And no body has the right to have so much ego , regarding that malmsteen is not the fastest nor the best technicaly or musicaly ... Also he didn't invent his shredding or neoclassical music from nothing , shredding was always there and developing before he came into the scene.
And he wasn't the ace of spades from his generation that includes other greats like Steve Vai & Satriani .
But he'll always be a great and influencing musician.