Colwell was born three months prematurely on 26 October 1989.<ref name="coat">Groves, Nancy (10 December 2015). ''[https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/dec/10/claudia-karvan-drowns-jack-colwell-in-music-video-for-coat-exclusive-premiere Claudia Karvan murders Jack Colwell in music video for Coat – exclusive premiere.]'' ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 1 March 2016.</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= I’m 30 today!! Thanks for all the lovely birthday messages. |url= https://www.x.com/jackcolwell_/status/1187985460494094336?s=46 |access-date=5 October 2024 |work=X}}</ref>
Colwell was a noted [[Tori Amos]] fan. In 2015, ''[[w:Kill Your Darlings (magazine)|Kill Your Darlings]]'' published Colwell's essay ''Ears with Feet: Life Among the Tori Amos Super Fans.''<ref name="kyd" /> In 2017, Colwell told [[Double J (radio station)|Double J]]: "What I love about Tori is that she made the piano cool."<ref>{{cite web |title=Tori Amos – The J Files |url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/programs/the-j-files/tori-amos/10274452 |website=Double J |access-date=21 September 2021 |language=en-AU |date=7 September 2017}}</ref>
Colwell died on 3 October 2024,lessat thanthe aage monthof before he would have turned 3534.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Valentish |first1=Jenny |title=Remembering Jack Colwell: an astonishing musical talent, and a generous and loyal friend |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/05/remembering-jack-colwell-an-astonishing-musical-talent-and-a-generous-and-loyal-friend |access-date=5 October 2024 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bond |first1=Nick |title=Much-loved Australian singer-songwriter Jack Colwell dies aged 34 |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/celebrity-deaths/muchloved-australian-singersongwriter-jack-colwell-dies-aged-34/news-story/280fb93710a5e8cf30c8c58ea3ddbba2 |access-date=5 October 2024}}</ref>
