Malmsteen has about as much feeling in his playing as a tree stump. Maybe...MMMAAYYYBBBEEE in a very few select songs he may seem to have emotion and feeling...but that's only because it's the rare time he's not playing 3,000 notes per measure. He has no feeling in his playing and never has. You want feeling, listen to Eric Johnson. If all you want is speed, Malmsteen is the man. But don't ever confuse the two just because every so often YM slows it down for a brief moment.

as far as his attitude...you should care...it's the reason he can't get a quality vocalist anymore. No one in their right mind will work with him.