Yngwie Johan Malmsteen (/ˈɪŋveɪ ˈmɑːlmstiːn/), born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck on 30 June 1963, is a Swedish‑American guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal and has released 22 studio albums over a career spanning more than 40 years. Malmsteen was born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck in Stockholm, Sweden, the third child in a musical family. In 1975, his mother reverted to her mother’s maiden name Malmsten, which Yngve also adopted. He later modified it to Malmsteen and changed his given name Yngve to “Yngwie.” He played his first show on 11 May 1976 with his first band, Track on Earth, featuring himself, his cousin Erik Lannerbäck, and a school friend on drums. His brother Björn later joined on drums. As a teenager, Malmsteen was heavily influenced by classical music, particularly Niccolò Paganini and Johann Sebastian Bach. He has publicly stated that he is not influenced by blues or by Ritchie Blackmore, claiming his guitar style is inspired by classical violin, not classical guitar. Malmsteen has also said that Jimi Hendrix had no musical impact on him and did not shape his style. However, seeing TV news reports on 18 September 1970 about Hendrix’s death — including footage of Hendrix smashing and burning his guitar at the Monterey Pop Festival — made the young Malmsteen think: “This is really cool.”
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