Oliver Tree Dies at age 32

about 1 month ago

I liked Oliver Tree, I mean... I like his music. I found all the bits that he did overselling his outrageous personality a bit egregious. But that was the whole point. Just like a shock-rocker he was a shock-popper... clown.

But all in all he really had a knack for art and for being such a wierdo, he is so inspirational! Someone not blessed with traditional good looks, he crafted a persona for himself which turned him into a sensation.

I think he really only popped up on my feeds and started to gain major recognition with Miss You which he collabed with Robert Schultz:

He did a lot of music. A lot of it awesome, some of them niche and though he pushed for the outrageous, some songs were just so human and touching, like One and Only

Lyrics:

True love is hard to find
I need you by my side
‘Cause everything’s all right
When I hold you through the night

You caught me by surprise
While searching my whole life
Let’s give it a try

I realize I don’t want to wait
I know that that’s a lot to say
I’m grateful now we’re not alone

I know you’re busy everyday
I need you with me anyway
I wonder how far can we go

I’ll love you ‘til I don’t
Exist here anymore
You’re what I’m looking for
We can make it work for sure

I’ll love you ‘til I don’t
Exist here anymore

You’re my one and only

You make me feel less lonely
Every time you hold me
You got my heart exploding
You’re my one and only

I realize I don’t want to wait
I know that that’s a lot to say
I’m grateful now we’re not alone

I know you’re busy everyday
I need you with me anyway
I wonder how far can we go

I’ll love you ‘til I don’t
Exist here anymore
You’re what I’m looking for
We can make it work for sure

I’ll love you ‘til I don’t
Exist here anymore

You’re my one and only

And then... Life Goes On, in which he portrays himself perishing at the end of the music video... and is mourned by copies of himself. Perhaps saying that there are parts of himself inside each of us that will life on with his music.