Yngwie Malmsteen
				Born: June 30, 1963, in Sweden Various short-lived bands he has formed/been involved in include POWERHOUSE, RISING, ALCATRAZZ, RISING FORCE, and HUMAN CLAY. I can't really say I am a huge fan of YNGWIE MALMSTEEN'S songwriting abilities, but he has some of the quickest fingers around, so I respect his technical abilities on guitar. But judging from the quote below, it appears that he is his own biggest fan.
				"Do you think Leonardo Da Vinci allowed someone who came later to add to his paintings? It's impossible. That's the whole issue. I'm not a typical rock 'n' roll guitarist, nor a simple band member. It's not my way that one of the members comes up with a riff and then the bassist and singer come in and add to it. I write everything!!! If you don't like it, leave, quickly."
THE INCREDIBLY RIDICULOUS MTV-ROLLING STONE'S 100 TOP SONGS (1963-2000): 51. JUST MY IMAGINATION (RUNNING AWAY WITH ME), THE TEMPTATIONS (1971) (I never was much into the Motown thing.) MY TOP 100 SONGS: AT THE END OF THE DAY, SPOCK'S BEARD
POSTSCRIPT "Love me or hate me, but spare me your indifference." LIBBIE FUDIM
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