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title: "3 Alan Licht Quotes - Famous Jazz musician"
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# Alan Licht

(1968)   Jazz Musician

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Alan Licht is a jazz musician.

## Quick Facts About Alan Licht

Born June 6, 1968

Profession Jazz Musician

## About Alan Licht

American guitarist... \| Alan Licht is an American guitarist and composer, whose work combines elements of pop, noise, free jazz and minimalism. He is also a writer and journalist.

##  Quotes by Alan Licht

> [What made me want to play guitar was that painting of Wings in concert in the gatefold of Wings Over America. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-licht/what-made-me-want-to-play-guitar-was-that-painting-of-wings-in/)

[Alan Licht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-licht/)

[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cd/alan-licht-78665_america_what-made-me-want-to-play-guitar-was-tha_836924.jpg)

> [For some musicians it becomes self-reflexive to think, "I have to write some of my kind of songs now."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-licht/for-some-musicians-it-becomes-self-reflexive-to-think-i-have-to-write/)

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[Kind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kind/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ac/alan-licht-78665_kind_for-some-musicians-it-becomes-self-refle_1061319.jpg)

> [I think for many songwriter/performers, you need to go off by yourself and write the songs to begin with, but then you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-licht/i-think-for-many-songwriter-performers-you-need-to-go-off-by-yourself/)

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[Comfortable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comfortable/)

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