Yngwie Malmsteen performed with Glenn Hughes at The Strand Theater in Hudson Falls almost a week ago. Ahead of that performance on August 8, Nippertown caught up with the singer for an interview and asked him about the best names he worked with, which he answered:
“I think that I’ve had a chance to play with a lot of people that are very, very good, and they’re incredibly talented in their own right. I never had a Paul McCartney-John Lennon moment. It’s all been great, but it’s a temporary sort of thing. It really doesn’t change what I do, no matter what. That’s why I haven’t used producers and stuff.”
As he mentioned producers, Malmsteen also recalled a memory from his early career:
“In fact, I’ll tell you a hilarious story: When I first came to the States, I was recording a guitar solo, and there was this producer sitting next to me. And I did the solo take, and the guy goes, ‘Hey, it was great. It was really good. Let’s do one more take, but a little slower. Remember: less is more.’”
Revealing the language barrier between him and the producer, he went on:
“I spoke fluent English, but I never heard that term before. So I said, ‘Oh, you mean more?’ I honestly thought he misspoke. Obviously, he didn’t. So that has become a joke now — ‘more is more,’ but that’s a true story. It actually happened, you know? And I never understood it.”
Following this story, ‘more is more’ turned into a running gig between Yngwie Malmsteen and his fans. The phrase even drew comments from other names in the industry from time to time. Once, Alex Skolnick talked about it on Twitter/X by writing:
“I admire and appreciate Yngwie, but it’s hard not to find this sidesplitting funny, in a Tufnelian way: ‘Less is more? How can that be? More is more!’”
Check out Malmsteen’s recent interview below.
Source: rockcelebrities.net