But he declared himself a reincarnation of Paganini? Only eggheads are gullible. I hope you're not.
nobody will say yngwie is the nicest guy in the world. in fact, he's very arrogant and an elitist. but you simply cannot deny his talent. talent that many of us can only dream about.
sonnyrayvaughn, sorry but for the life of me I can't accept YM has "talent". If talent for you is hitting 5,000 notes in one minute and sounding classical in a rock context, then so be it.
whether you like it or not, yngwie has been studied (and still is being studied) by classical musicians and even conservatories especially
his concierto suite.
The thing is: he can't write songs hence he covers it up with his masturbatory solos and bad ass attitude. It's been discussed a million times in guitar magazines, gigs, music magazines long before the internet was born.
Why can't you live with that?
masturbatory for you. brilliance for many. live with it.
A true fan should accept his "shortcomings" and I believe you should do. Unless you're in constant denial and you think he has the talent cause he sold a million records in the process?
so jacko fans should now deny that "thriller" is among the best selling albums of all time? deny that freddie mercury has a great voice because he's gay and died of aids?
And to quote YM, "I hate bassist who don't use picks, it sounds ugly."
Maybe that's a good advice from him and tell your bassist about it.
that's his opinion, as much as you have your opinion of him. so deal with it.
I hope you're not the "talented" kid I'm referring to.
you can always post a video or something.