Yngwie, oy vey!

From blabbermouth.net’s news archive:

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Threatens To Kill Airline Passenger - Dec. 9, 2002

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN threatened to kill a fellow passenger on a flight to Tokyo, Japan after the woman poured a glassful of water on the guitarist.

The passenger, who had no prior contact with Yngwie, allegedly overheard Malmsteen making derogatory comments about homosexuals and decided to show her disapproval by emptying the contents of her glass on the hefty axeman.

A member of Yngwie’s touring entourage, who was traveling with Malmsteen at the time, had a tape recorder running and managed to catch Yngwie’s reaction on tape immediately after the guitarist was “assaulted” by the offended passenger.

To download an MP3 file containing Yngwie’s response to the “water attack”, including his now-legendary phrase “You’ve unleashed the fucking fury,” click here (file size: 1.7 MB).

I am not as dissapointed in him about the death threat as I am if he was making deragatory comments about hot, lipstick lesbians. Now that does cross the line and deserve a good dousing.

After that, I don’t think Swedish people should ever be allowed to call American tourists rude.