Alice Botté
Alice Botté, born Yves Botté on May 10, 1959, in Laxou, Lorraine, France, is a
French guitarist, composer, and music producer. He began playing guitar at age
12 after discovering Jimi Hendrix's album Electric Ladyland and Neil Young's
Harvest. In high school, he played in the band Sailed Jazz before forming Les
Fonctionnaires with Tom Novembre and Christian Florentin; the group recorded a
four-track demo in 1979 produced by CharlÉlie Couture. In 2008, Botté became the
lead guitarist for Jacques Higelin, performing with him until Higelin's death in
2018. Botté launched a solo live...
