Malmsteen's ego is out of control...

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On whether he has considered working with singers like Jeff Scott Soto, Joe Lynn Turner and Tim "Ripper" Owens again on an album or a tour:

Yngwie: "Actually, no, I have not, because I found myself very much… I'm very comfortable singing myself, first of all. Secondly, there's a certain disconnect when you write the song and you have someone else sing it for you. And it's kind of like a fakeness about it. I always wrote everything — I wrote all the lyrics, I wrote all the melodies, everything; it's just somebody else sung it. And to me, the singer is nothing else than a different… like a bass player or a keyboard player — they're not more important than any other musician. And they, unfortunately, seem to think that they are. And I've kind of had it with their sort of… self-absorbed sort of way, and I'm very much against it. No. I don't like that. I don't like any of those people, and I don't like to do anything with them ever again."

After this article was posted on BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Owens took to Facebook to respond to Yngwie's claim that he wouldn't work with any of the above-mentioned singers again. Owens wrote: "Pretty sure it's because we all quit. Hahaha. Blah blah blah!" Tim then added: "Let [Yngwie] enjoy the singing!"

Jeff Scott Soto has fired back at Yngwie Malmsteen, saying that he finds it "comical and sad" that the Swedish guitarist would speak disparagingly about some of the singers that have worked with him in the past.
He wrote: "This is a fabulous statement, oh my! Can't say I blame him; his vocal prowess has increased .05-fold the past two decades! Why would he want to work with horrible hacks like myself, Ripper or Joe... and deal with our egos... like wanting to hear ourselves onstage within the cavalcade of Marshalls, or getting our measly salaries on time (or at all)... or maybe it was the desire to be 'buds' that got in the way?

"Carry on there, Sing-vay, you got this!"

He continued: "On a side note, I wrote more than 3/4 of the lyrics and 1/2 melodies for 'I'll See The Light Tonight', all of the lyrics for 'Caught In The Middle' and 'Don't Let It End' (he wrote the title and got 50% of authorship) and all off 'On The Run Again' (title included). So much for writing EVERYTHING, but you must admit, a Puerto Rican 'faking' the praises about a Viking was pretty convincing, no?"

Jeff added in the comments section below his post that he wasn't "hurt at all" by Yngwie's statements. He explained: "I find it comical and sad... Hurt and angry means I would have spent the past three decades speaking negatively about my tenure with him... In essence, it was my humble beginning of what for me has been a helluva career."

He went on to say: "I'll continue to speak the truth of how positive and important it was to start where I did. It was a definitive factor on how NOT to be if I was so lucky to do this for a living!"


Joe Lynn Turner took to his Facebook page to respond. He wrote: "In regard to the recent Malmsteen article, I feel compelled to rebut his delusional statements.

"The 'Odyssey' album was his biggest success that he has not since and will never repeat again. It's undeniable that I am responsible for 50% of the writing credits, namely the melody and lyrics and 100% of the vocal performances."

Joe continued: "Malmsteen's statements can only be taken as the rantings of a megalomaniac desperately trying to justify his own insecurity. His claim that 'singers' are too egotistical is moronic and pathetic coming from him. The fact that he would lash out at all the great vocalists and respectful gentlemen that he had the good fortune and honor to work with is simply outrageous.

"How sad does a man become when he has to downgrade others to make himself feel big and important. This man thrives on public approval and needs total control because he lives in personal fear.

"I quit 'RISING FORCE' because of his intolerable and twisted ego.

"If your pride is bigger than your heart and your ego is bigger than your head grow up or you will be alone for life. But after all, who can blame a child who shits his pants because he just doesn't know any better."
 
I've always loved Yngwie, but that's lame. His ego is massive, but he does have immense talent and I had previously thought it was just kinda harmless fun. But putting down others just for the heck of it is pathetic, and lying while doing it is just stupid. I mean: they can hear you and set it straight with the click of a button via twitter/Facebook/etc.
 
I'll always love Yngwies playing regardless of how big of an ass he makes of himself...these statements included.

I find it funny he talks of ego when his entire stage is wall of Marshalls and his band is off to the side.

