Q: Where did you grow up A: I was born in Argentina. I grew up in Jerusalem, Israel and partly in a small village in south India. Q: When and how did you get into music? A: I started playing the guitar at the age of 12, but my first real attempts to write and compose music were about 10 years after. My first CD entitled "Ronan Songs" is in Hebrew and was released in Israel on 2004. Q: Name 5 of your biggest musical influences. A: 1. Bob Dylan: not very original but still, he is the greatest lyrics writer I’ve ever heard. 2. Caetano Veloso: his melodies and harmonies with that perfect voice (especially an album called "Joia"). 3. Nick Drake: he influences the way I play guitar and write. 4. Joni Mitchell: in particular an album called "Blue". 5. Leonard cohen. some of my latest discoveries are feist,Joze gonzales and fink Q: How did you get to writing in English? A: I grew up speaking 3 different languages Spanish,English and Hebrew.my first album "ronan shirim" was in Hebrew. the others "Count in my heart" released in 2007 "Save changes" released in 2010 "And what if" 2013 and Smile 2015 are in english. this last years i have been performing regularly in different venues and festivals in Israel and in Europe with my musicians and by myself.