Andreas meets Yngwie Malmsteen 6/27/2014

My husband Andreas has been a huge Yngwie fan since he was 12 yrs old. He finally got to meet him at the Guitar Gods concert. It was awesome

[@lauraleefinke3075]

It is with great sadness that I let you all know, my husband Andreas lost his battle with cancer on August 9, 2014. I just want to thank Yngwie for taking the time to talk with my husband like he was a friend and not just another "fan." He made my husband's dream come true. He met his idol. For that I am forever grateful. Sincerely, Lauralee Finke

[@shredsixsixsix9218]

Oh my god i'm so sorry .God bless your family .and may his spirit be one of peace to everyone .

[@epic103]

I'm very sorry to hear that... your husband Andreas seemed like a great guy. I'm glad he was able to meet Yngwie before he passed. My deepest condolences go to you and your family.

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Thank you. We had his service on Saturday and there were 170+ people. He was very loved and will be greatly missed.

[@epic103]

Lauralee Finke You're very welcome... you and your husband seem like great people. My heart goes out to you and your family. I wish you the very best.

[@sithuno872]

So sorry, really. At least he made his dream come true.

[@joeguitargod]

I was lucky enough to meet Yngwie after a show at the Showcase Theater in Corona, CA a number of years ago. Even though he seemed somewhat inebriated, he was very cordial and thanked me and my friends for coming to the show. When I told him I thought he was a Guitar God he quickly downplayed my comment and said "Oh no, no but thank you. I'm glad you like my music." After hearing rumors about his arrogance, I was floored by his humility. At least insomuch to my compliment. Whether you love him or hate him(or somewhere in between), there's is no doubt that he's established himself as one of the all-time great rock guitarists.

[@stasferguson0]

1:55 "He scalloped the neck himself" Yngwie: "I approve."

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Latner32 I am Andreas' widow. That look on Yngwie's face says it all!!

[@TexasGuitarist]

I am sorry for your loss. This video is a special moment in time. Thank you for sharing it with us. God bless.

[@z1g]

Thanks for the video. I always hear such negative things about Yngwie, yet every video I see of him interacting with fans he is super nice. I think he is very confident, but also quite nice. I am glad your husband got to meet his guitar hero and I am very sorry for your loss.

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Thank you.

[@levisalvini4110]

One of Andreas dream became true before leaving the Earth... Now, I'm sure, he's in Heaven smiling, and listening to the Maestro... Rest in peace Andreas... YJM is LEGENDARY...

[@ttm46]

I don't know how should i react to this.. Glad to see a fans not only meet,get yngwie's signature and take a picture with him,but also get yngwie's coaching class,at the same time I'm very sad that andreas have to gone after his miracle moment.. He can do sweep picking all the time in heaven now Rock In Peace, Andreas My deepest condolance go to you and family

[@dr.smithx9120]

I am Deeply Saddened that Andreas Passed Away and feel a kindship with him because I have loved Malmsteen since my early teens, I am very happy that he got 2 see and talk with Andreas..

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Thank you. That means a lot to me. My husband was the most wonderful man. I know you would've liked him if you had met him.

[@LienRanMizunagi]

Maru here, from the Philippines, this is what Malmsteen is, a straightforward nice guy as a fan and a fellow musician myself, this would change my perception on my idol and influence as well, R.I.P. Andreas, thoughts and prayers, from a fellow fan yourself...

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Thank you

[@mikeparsons9598]

Sorry, for your great loss. Your husband, seemed like a very nice person. I am glad , he got to meet YJM, and I appreciate YJM, for personally, taking some time with Andreas.

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Thank you. My husband was the nicest most genuine person I have ever known. Meeting YJM was a dream come true for him. YJM was just awesome to all of us.

[@AudiophileTubes]

I'm a huge, longtime fan myself at 53! I first heard Yngwie with 'Steeler' and 'Alcatrazz' and never looked back! First time I saw him was at L'Amour rock club in Brooklyn, NY before he became really famous. Anywho, this video put a great big shit grinning smile on my face! I live vicariously through you Mr. ANDREAS! Thanks for sharing!

[@christocaster]

waouaw great chance to meet this guy !!! cool for you Andreas! Yngwie is a gentlemen!!! What a class!

[@sabbia81]

An amazing story of beautiful people with a big message of love. I'm sorry for your loss. Big respect. God bless you and your husband.

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Thank you very much

[@Olegstuff21986]

Sorry for your loss and it was great to see that your late husband got to see one of his idols and that the meeting was definitely a positive one. RIP.

[@osmartakashi]

Hi, I´m so sorry for your husband :( I think that it was a really really magical moment to meet mr. Malmsteen!

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Yes it was. It meant the world to my husband and to me

[@JerryCherryBand]

It's so Yngwie to drop the guitar on the stage in stead of setting it down gently. Especially not even his guitar.