Yngwie needs a front man like Jeff Scott Soto which was a perfect fit on the first two albums. I didnt care much for anyone else with him after that and no, Yngwie can't hit the notes Jeff did in Don't Let it Ed. But I'm a 2 album guy, Rising force-Marching Out, VHI-VHII, Blizard-Diary etc

Joe Lynn Tuner I never was a fan of in any band he was in but I'll ask this, knowing I'm not into whimpy vocal rock...what is he up to these days and does he, as a solo act tour?
 
^ in someways I at least can rationalize why the band is off to the side. Everyone is there to see Yngwie. He's the draw. But kinda sad to lie about the guys in your band to try to take even more credit.
 
Shawn Lutz":3qz9gdmn said:
I'll always love Yngwies playing regardless of how big of an ass he makes of himself...these statements included.

I find it funny he talks of ego when his entire stage is wall of Marshalls and his band is off to the side.

Yngwie needs a front man like Jeff Scott Soto which was a perfect fit on the first two albums. I didnt care much for anyone else with him after that and no, Yngwie can't hit the notes Jeff did in Don't Let it Ed. But I'm a 2 album guy, Rising force-Marching Out, VHI-VHII, Blizard-Diary etc

Joe Lynn Tuner I never was a fan of in any band he was in but I'll ask this, knowing I'm not into whimpy vocal rock...what is he up to these days and does he, as a solo act tour?

Saw him in my home town a couple of months ago. Solo tour, and his voice was better than I was expecting it to be considering his ago. The guitar player he had with him was pretty good.
 
guitarist has big ego, this is news/surprising? ;)

I'd be more surprised if these types of statements weren't made lol
 
Yngwie is still my guitar hero. Rising Force is still my all-time favorite shred album. Why is anyone surprised that Yngwie says shit like that? He's always been a brash asshole, but he's given us all more than we've ever given him. Fucking Internet mob is all too eager to pile in and shit on the guy. Maybe the people who are apparently so disgusted with Yngwie's behavior should hold themselves to a higher standard. This is just an Yngwie-bashing thread. I won't participate in the holier-than-thou bashing. If he committed some kind of crime or something despicable, OK, you won't have my demur on that. The days of Yngwie-bashing don't need to revived.
 
I started listening to Yngwie when I was in high school, around 1986. Back then, it was Marshall stacks, Ferraris, leather pants, kicks and poses, and a certain tone.

I'm in my late 40s and I am completely confident if Yngwie did an article in Guitar World today it would have all of the items mentioned above plus about 150 pounds of bodyweight.

I think Yngwie is an extremely talented guitarist but he hasn't grown as a guitarist like some others have. You look at Tony Macalpine, Steve Vai. Satriani, etc. and they have stayed gifted but expanded.
 
The first thing I thought about when I read the thread title was , you just figured that out . After reading the thread there is no statement in here that surprises me . All that said , YJM is a phenomenal player . I think when people go to his concerts they go to see him and don't go to hear the music .
 
romanianreaper":18id2jom said:
I started listening to Yngwie when I was in high school, around 1986. Back then, it was Marshall stacks, Ferraris, leather pants, kicks and poses, and a certain tone.

I'm in my late 40s and I am completely confident if Yngwie did an article in Guitar World today it would have all of the items mentioned above plus about 150 pounds of bodyweight.

I think Yngwie is an extremely talented guitarist but he hasn't grown as a guitarist like some others have. You look at Tony Macalpine, Steve Vai. Satriani, etc. and they have stayed gifted but expanded.

I partially agree to this. He's stagnated in a lot of ways, however, he's also shown growth from time to time. Perpetual Flame, relentless, and spellbound all had some great content and also his usual noodling. Some of his ideas were kind of innovative, but he always reverts to his comfort zone, so those never get realized. However, if he's putting out albums and there are one or two great songs on each album, then he's still making some good stuff here and there.
 
SavageRiffer":3kryqto0 said:
romanianreaper":3kryqto0 said:
I started listening to Yngwie when I was in high school, around 1986. Back then, it was Marshall stacks, Ferraris, leather pants, kicks and poses, and a certain tone.

I'm in my late 40s and I am completely confident if Yngwie did an article in Guitar World today it would have all of the items mentioned above plus about 150 pounds of bodyweight.

I think Yngwie is an extremely talented guitarist but he hasn't grown as a guitarist like some others have. You look at Tony Macalpine, Steve Vai. Satriani, etc. and they have stayed gifted but expanded.

