Editing Yngwie Malmsteen (section)

==Personal life==
Malmsteen was married to Swedish singer [[Erika Wagenius|Erika Norberg]] (1991–1992)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rönn|first1=Cina|title=Erika Evenlind skriver dagbok på kvinna|url=http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/kvinna/0003/01/erika.html|access-date=17 April 2018|work=Aftonbladet|date=1 March 2000|language=sv}}</ref> and was subsequently married to Amber Dawn Landin (1993–1998).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rubin|first1=Paul|title=Belle of the Ball Gag|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/belle-of-the-ball-gag-6432774|access-date=17 April 2018|work=Phoenix New Times|date=17 May 2007}}</ref> Since 1999 he has been married to April Malmsteen, with whom he has a son born 1998 named Antonio,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Antonio Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (27 år, Okänd) - Mrkoll.se |url=https://mrkoll.se/person/Antonio-Yngwie-Johann-Malmsteen-Okand-Okand/DYuqsqqksqqkpuhQkyqRaQpuhQuerAcYfrkyqRaQkyqRaQdYQauerA |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=mrkoll.se}}</ref> after [[Antonio Vivaldi]]. The family now resides in [[Miami Shores, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://southfloridalawyers.blogspot.com/2011/04/yngwie-happens.html |title=South Florida Lawyers: Yngwie Happens |publisher=Southfloridalawyers.blogspot.com |date=8 April 2011 |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> Malmsteen is a naturalized [[US Citizen]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Malmsteen becomes US Citizen!|url=https://smaimmigration.com/eb-1-visa/why-rock-stars-deserve-green-cards-too/|access-date=5 May 2015|work=US Immigration and Consular Law Firm|date= |language=en}}</ref>

Yngwie's father was a military officer and his mother worked for the [[Swedish Trade Council]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nilsson |first=Text: Robert BörjessonFoto: Anna-Karin |date=2021-05-09 |title=Yngwie Malmsteen om miljonbedrägeriet och hur frun April räddade hans liv |url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/det-var-ju-helt-sjukt-sprit-brudar-och-slagsmal/ |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=www.expressen.se |language=sv}}</ref> They separated only 2 months after Yngve was born.<ref name=":0" /> Yngwie's mother passed away in 1987, aged 48. In 1990, Yngwie's grandmother Maud passed away, and a few months later his brother Björn died in a train accident on [[Roslagsbanan]].

A [[Ferrari]] enthusiast, Malmsteen owned a black 1983 [[Ferrari 308 GTB/GTS|308 GTS]] for 24 years before selling it on eBay,<ref>{{cite web|title=YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Auctioning 1983 Ferrari GTS 308 QV|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/yngwie-malmsteen-auctioning-1983-ferrari-gts-308-qv/|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=26 February 2018|date=13 May 2007}}</ref> and a red 1962 [[Ferrari 250 GTO|250 GTO]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yngwie.org/news/Answers.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001019014806/http://www.yngwie.org/news/Answers.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 October 2000|title=Answers from Yngwie|date=29 September 2013}}</ref>

In a 2005 issue of ''Guitar Player'' magazine, Malmsteen discussed his often-ridiculed behaviour, saying that, "I've probably made more mistakes than anybody. But I don't dwell on them. I don't expect people to understand me, because I'm pretty complex, and I think outside the box with everything I do. I've always taken the untraveled path. Obviously, people have their opinions, but I can't get too wrapped up in that, because I know what I can do, and I know what kind of person I am. And I have no control over what anybody says about me. Back in Sweden, I'm 'Mr Personality' in the tabloids, but obviously I can't take that seriously. I know in my heart that if I do the absolute best I can do, maybe ten years from now people may turn around and say, 'he wasn't that bad'."<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Yngwie Malmsteen: Total Control|magazine=Guitar Player|id = {{ProQuest|859515933}}}}</ref>

In August 2009, [[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine]] included Malmsteen on its list of the 10 best electric guitar players of all time. Malmsteen's listing, however, appeared to be sardonic, as the article concluded that: "The Swede's superfast 'neoclassical' style – he credits Bach and Paganini as influences – is a blur of scales and technical precision. It almost makes you forget that the great bulk of his music is so fast that it's unlistenable."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Tyrangiel |first1=Josh |date=14 August 2009 |title=The 10 Greatest Electric-Guitar Players of All Time|url=https://time.com/3961025/10-greatest-guitar-players/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Keells |first1=Michael. T |date=30 May 2018 |title=The best guitarists in history |url=https://culturasonora.es/en/blog/greatest-guitarists-of-all-time/ |magazine=Culturasonora |access-date=18 August 2023 |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818092836/https://culturasonora.es/en/blog/greatest-guitarists-of-all-time/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>