Yngwie Malmsteen Quotes

I plan on doing a lot more work on my own, and discovering and doing more.

I just know that it's smart for my career to carve my own path and do my own thing.

The most important thing today is for young people to take responsibility, to actually know how to formulate an idea and how to work on it. Not to buy into the so-called apprenticeship.

I have been inspired by countless artists over the years, but there's also times when you just gotta make your own inspiration.

Being independent... is being innovative out of inspiration as well as necessity.

I was inspired by lots of people, certainly in acting and in writing and stuff, but I never wanted to be somebody else.

Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves - and be free.

I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.

A strenuous effort must be made to train young people to think for themselves and take independent charge of their lives.

I just like doing things from my own head.

There was no one near to confuse me, so I was forced to become original.

I'm not following anybody's tracks, I'm making my own baby.

I'm the type of person that doesn't like to wait for people to do things for me, and I never want to feel stuck. Why sit around and be like, 'I wish my label would book me some studio time,' if I can just buy my own studio equipment and figure out how to run Pro Tools and record it myself?

If you always have a crutch, you don't learn anything.

I created myself. I have taught myself so much.

My dad let me figure out what I wanted to do on my own.

There's obviously some validity to it. But I think it also points out that you obviously can do it on your own because people have been doing it long before they had the stuff.

What I wanted to do and what I needed to do was something entirely different, and through reading Roussel I learned that I could do what I wanted all on my own and that I didn't have to rely on what had actually happened in my somewhat limited life and reading.

I quickly realized I had to have my own style and strategy and find my own way.

You need to write on your own and produce your own life.

I've already created my own thing.

There are two kinds of people: the ones who need to be told, and the ones who figure it out all by themselves.

I wanted to express myself. I wanted to be creative and I didn't want to worry about someone bossing me around in the process. You have to struggle no matter where you are to get to where you're going, so I'm like, working it honey!

Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.

There isn't really anyone I modelled myself on.