ultimate rock star moment

[Stevepage]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AX-oobgvS4

Malmsteen buying a £3500 Strat. Then watch what happens after...

[fbloke]

Say what you like about Malmsteen, he took rock star tw@ttery to heroic levels.  A knob of the first order back in those days.

[choucas09]

Couldn't agree more fbloke, I hate the tw*t. Nice to see Jimmy Page working in his spare time in a guitar shop.

[Stevepage]

So neither of you found it funny then?

I'd rather be stuck in a lift with him than some one like Morrisey or Gene Simmons.

[fbloke]

So neither of you found it funny then?

I'd rather be stuck in a lift with him than some one like Morrisey or Gene Simmons.

It was quite funny - I don't mind a bit of rock star tw@ttery as long as they've got a sense of humour about themselves.  I think when this was filmed Malmsteen is quite self-aware despite his substance abuse problems.  My guitar teacher used to work for Guitarist and interviewed Malmsteen - his opinion is that he's a good bloke underneath the "issues".  I think now he's clean he has a good laugh at himself, hence bringing out an album called "Unleash the Fury", taking the mick out of himself over the airplane incident, for which clicky below (warning offensive and very funny content in hybrid Swedish/American accent):
http://www.break.com/usercontent/2007/7/YNGWIE-MALMSTEEN-Threatens-To-Kill-Airline-Passeng-331977.html

[Afghan Dave]

My god guys... That Was COOL!  :P

It was safe in a case and the f**ker can get the Fender Custom Shop luthiers on speed dail!

GUITAR HERO... :D

[James C]

Yngwie is an absolute legend, you should see how he looks after the '54 strat in his studio!

He seems to be humble to those who know him and arrogant to those he doesn't.

Personally i can't stand gene simmons but am endeared towards Malmsteen.

[JDC]

do you think he needs some money?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNcblKLySbs

[choucas09]

Sorry Steve, it was funny. I was just having a Malmsteen rant. The other funny bit was when someone spotted him and said "It's Bon Jovi."

[FELINEGUITARS]

It was my friend Andy Cremona serving him in the shop (Andy's Guitars)

[Philly Q]

Yngwie is such a knob that he somehow transcends knobbishness, to the point of actually being cool.

[MisterMuncher]

He is an aching pair of balls of a man.

[MrBump]

He is an aching pair of balls of a man.

Quote of the thread!

[Dmoney]

Yngwie is such a knob that he somehow transcends knobbishness, to the point of actually being cool.

i think i agree... seriously!

[maverickf1jockey]

Yngwie is such a knob that he somehow transcends knobbishness, to the point of actually being cool.

i think i agree... seriously!

Me too.
I get the feeling that Yngwie is very aware of what a poser he comes across as in the media and likes to play on it like in that clip.
There's also the one where he was in his home studio with all the guitars just lying around. I think it was a set up to be honest.