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# Colin Linden

(1960)   Songwriter   Canada

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Colin Linden is a songwriter from Canada.

## Quick Facts About Colin Linden

Born April 16, 1960

Nationality Canada

Profession Songwriter

## About Colin Linden

Colin Kendall Linden is a Canadian guitarist, songwriter and record producer. Linden plays acoustic and electric guitar, specializing in slide guitar, country blues, and ragtime fingerpicking, who frequently collaborates with country and folk performers.

##  Quotes by Colin Linden

> [Most times you don't write the song, the song writes you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-linden/most-times-you-don-t-write-the-song-the-song-writes-you/)

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[Inspirational](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inspirational/)

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> [For starters, I should just tell you that The Band was always my favorite band from the first moment that I heard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-linden/for-starters-i-should-just-tell-you-that-the-band-was-always-my/)

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