Posted on 10/05/2001 10:29:55 AM PDT by danneskjold
Yngwie Malmsteen Tells Brazilian Audience “God Bless America And F*** You All” After “Star Spangled Banner” Is Booed
A small riot broke out during guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen’s headlining show in Porto Alegre, Brazil on Tuesday, October 2nd after the guitarist performed his rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner.” “Midway through the set, Yngwie finished his guitar solo spot with the ‘Star Spangled Banner,’” says touring keyboardist Derek Sherinian (formerly of prog-rock titans Dream Theater). “The crowd of about 1,500 people started immediately booing very loudly, and throwing shit on stage.” The crowd’s behavior forced the band members to storm off the stage, leaving their equipment susceptible to damage as a result of the objects being thrown by the angry audience.
“After Yngwie's solo we had about 5 more songs to play,” continues Sherinian. “All of my spirit was gone. I finished the set disgusted, and without looking at the crowd for the rest of the show. After the final song, the band went to the dressing room. I told Yngwie I refuse to go out for the encore under any circumstances, ‘F.CK THESE PEOPLE.’ Yngwie went back on stage by himself and played the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ again to a choir of loud boos. He then said on the microphone, ‘God Bless America and F*** YOU ALL’ and walked off stage. The crowd went into a riot and started throwing s*** on stage. We immediately were rushed back to our hotel. I have no idea of the status of our gear.”
“I want to thank Yngwie for taking my back, and for standing up for the USA.”
“I am currently the only American in Yngwie Malmsteen's touring band. What happened at last night's gig in Porte Allegre, Brazil was shocking. To see the Anti-American rallies on CNN is bad enough, but to be in the middle of one is scary beyond words. To the people in Porte Allegre, you should be ashamed of yourselves. I don't give a fuck if I ever play your peasant infested third world city again. God bless America.”
By the way, Gobby... Why's it so easy for everyone to find one of your abandoned hideouts these days? Spiderman trips over them all the time.
Notice how the Runt never finds me, unless I want to be found?
You are correct. Please accept my sincere apology.
Yngwie J. Malmsteen
:)
Yeah, I've been meaning to ask you for a few tips about how to do that :)
Yeah, I've been meaning to ask you for a few tips about how to do that :)
Get a personal organizer. Clean yer closets. Did wonders fer me. You have too much clutter.
Also, try sleepin' in the woods'n eatin' raw elk. Keeps yer edge up.
is yngwie related to wang chung?
'take your baby by the ears'
Life is funny sometimes.
Good eye! Krieger is great. He plays fingerstyle (like me--of course that's where th similarity ends). His odd style is the result of his being a flemenco player rather than coming from a blues background like most of the other rock guitarists. You're right--he has always been way underrated.
You're not alone. Keaggy is unbelievable. No one can possibly be that good, and yet there he is. He's ridiculous. I once attended a Christian Guitarist Conference in San Jose (1996) where he was the featured artist. Jaw-dropping.
As I watched him play, I just kept thinking, "This can't be happening; no one can do that!"
I like Knopfler a lot--I'd give my eyeteeth to be able to play like him, but he isn't one of my favorites because I haven't really listened to him enough.
Ditto, Vince Gill--the guy is brilliant. One of the finest guitarists I have ever seen. I was at Jorma Kaukonen's Guitar Camp in 1998 or 1999 and even Jorma spoke of Vince Gill in the most reverent of terms.
Chet Atkins belongs there, but, again, I haven't actually been directly influenced enough by him in my guitar playing to justify his being there yet. The guy is a legend among legends. Before he died I often told friends when we were debating about the relative greatness of guitarists: "If all the great guitarists in the world were gathered in a room, and Chet were to walk in, everyone would stop talking and turn around to see The Man." Chet will always be The Man among guitarists.
I actually saw Roy Clark play at a small theater in my home town in March 1999. What a treat. I was on the 3rd row, close enough to shine his shoes. Man, oh man...Roy can PLAY. I mean Roy can play toe to toe with ANYBODY. He was in the pocket all night. He could have just played some pretty stuff with some impressive scales, etc and gotten away with it, but he went all out and played some impossible stuff and SMOKED IT. He played electric, lead, rythmn, acoustic, classical--the guy was like a mad genius all over every guitar he touched. All the time he had that smile on his face. I bought a CD at the show which features him and Joe Pass playing together. Anyone who can trade licks with Joe Pass is at least borderline genius. Yeah, Roy WILL be on that list as soon as I have time to update it.
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