[@Pray-4-Me]

Hey, let go of my eggo..

[@yusmalmsteen77]

yes...yjm very profesional...i meet him live in malaysia last month..

[@actionchris540]

What an amazing video! I am so sorry for your loss.

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Thank you very much

[@destined4success169]

I'm so happy for him, it is such a gift to meet Yngwie in person and for such an extended time! May God Bless You Especially During Time of Grievance. Just know that Jesus can deliver you through the good exciting times and sad depressing times.

[@metlguitar02]

That was really cool! Usually in interviews he gets asked the same question and answers the same way. Here he talks about the tone of the guitar coming from the neck and his methods of making the strat tremolo floating, although I already figured that out. I never really thought about the headstock being the core of the guitars tone, although I am sure it has an inherent effect.

[@ubatooba8467]

God Bless. That was awfully nice of Yngwie to spend a little time with you all.....especially Andreas, of course. May you find the strength you need at the times you need it & keep all your happy memories of your late husband close to your heart.....and smile!

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Thank you. I'm having a very hard time right now. I miss him so much. I'm grateful I have this video so I can hear what was left of his voice.

[@Staziish]

Andreas is a lucky guy here! He is in heaven now.... Grtz from Holland. And thank you YJM

[@DD-um4dd]

sorry for your loss. its great that he got to live his dream of meeting Yngwie. it was actually one of Yngwie's better moments.

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Thank you. He was on cloud 9 for weeks after meeting him. I'm so glad this happened before he died.

[@KamyGG]

Finally you've met him ! Good for you. I'll wait to see this gentleman too. :)

[@marslennon1]

Great! I'm happy for Andreas for having the chance to meet Yngwie! Good job Lauralee, sorry for your loss! :)

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Thank you

[@metalpalace]

I like this side of yngwie. Might be my favorite yngwie video ever.

[@ADAMnotJASON]

That’s awesome!!! God Bless You, Your Husband (R.I.P.) And Yngwie!!! Love and Light to You!

[@Jp588]

Grande atitude do mestre Malmsteen! Fiquei mais fã agora!

[@sgaguitarduo]

You have our condolences! R.I.P Andreas.

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Thank you

[@nitoniwatori]

RIP. Andreas but congrats to that finally your dream is come true and met your idol ... Yngwie also my idol but I never get a chance like this Thank Lauralee to share this clip, sorry for your lost.

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Thank you. Andreas was a wonderful loving man and I miss him terribly

[@teocardoso669]

I couldn't contain my tears. I lost my father in the same year and in the same month (August, 29th). He also lost his fight against cancer (multiple myeloma), he suffered a lot. I'm not sure how you, as a wife, must have felt... but I'm sure it was very painful. You lost your husband, and I lost my father. Just as I was touched to see Andreas finally meeting his childhood hero, I was also happy to have achieved this dream. His father is the hero at this point, and Malmsteen must have realized the greatness of this amazing man named Andreas. My condolences and respect. RIP Andreas. Ty, Malmsteen.

[@andreasfinke9312]

He was very friendly and fun to talk to. It was a great show too. :)

[@andreasfinke9312]

***** Did you have to re-intonate after setting it to a floating position? It seems like you would have to.

[@alonsoperez3637]

WOW thats amazing when you have that dream about meeting with your heroes and after years and years you find it! i'm one of those guys who are not sure about thats going to happen for me someday, but i have faith!

[@radishbeet2130]

Beautiful moment. Rest in peace Andreas. God Bless everyone involved here. Mike

[@CrossTheLine1000]

yngwie is so chill! Happy birthday Yngwie!!!!!!!!!!!

[@londoncharlieboy]

That was so awesome mate! Yngwie really appreciates his fans. Meeting the maestro must be amazing! When he pulled the spring out of your guitar I thought you was gonna cry though, was funny. Rock On!!

[@sithuno872]

Hey Yngwie, take care of my guitar headstock, please!!!

[@loyalman692ndaccount]

i met him too in late 80s fillmore in sf!

[@matiasluisgaunagonzalez5228]

muy bueno el gesto de yngwie, lamento tu perdida....

[@rossdixonellis]

As a huge yngwie fan myself, this would mean the world to me. I am convinced his music will carry on with me after this life. It takes us Far Beyond the Sun to be Forever One. RIP Andreas, may you be in Heaven Tonight. I salute you.

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Thank you for your words. I don't hear Yngwie's music very often but when I do, I know it's Andreas' way of letting me know he is with me.

[@guramannen]

this was such a sweet video thanks for uploading this, I'd love to hear the whole conversation though, he says some interesting things about pickups i didn't quite catch :D may your husband rest in peace, he's rocking it with dime and the legends now up in heaven, a better place for sure =)

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Thank you. This was truly an amazing experience. I miss him so much. I still cry when I hear an Yngwie song. I would give anything to hear him playing Yngwie's riffs.

