José González

José González is a Swedish indie folk singer-songwriter of Argentine descent. González was born in a suburb near Gothenburg, Sweden. He commented; "It's a very small town. It has about a half-million people living there. It's a pretty good music city by the ocean. It rains a lot there, but it's beautiful in the summertime." His parents moved from Argentina to Sweden in 1976. González grew up listening to Latin folk and pop music, and has named Cu... more

José González is a Swedish indie folk singer-songwriter of Argentine descent. González was born in a suburb near Gothenburg, Sweden. He commented; "It's a very small town. It has about a half-million people living there. It's a pretty good music city by the ocean. It rains a lot there, but it's beautiful in the summertime." His parents moved from Argentina to Sweden in 1976. González grew up listening to Latin folk and pop music, and has named Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez as a favourite artist. He said the first concert he went to was "The Wailers. I got their autographs and everything. I was about 12 or so. At the time my favourite music was Bob Marley and Michael Jackson." The first band he played in was Back Against the Wall, a Gothenburg hardcore punk band influenced by Black Flag, The Misfits and the Dead Kennedys. He later played bass guitar in another hardcore band, Renascence, between 1993–1998.. Between 1997-1998 José played guitar with rock band Only if You... less