José González is a Swedish indie folk singer-songwriter of Argentine descent. González was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. He has said of the town: "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 1978.
González grew up listening to Latin folk and pop music, and has named Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodriguez 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 punk band influenced by Black Flag, The Misfits and the Dead Kennedys. He later played bass guitar in another hardc... band, Renascence, between 1993–1998.. Between 1997-1998 Jose played guitar with rock band Only if You Call Me Jonathan.
Albums
* Veneer (October 2003) #7 UK, #86 AUS
* In Our Nature (September 2007)
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