Christian Malcolmsen
Age: 34 (V.S.O.P.)
Most important people/aspects in life:
My son, my girlfriend, my brothers, my parents and the rest of my nearest
family, music
Favourite music/musicians etc. (in no particular order):
Jethro Tull, Frank Zappa, Yes, Rory Gallagher, Deep Purple, Joe
Pass, Steve Morse, Wes Montgomery, Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore,
Jan Johansson, Rainbow, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Robert Normann, Rush,
Ludwig van Beethoven, Chet Baker, Made in Sweden, Mark Knopfler among
many others...
Musical influences: As above
Likes: Guitar playing, guitars (obviously), listening to music, spending time with my family, moussaka, beer, whiskey, (Scotch or Irish, mind you), the soothing atmosphere and tranquility of living in the country
Dislikes: Snobbery, stupidity, ignorance, indifference (or anything that represents the worst in mankind), music and art made for the sake of profit and profit alone, flying
Greatest current worry/ies: Global heating and what the hell to write for my German assignment (Yes, I'm studying German)
Info and comments on a musical background (the short version):
Christian Malcolmsen started playing the guitar at the tender age
of 9, but according to his own words "not seriously before I was
11-12. I received some classical training to start with, but eventually
switched to rock and blues. From an early point on and onwards I decided
never to be dictated musically." Malcolmsen has since been a member
of different bands, the most significant being Blue Galaxy, Strange
Brew and (solo project) ChriMal Vision, plus "some others not really
worth mentioning or not even making it beyond the formative stage. Apart
from my solo project, Chrimal Vision, this project/band (Silver Plait)
is the most inspiring and promising thing I have been involved with
for a long time."
