Strat Collector News DeskNews and Information (ISSN 1645-944X)Yngwie Malmsteen Interview- October 22, 2005 by Hugh Ochoa Born Lars Johann Yngwie Lannerback, in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1963, Yngwie Malmsteen came from a family of talented musicians with an interest in classical music. In 1970 he developed an interest in the guitar after watching a news item the day that Jimi Hendrix died - September 18, 1970. The footage showed the psychedelic icon burning a guitar on stage and Yngwie was hooked. Even at seven-years-old, he knew he wanted to be a...http://www.stratcollector.com/newsdesk/archives/000347.html |