Features: Yngwie Malmsteen

Photographed by Larry DiMarzio

How Does a Guitar Legend Keep His Chops Up?

I play guitar everyday; sometimes I play guitar while I’m watching tv. I have my guitar connected to a computer setup. This morning at 9:00 am, I wrote a fugue movement while watching the news.

I love to play tennis!

I try to play as much as I can. Tennis makes me a better guitar player. It helps clean you out. It affects your mental and physical state. I can hit a tennis ball at ninety miles per hour.