Jose Gonzalez
Jose Gonzalez
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth31 July 1978
CountrySweden
music
I can live for my music, but I don't need to be recognized everywhere.
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We controlled most of the game. It took us a while to settle down. But once we did, we were all right. Now we have the toughest part of our schedule coming up.
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On the one hand you have the need for this type of employee. On the other hand you have a flawed, broken immigration system that doesn't recognize there is a need for these types of workers.
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When those projects started, the builders, the developers could not find the labor force. And as the word got out it traveled fast, and so people started coming. As people started coming, they said, 'Hey, there's a lot of work here,' and so that's what sort of triggered it.
playing strings
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.
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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.
chords element main minor released since
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.
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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.
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Although the probability of a big impact is very small, for the first time in human history we have the means of avoiding such a catastrophic event. But it is essential that we improve our knowledge of asteroids. We must know in detail the internal structure of asteroids, and how they respond to impacts before we can design effective mitigation methods.
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Once we saw the families suffering, being separated, that's really when we started becoming involved in this movement.
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This day is celebrated 40 days after Christmas and marks the end of the Christmas season for us. It celebrates the day baby Jesus was presented at the temple by Mary and Joseph.
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I guess I am actually quite shy, and I've always felt very self-conscious during interviews.
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I listened to all the Misfits albums growing up and Red Hot Chili Peppers, too.
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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.