After an extended break from performing, Matt Colwell, better known as 360, hit the road in June. He is about to embark on the Back To Life regional tour which stops in at The Basement Canberra on 24 November. CW caught up with 360 ahead of the gig to discuss new music, comedowns and the future.
1. Tell us about your current tour.
We’re doing everything; we’re bringing back a lot of old songs that haven’t been performed for a while, also stuff from the mixtape days, crowd favourites, stuff like that. Also, all the new stuff that I have been releasing this year.
2. How does it feel to be back touring?
Touring is quite taxing for me, just the travelling and the sleep aspect of it because I’m a bit of a grandpa now, my bedtime most nights is 9 o’clock, 9.30, and doing tours and stuff like that, it’s way past my bedtime.
3. Do you feel like you’re in a better place to handle the comedown after touring?
Definitely, I’m in a much better position but it still happens, which is unfortunate. I was thinking this time because I’m eating really healthy, I’m going to the gym all the time, maybe it would be different.
After the last, I had a big kind of crash, usually I don’t handle it the best, I just go inwards and recluse from everyone and withdraw but this time I ended up going away to a retreat, a mental health and meditation retreat, and stayed there for a week. It was really, really, really good for me, so I’m going to start implementing that after every tour.
4. Favourite song to perform?
I like doing ones the crowd really love – the favourites like Child and Run Alone. I also really love doing the new ones too, just to see how they go down in different spots.
5. What’s next?
It’s pretty much more of the same of what I’ve been doing this year; I’m going to be releasing a mixtape of all the songs that I’ve been putting out with a bunch of stuff that has just been released as well.
Answers condensed for publication.
360 brings his regional Back To Life tour to The Basement Canberra on Friday 24 November 7pm; tickets.oztix.com.au
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