I always start with the music and then try to figure out what I want to write about lyrically. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes figure lyrically music
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 audiobookbooklisten Change image and share on social
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 companyexpectpeople Change image and share on social
It can be a bit frustrating to always get the soft-rock stamp. Jose Gonzalez bitefrustraterock Change image and share on social
When you're traveling constantly, every day you become inspired, and it shows in my work, sonically, lyrically, visually. Conversations with women with different accents and stories told in those accents. I like to create characters based on different people I've met, and relationships. I like to tell stories loosely based on real-life events. The Weeknd accentbasecharacter share on social
When I have a creative insight, there is a high. I think back in the day, I made music as much as I did because it made me feel so good. I think you could argue that there is a creative addiction - but, you know, the healthy kind. Lauryn Hill addictionargueback share on social
Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist. So yeah, I was always a fan. Jeffrey Wright culturedirtyfan Change image and share on social