He now has a huge collection of them, and they are mostly set-up in a very similar way. He said that he was primarily influenced to buy a Stratocaster by seeing Henrix live at Monterrey. Yngwie plays Fender Stratocaster guitars almost exclusively. Two songs from that album, “Black Star” and “Far Beyond the Sun” have endured as two of his most popular songs. It was later nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1986 Grammy Awards. Shortly after that, Yngwie started recording his own stuff, and in the 1984, he relased his second album called “Rising Force”, which became #14 on that year’s Swedish albums chart, and #60 on the Billboard 200 chart. Yngwie began touring in the early 80s, with the band Alcatrazz, and he also had some engagements with the band Steeler on their debut album. He was also influenced by some of the guitar players from the 70s, including Ritchie Blackmore. His love for music began in the very early age, as he discovered works from classical composers, especially the 19th century violinist/composer Niccolò Paganini. Short bio: Yngwie Johan Malmsteen was born in Stockholm, Sweden on 30 June 1963.
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