Bjorn Englen – There’s Not Only One Way to Make It

Bass virtuoso, Bjorn Englen, has played with the best of the best: Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Tony MacAlpine, Uli Jon Roth, Quiet Riot, and the amazing Dio Disciples. I spoke with him for a few minutes in 2025 on the Metal Hall of Fame gala red carpet and asked him to give some advice for young musicians. This is what he had to say:


“A lot of it comes to down to: people forget about the old school of doing things, playing in a band, playing together. . . Start putting posters up. Nobody does that anymore. They will be seen, but nobody does it. It goes back to basics. There’s not only one way to make it, keep that in mind. Think outside the box. Be creative when it comes promotion and all that stuff.”