Rushonrock.com: You also moved on from your first big break working with Yngwie Malmsteen. How do you rate him?
Jeff Scott Soto: He absolutely is a pioneer. He is to his genre what Jimi Hendrix was to the electric guitar, what Jimmy Page was to rock and what Eddie Van Halen was to metal in the '80s. He's more of an icon than simply one of the best musicians I've ever had the pleasure to work with. To be an icon, rather than the best in your field, is a bigger title or reputation to uphold. But Yngwie can do it and I'm proud to say we're still friends.
