There is a reason why we have to have security monitors. Jose Gonzalez More Quotes by Jose Gonzalez More Quotes From Jose Gonzalez I'm a very slow reader - I read maybe three or four books a year - so I listen to podcasts and the occasional audiobook, and I watch TED talks. Jose Gonzalez slow listen year three I think I've become more aware of aging in the last couple of years because of friends dying of cancer or friends' parents dying and myself - I'm still healthy, but I'm aging, and that's something that I think about more, even though I shouldn't be too concerned. Jose Gonzalez parents myself think friends I speak Swedish, it's my first language. Of course, growing up with Latin American parents from Argentina, I also have some other influences from other cultures. But Sweden is where I feel the most at home. Jose Gonzalez parents feel speak home I think Sweden is known for people being a bit more quiet than other cultures, and I guess it's a mixture: shyness and leaving room for other people to talk. Of course, when people get drunk, all of that disappears. Jose Gonzalez think drunk quiet people The music that I'm known for is quiet and gentle, although when I was growing up and as a teenager, I was playing the opposite - I was screaming and playing bass and those loud electric guitars. Jose Gonzalez gentle growing-up music quiet I can live for my music, but I don't need to be recognized everywhere. Jose Gonzalez live need music i-can We always had a guitar at home, but it wasn't until I was 14 when I picked it up myself when my father handed me these sheets of music of the Beatles and some other classics. That's where I learned all the chords and learned how to play and sing at the same time. Jose Gonzalez myself me music time I always start with the music and then try to figure out what I want to write about lyrically. Jose Gonzalez try start music want It was a big surprise when I started to get attention in Sweden, going from biochemistry studies to touring and living from music only. There were a couple of years while I went to university when I was OK with thinking of music as just a nice recreation. Jose Gonzalez surprise music nice thinking Ever since I released my first album, I've tried not to use minor chords as the main element in songs. The way I sing is too melancholic. Jose Gonzalez sing tried first way People often expect me to be very serious, but it's not like my record company told me not to smile in photographs, because I was like that anyway. Jose Gonzalez me smile serious people I guess I am actually quite shy, and I've always felt very self-conscious during interviews. Jose Gonzalez guess i-am always shy If you're not critical about your history, that can be a problem because there are religious leaders, politicians and all kinds of powerful people who can take advantage of a population that isn't really thinking. Jose Gonzalez you history people thinking I don't want to be too harsh, but there's very little evidence for 'intelligent design' or any sort of creator. Jose Gonzalez evidence design intelligent want
