# 5bvious!', &eo&!e have their o&inions, but > can+t get too wra&&ed u& in that, because > know what > can do, and > know what kind o% &erson > a # )nd > have no contro! over what an'bod' sa's about e# ;ack in Sweden, >+ +$r# 9ersona!it'+ in the tab!oids# ;ut, obvious!', > can+t take that serious!'# > know in ' heart that i% > do the abso!ute best > can do, a'be ten 'ears %ro now, &eo&!e a' turn around and sa', +(e wasn+t that bad#+*

The lyrics2 5nce we were one, now we+re wor!ds a&art ?ee& inside 'ou know 'ou are ' other heart $' e ories see !ike 'esterda' Han+t be!ieve it+s a!! so %ar awa' )!! these 'ears, a!! our tears Sti!! we sing the sa e o!d song Let+s ake right, what went wrong 0here+s no beginning, there+s no end 0here is no reason to &retend Hr'ing %or he!& %ro above Ge+ve got to save our !ove 0here+s no beginning, there+s no end 0here is no reason to &retend Hr'ing %or he!& %ro above Ge+ve got to save our !ove You said to e that we ho!d the ke' 6terna! !ove we give and take >t was eant to be $' !ove %or 'ou was a!wa's true )nd so we sing the sa e o!d song Let+s ake right a!! that went wrong 0here+s no beginning, there+s no end 0here is no reason to &retend Hr'ing %or he!& %ro above Ge+ve got to save our !ove 0here+s no beginning, there+s no end 0here is no reason to &retend Hr'ing %or he!& %ro above Ge+ve got to save our !ove )!! these 'ears, a!! our tears Sti!! we sing the sa e o!d song Let+s ake right a!! that went wrong 0here+s no beginning, there+s no end 0here is no reason to &retend Hr'ing %or he!& %ro above Ge+ve got to save our !ove