Jose Gonzalez: The day I worked with Sia and she 'got nerdy' with me

José González discusses a life steeped in music and migration, anchored by his 2003 hit Heartbeats and forged through Swedish-Argentine roots. He recalls his parents’ escape from Argentina during the 1976 coup, their relocation to Sweden aided by the Swedish Embassy, and his mother’s struggle to relearn biochemistry while learning Swedish. Family memories abound, including his sister Maria Eugenia and brother Mauricio, a Casio synthesiser at home shaping his early sound. He describes early romances, long relationships, and collaborations across Europe, notably a London studio session in 2006 with Sia Furler for Zero 7’s The Garden, which helped ignite his creative trajectory and collaborative approach to music.