González was born in Curico, Chile. 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 1976. 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.
These are photos from concerts where José Gonzalez played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
José Gonzalez Apr 19, 2004 Turku, Finland Uploaded by Markus Heikkilä
