Guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen has taken to X, formerly Twitter, to air his grievances against the former singers on his solo albums:
So it has come-to my attention that these hired and paid singers that I hired for my solo records are all trying to capitalize from my brand! Let’s be clear: performing on MY SOLO records does not equal ownership, authorship, or legacy. Writing a line here and there doesn’t make someone a songwriter, and singing my material doesn’t make it theirs. They were merely given a salary (work for hire) to put down MY written parts,just like the keyboard player, bassist, drummer etc. If the only way you can tour or get attention is by leaning on my brand and using my name and album titles and my SOLO catalog, then you’ve already answered the question of who actually built something. And -What have they recorded/created the last 30,40 years?
You can see the original post at https://x.com/OfficialYJM/status/2001711145665630496
Malmsteen has released 22 solo albums over the years, and he’s considered one of the best guitarists in metal music.
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