Singer Oliver Tree made some ominous statements before his untimely death at age 32 in a helicopter crash.
During a podcast appearance in April on the Zach Sang Show, the singer-songwriter — who was among those who died Sunday, June 14, after two helicopters collided in Rio de Janeiro — said that he already had a will.
Discussing how ideas can be communal, he said, “I take no credit for anything I’ve ever done.”
“Furthermore, I don’t believe that any of the wealth or the things that get made from it is mine,” he said. “And so when I die, my will is set up that when I pass, my family… no one’s going to get a penny.”
Tree said that if he had a wife or kids at the time of his death, he would “get my kids through college,” but they wouldn’t be born with “a silver spoon.”
Instead, he said, “The idea is when I die, all the money is going to go back to artists. So, I’ve set up a foundation. It’s called Dr. Oliver Tree’s Art Grants for Baby Geniuses. … When I die, my art will continue to have residuals and probably be worth more than it is now.”
Tree said that, after his death, people “will finally appreciate” his “stupid” videos and songs, adding: “That’s when people appreciate you — when you’re not there anymore.”
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“Historically speaking, artists’ worth go up after they die,” he said. “So the art will continue to make money no matter what.”
Tree explained that he has “a committee” set up for after his death.
“Basically everyone will vote on who the money goes to each year,” he said. “And it will be in the spirit of the Oliver Tree Project. So collaborators I made music or film or art with when I was alive will get to make the decision of where the money goes.”
Earlier during the podcast, Tree — who was promoting his album Love You Madly Hate You Badly — said that this record could be his last.
“It’s not a shtick, man,” he told host Zach Sang. “You never know when it’s my last album. I could die any moment. I mean, could have died on the way here.”
According to celebrity.land Brazil, Tree died on Sunday, June 14, after the helicopters collided in mid-air, leaving six dead.
Tree — who was on a world tour — had performed a show on June 6 in São Paulo and was scheduled to play his first show of the European leg in Lisbon, Portugal, on July 1.
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