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-| Born = [[June 30]], 1963, (age {{Age|1963|6|30}})<br>Stockholm, Sweden
+| Born = [[June 30]], [[Pre-1991|1963]], (age {{Age|1963|6|30}})<br>Stockholm, Sweden
 | Occupation = Musician, songwriter
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-'''Yngwie Malmsteen''' is a swedish metal guitarist. Born on [[June 30]], 1963 as Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, he went on to pioneer the heavy metal subgenre, becoming well known in these circles for his neoclassical style of playing.
+'''Yngwie Malmsteen''' is a swedish metal guitarist. Born on [[June 30]], [[Pre-1991|1963]] as Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, he went on to pioneer the heavy metal subgenre, becoming well known in these circles for his neoclassical style of playing.
-=Connections to Weezer=
+==Connections to Weezer==
-[[Image:Aloneii 15.jpg|thumb|Picture of Rivers' posters from his high school dorm|250px]]
+[[Image:Aloneii 15.jpg|thumb|Picture of Rivers' posters, from ''[[Alone II]]''|250px]]
-[[Image:Map of Weezerland.JPG|thumb|The Pinkerton map|250px]]
+[[Image:Map of Weezerland.JPG|thumb|The ''[[Pinkerton]]'' map|250px]]
-Malmsteen has been a big influence on [[Rivers Cuomo]]'s playing style, admitting he first moved to LA in '89 to become a virtuoso like him. <ref>https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Guitar.com_interview_with_Rivers_Cuomo_-_September_15,_2005</ref>
+[[Rivers Cuomo]] has often cited Malmsteen as a large influence on his style of guitar playing, and has referenced him in numerous interviews, songs, and in other official [[Weezer]] material.
-==Pre-Weezer==
-Starting in high school, where Cuomo would hang posters of the musicians that inspired him, which included Paul Gilbert from Kiss, the Scorpions, and Yngwie Malmsteen. This can be seen on the pictures shared on the [[Alone 2]] booklet.
-Rivers has also admitted that he used to play on a Malmsteen cover band prior to Weezer. <ref>https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Blender_interview_with_Rivers_Cuomo_-_Jan/Feb_2006</ref>
-==Pinkerton==
-Rivers has stated on an interview in [[The Howard Stern Show]] that the [[Pinkerton]] map on the CD tray includes the names of those who influenced him during the recording of the album, this includes Malmsteen
-==Maladroit==
-Rivers Cuomo appears wearing an Yngwie Malmsteen t-shirt on the cover of [[Guitar World interview with Rivers Cuomo - May 2002|Guitar World Magazine]] in 2002.
-==EWBAITE==
-On an AMA done to promote the 2014 album [[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]], Cuomo was asked about what his favourite Yngwie song was, to which he replied Far Beyond the Sun. <ref>https://amahighlights.com/rivers-cuomo/</ref>
-He's also mentioned by name in the demo for the 2015 fan club single [[Everybody Needs Salvation]].
+A poster of Malmsteen can be seen on Cuomo's wall in the ''[[Alone II]]'' booklet, alongside other posters of artists he has considered to be influential. Cuomo has also admitted that he used to play on a Malmsteen cover band in high school.<ref>Kandell, S. (2006). ''Dear Superstar: Rivers Cuomo''. Blender. https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Blender_interview_with_Rivers_Cuomo_-_Jan/Feb_2006.</ref> In an interview with Guitar.com, Cuomo states he moved to Los Angeles in [[1988]] "with the intention of becoming a huge rock star who played Yngvie Malmsteen type music."<ref>St. James, A. (2005, September 15). ''The Pretender; Weezer's Rivers Cuomo''. Guitar.com. https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Guitar.com_interview_with_Rivers_Cuomo_-_September_15,_2005. </ref>
-==Van Weezer==
-On an interview with Michael Astley-Brown of Guitar World Magazine, Cuomo talked about how when they were recording the [[Blue Album]] he would play ''"some Yngwie Malmsteen shit"'' that would impress Ocasek but that this style of playing was never put into tape until [[Van Weezer]]. <ref>https://www.guitarworld.com/news/weezers-new-album-is-called-van-weezer-and-its-all-guitars-and-shredding</ref>
+Cuomo has stated in an interview on [[The Howard Stern Show]] that the ''[[Pinkerton]]'' map on the CD tray includes the names of those who influenced him during the recording of the album. One of the names featured is Malmsteen's.
-=Media=
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+Cuomo appears wearing an Yngwie Malmsteen t-shirt on the cover of [[Guitar World interview with Rivers Cuomo - May 2002|Guitar World Magazine]] in [[2002]].
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+During a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" done in promotion of the [[2014]] album ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]'', Cuomo was asked about what his favourite Malmsteen song was, to which he replied "Far Beyond the Sun".<ref>rivercuomo. (2014, November 20). ''I am Rivers Cuomo from Weezer. AMA''. Reddit. Retrieved from https://old.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2mxh4o/i_am_rivers_cuomo_from_weezer_ama/cm8hvlv/. Archived on December 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20220101004522/https://old.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2mxh4o/i_am_rivers_cuomo_from_weezer_ama/cm8hvlv/.</ref> Malmsteen is also mentioned by name in a demo for the [[2015]] [[Weezer Fan Club|fan club]] single "[[Everybody Needs Salvation]]".
+In an interview with Michael Astley-Brown of Guitar World Magazine, Cuomo talked about how when they were recording ''[[The Blue Album]]'' he would play "some Yngwie Malmsteen shit" that would impress [[Ric Ocasek]], but that this style of playing was never put into tape until ''[[Van Weezer]]''.<ref>Astley-Brown, M. (2019, September 10). ''Weezer’s new album is called Van Weezer, and it’s “all guitars and shredding.”'' Guitar World. other. Retrieved from https://www.guitarworld.com/news/weezers-new-album-is-called-van-weezer-and-its-all-guitars-and-shredding.</ref>
+==See also==
+*[[Joe Matt]]
+*[[The Howard Stern Show]]
+*[[Kiss]]
+==References==
+<references />
 [[category: Influences]]
 [[Category:Musicians]]
 [[Category:Guitarists]]