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.
From Jose Gonzalez
I started playing the guitar when I was 14. I'm not superstitious about guitars, but I do need strings to be old because that's part of my sound, and I don't like steel strings.
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.
I can live for my music, but I don't need to be recognized everywhere.
When your hair is rising, that's when you know it's a good song - that's happened to me with some artists and some songs, John Lennon songs or when Nina Simone sings. It's great to make those moments yourself.
I guess I am actually quite shy, and I've always felt very self-conscious during interviews.
It can be a bit frustrating to always get the soft-rock stamp.
I grew up with a strong Spanish influence. I tried to learn flamenco when I was younger. But it's like my teacher said: 'It takes a lifetime to learn flamenco.'
I listened to all the Misfits albums growing up and Red Hot Chili Peppers, too.
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.
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