I partially agree to this. He's stagnated in a lot of ways, however, he's also shown growth from time to time. Perpetual Flame, relentless, and spellbound all had some great content and also his usual noodling. Some of his ideas were kind of innovative, but he always reverts to his comfort zone, so those never get realized. However, if he's putting out albums and there are one or two great songs on each album, then he's still making some good stuff here and there.

Yeah, I get what you are saying. I guess I feel like a guy with his talent could be more of a household name these days but I feel like his ego and need to control everything sometimes has got in the way of that.
 
SavageRiffer":3cif2iro said:
he's given us all more than we've ever given him.

What do we owe Singvay? Buying his music, tickets, & Yngwie is God tshirts seemed to be decent compensation...especially when it's been 30 years since he's done anything interesting
 
I kind of dig his over the top ego. Wish I had the balls to say some of the things he says. I'd just try to not disparage anyone else, though, like he does. Yngwie's massive ego isn't a secret. He's said stuff like this before. He'd toned it down recently, but it looks like the old Yngwie is back. I was just listening to Trilogy the other day on the way to work. He's a god among men for sure, but I can only listen to him for so long until it just grates on me.
 
No story about Yngwie's ego can surprise me. The only thing that surprises me about this article is that anyone can still be surprised by his ego.
 
SavageRiffer":1904woc0 said:
Yngwie is still my guitar hero. Rising Force is still my all-time favorite shred album. Why is anyone surprised that Yngwie says shit like that? He's always been a brash asshole, but he's given us all more than we've ever given him. Fucking Internet mob is all too eager to pile in and shit on the guy. Maybe the people who are apparently so disgusted with Yngwie's behavior should hold themselves to a higher standard. This is just an Yngwie-bashing thread. I won't participate in the holier-than-thou bashing. If he committed some kind of crime or something despicable, OK, you won't have my demur on that. The days of Yngwie-bashing don't need to revived.

Yeah, at least he didn't try to return an amp, then we'd go nuts. What we've given him is the ability to live a comfortable life just playing guitar while we work our jobs to earn our money. Yngwie's talented and I like him a lot. Most of the time I find his ego stuff to be funny. But someone so talented doesn't need to try to take credit for other people's work or to put down others. If he's irked by some singer, he should just let it go and remember that at the end of the day he's still Yngwie, one of the greatest guitarists who's ever lived.
 
cardinal":35s8de33 said:
SavageRiffer":35s8de33 said:
Yngwie is still my guitar hero. Rising Force is still my all-time favorite shred album. Why is anyone surprised that Yngwie says shit like that? He's always been a brash asshole, but he's given us all more than we've ever given him. Fucking Internet mob is all too eager to pile in and shit on the guy. Maybe the people who are apparently so disgusted with Yngwie's behavior should hold themselves to a higher standard. This is just an Yngwie-bashing thread. I won't participate in the holier-than-thou bashing. If he committed some kind of crime or something despicable, OK, you won't have my demur on that. The days of Yngwie-bashing don't need to revived.

Yeah, at least he didn't try to return an amp, then we'd go nuts.

:lol: :LOL:
 
PeteLaramee":1ddnvumm said:
No story about Yngwie's ego can surprise me. The only thing that surprises me about this article is that anyone can still be surprised by his ego.

Couldn't agree more. :lol: :LOL:
 
cardinal":2ku67jzp said:
SavageRiffer":2ku67jzp said:
Yngwie is still my guitar hero. Rising Force is still my all-time favorite shred album. Why is anyone surprised that Yngwie says shit like that? He's always been a brash asshole, but he's given us all more than we've ever given him. Fucking Internet mob is all too eager to pile in and shit on the guy. Maybe the people who are apparently so disgusted with Yngwie's behavior should hold themselves to a higher standard. This is just an Yngwie-bashing thread. I won't participate in the holier-than-thou bashing. If he committed some kind of crime or something despicable, OK, you won't have my demur on that. The days of Yngwie-bashing don't need to revived.

But someone so talented doesn't need to try to take credit for other people's work or to put down others. If he's irked by some singer, he should just let it go and remember that at the end of the day he's still Yngwie, one of the greatest guitarists who's ever lived.

I like this post.
 
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