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The exhausting pace of touring forces artists to take significant rest periods. Even if it means putting an end to the mythology of sex, drugs and rock’n’roll.
At the beginning of April, barely picking up the phone, Matteo readily admits: he hasn’t slept much since the new tour of Chinese Man, the group he co-founded, started four weeks ago. Even worse, the collective from Aix-en-Provence, active for twenty years, is preparing to perform eight dates in two weeks. Yesterday, Marseille. Today, Clermont-Ferrand. Tomorrow, Le Havre. Next week it is Geneva, Dijon, Paris and Brussels. It is not easy to maintain yourself and get enough sleep in these conditions. “On tours like this, I know I won’t get a good night’s sleep and I will most likely look for quiet places during the day to take a few hours of sleep here and there.explains. Obviously it’s nothing dramatic, but the life of a touring musician is a real topic.”
Between adrenaline rushes, holiday moments and constant pressure, sleeping can be a pain. Some accept the loss, others try to get it through more or less natural solutions. “Sometimes I take melatonin to fight jet lag”explains the Thylacine, the subject of the insomnia he says “quite significant