[@guramannen]

he's probably shredding that guitar to pieces as we speak, you'll hear it soon enough ;)

[@dorianponcela9680]

I just watched the video and it was amazing to see Yngwie talking like as he was having a beer with friends. I also read your husband Andreas passed away shortly after this video was made. I'm sorry about that. It's a good thing he had such a nice experience with one of his idols. Great video!

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Thank you so much

[@fredrikpihl]

Beautiful video! I'm so happy that Andreas go to meet his biggest idol! Sorry for your loss. :(

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Thank you. It truly was a dream come true for him.

[@roathripper]

wow, congrats on meeting my hero too!! loved the vid thanx!!!

[@lucabianchi9901]

my condolences on the sad news... RIP Andreas One of Malmsteen's Fan

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Thank you

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

Very cool man. Thanks so much for sharing my friend.

[@antoniovasconcelos273]

Beautiful video!! Sorry for your loss

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Thank you ❤

[@PRIESTWORLD]

From my understanding there were many people that shared this with them as well , this was such an amazing video and heart breaking fin we all vibrate on the same melodic waves may u find peace and healing , all my best to you and your family from me and mine P5

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Thank you so much. I can't believe they reposted it and offered their condolences. That means the world to me and I know Andreas is smiling and telling all the greats that are up there with him that Yngwie acknowledged him!

[@nicholasdorazio10]

"i dont have much of a voice my self".....:) yngwies awesome

[@kuolanen]

Nice video it has so positive feeling.

[@skarbu]

1:54 Malmsteen's "Not Bad" Face haha

[@victorpernia3619]

Greetings from Venezuela, sorry about Andreas, I send much strength and good wishes from here, Malmsteen rules!

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Thank you very much.

[@dannyhood66]

I thought you meant andreas Segovia. This is probably the most down to earth i ever seen yngwie , serious this is great video because your husband ,sorry to hear.

[@theareslord]

great !!!

[@alemalmsteem]

RIP,dear Andreas.

[@garrettmccall2893]

ive wanted to get the meet and greet too. ive been a fan since 13 years old 7th grade 1983. its the 400 bucks i cant shell out. i think i will pull it off next time tough. i have a killer Alcatrazz poster with Graham, Jimmy, and Garys autograph on and it needs Yngwie. I'll have to fly and track down Jan to get his tough.

[@brylner]

Damn great lads!!

[@andrewmauro1239]

that was very cool...and genuine.

[@londoncharlieboy]

P.s I just read the comment below that your husband Andreas has since passed. Sorry for your loss.

[@lauraleefinke3075]

@Tony Williams..... thank you

[@davek6949]

Very cool.

[@AlexRG8]

Andreas is playing Far Beyond The Sun up in the heaven. Hendrix jams along and God himself (huge fan of Yngwie) plays the drums, keyboard and bas all at once, after all he's God almighty.

[@lauraleefinke3075]

I am having a very hard time right now. Thank you for your message. I try to picture him shredding on his Fender with a huge smile on his face. I miss him terribly.

[@zackdegonia1858]

Pretty awesome video. Sorry for your loss.

[@kalox007]

God bless you Lauralee

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Thank you

[@leadriff126]

Great video.

[@BrianAuer]

Very cool!!!

[@davemcafeeguitar]

Legend 🔥🤘🏻🔥

[@Бундэ]

Wow... Yngwie is my own personal god 🤟

[@mechrhg]

IM so sorry for not only our loss but adreas as well,ive been an yngwie clone for 34 yrs ,and im sorry he cant do it too.god bless

[@lauraleefinke3075]

thank you

[@lauraleefinke3075]

today is his birthday

[@MVF0RLYFE]

I sure would love to see the raw unedited footage if you still have it, Lauralee! This is great!

[@lauraleefinke3075]

I do have them. Are you on Facebook?

[@alexvoorhees]

Totally awesome! I'm so sad to know your husband passed away :/ Sorry... but glad that your idol gave you/him a nice and respectful treatment! Hail Malmsteen!

[@elpablosky6300]

2:37 takes notes Neal Schon and many Fender Stratocaster Humbucker bridge pickups guitars players HSS , HSH or HHH this not a les Paul or PRS if you plays Stratocaster play with the original vintage specs and maybe replace the old pickups with the YJM fury pickups and R.I.P. Andreas. 🙏

[@danieldavid4822]

wish the close captions wasn't off... could make out was was being said...esp. about the humbucker..

[@SalvoVecchioGuitar]

very cool, Yngwie rules!!

[@kaorikodera]

ギター🎸に出会って良かったですね。

[@jazznotes3802]

Awesome vid.

[@emersonvieira2533]

💪♥️😭🎸

[@gustavofarnocchia]

Emocionante

[@CleverDjembe]

wow :)

[@Dodubnjj]

Great Yngwie!

[@PorDentrodaGrandeGuerraMundial]

❤

[@tracisanders3424]

Last December 27 in Fort Lauderdale my cousin who is disabled (wheelchair bound) bought a Meet and Greet package for Yngwie Malmsteen, the package cost $400, when my cousin was taken to the room for the M&G surprisingly found out that he and a young lady were the only ones who bought that package, when Yngwie saw them he said: is that it? The package consist of the following: - picture with Yngwie - one item to be signed and a T shirt. After 3 minutes they were dismissed from the room without the promised T-shirts. The tour manager (Danny) took the information (names and addresses) with a promise of sending the shirts via regular mail. Three months later my cousin have receive nothing on the mail regarding the fact that he already email twice to Danny (tour manager)

[@lauraleefinke3075]

I'm sorry your cousins experience was not what they thought. I will tell you that I have quite a few friends in the music business and I was able to get word to Yngwie about my husband beforehand and he was gracious enough to spend extra time with him. He was also very considerate to offer his condolences when he found out Andreas passed away.

[@perpetual61]

Your one lucky dude you got to meet the Mastro and BTW I have that same shirt of Yngwie.

[@SheepHerderSkippy]

I have had the honor of meeting Mr. Malmsteen on a professional level and he is considered to be difficult to work with. I do not agree. I believe that Yngwie expects 110% from himself and no less from his employees. His fans deserve the best, they pay the bills. He has dedicated his life to music and his fans, it would be nice if more music was made with the same professional ethics. Be well...............

[@merrittmussorgsky2937]

Skippy San Amen!

[@destined4success169]

Amen

[@hernandrix]

this guy is genius

[@Jamie7-w]

RIP

[@niklaslinne9519]

Cool

[@PRIESTWORLD]

I shared it with April

[@zachariahahmad]

The vertical video is killing me. Then after 2:40.. what a relief

[@lauraleefinke3075]

I know.......But at least I got smart and turned my phone!!! Lol

[@zachariahahmad]

Lauralee Finke Hey don't get offended by my comment. You got more smarter by turning your phone horizontally. Not like people in my country. By the way, what happen to Andreas voice?

[@lauraleefinke3075]

+Zach Ahmad my husband had cancer. This video was just 6 weeks before he died. He had no voice from the tumors in his neck that were pushing on his trachea and vocal chords. He passed away August 9th of last year.

[@zachariahahmad]

Lauralee Finke Oh, i'm so sorry. My condolences for your loss. I bet Yngwie didn't know about this?

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Zach Ahmad actually he does know. He reposted this video to his official Facebook page and gave his condolences. I was completely blown away. Yngwie and his wife have been very kind to me since Andreas passed. By the way, I was not offended at all by your first comment. I hate the vertical part too!!

[@jeromejackson3632]

If Jimmi hendrix was alive he say man you are groovy I dig you

[@Mike-nh2ml]

So jealous awesome \\m//

[@visionboxed]

2:05 yeah thats him ;)

[@666aftershave]

r.i.p andreas

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Thank you

[@hermanfrenkenstein4432]

Ganteng pisan anjayyyy

[@johnyflorez5397]

😥😥😥😥😥😔🙏

[@PRIESTWORLD]

can i share this video with april and YM?

[@lauraleefinke3075]

I would love for them to see it. I would also love for them to know how grateful I am that Yngwie took time out of his busy schedule to talk with my husband. It meant the world to him. It was one of the few things we were able to mark off his "bucket list" before he died. I'm so grateful for that.

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Were you able to share this with YJM and April?

[@GregJonson]

His voice sounds like he's a Norwegian black metal vocalist :)

[@abelfierroIII]

well he is Scandinavian...

[@bigcubics]

...and by beeing a Scandinavian you say they sound like that or what ??

[@seric4546]

Close but no. Our family is German but our Dads side of the family was from the Leipzig area where J.S. Bach did most of his composition. I'm sure Yngwie could appreciate that. Andreas had a very aggressive form of thyroid cancer and because of the treatments he could barely speak. He passed away only about six weeks after this. He was an amazing human being with talant and lazer like focus. Having him as my brother was an honor.

[@DanielGordeev]

he looks like bach))

[@farhanrahman7664]

wwhat is the name of the guitar tract thats being played??

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Far Beyond The Sun. It was one of my husband's favorites to play.

[@farhanrahman7664]

@@lauraleefinke3075 thank you miss.

[@crusTodd]

Was this in Portland?

[@lauraleefinke3075]

Yes. It was at the Roseland Theater back in June of 2014. My husband passed away 6 weeks later.

[@chucknoland5933]

El dia que cuelgue la guitarra sin pedos sería un gran Luthier