Oliver Tree made eerie comments about plans for his will just weeks before he died in a tragic helicopter crash.
“I don’t believe that any of the wealth, or the things that get made from it, is mine,” the singer said on the April 24 episode of “The Zach Sang Show.”
“So when I die, my will is set up that when I pass, my family, no one’s going to get a penny,” he added.
Tree, who was single at the time of his death, insisted that if he had “a wife or kids or anything, [they’re] not getting a f—ing penny.”
“I’ll get my kids through college. That’s the agreement,” he continued. “But there’s not going to be a silver spoon. The idea is, when I die, all the money is going to go back to artists.”
The “Miss You” singer revealed he set up a foundation called Dr. Oliver Tree’s Art to collect the interest from his music.
“But there’s room for other money, because when I die, my art will have residual value and will probably be worth more than it is now,” he explained. “People will finally appreciate my stupid f—ing videos and my stupid f—ing songs. That’s when people appreciate you, when you’re not there anymore.”
Tree noted that “historically speaking,” artists — even ones that are “diabolical” — see their “worth go up after they die.”
While talking more about his foundation, Tree declared he wanted his money to go toward “the physical making of art” rather than education.
“You’re not allowed to buy equipment with the money. You’re not allowed to go get education and schooling with the money,” he said. “You have to physically hire people to physically produce stuff — and you’re allowed to rent equipment to make things.
“I have basically a committee that I’ve set up when I pass — and I plan to do it while I’m alive — where basically everyone will vote on who the money goes to each year.”
Tree also said he hoped his foundation would “last for like a hundred years” and asked people to donate.
Tree was one of six people killed in a helicopter collision in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. He was 32 years old.
He and four others were flying in one helicopter when it crashed into another carrying one individual.
The other victims include passengers Lucas Vignale, Gaspar Prim (also known as Argentinian YouTuber Gaspi), Lucas Brito Chaves, and pilots Alexandre Souza and Charles Marsillac.
Tree was visiting the South American country while on his world tour. On June 6, he performed a show in Sao Paolo and he was expected to continue his tour with a July 13 show in Lisbon.
He documented his time in Brazil in his final social media post shared one day before his death.
Born in Santa Cruz, California, Tree first rose to fame at 17 years old in 2010 and released an independent album in 2013.
He took a break from music for years to study music technology before releasing his first studio album, “Ugly Is Beautiful,” in 2020.
Tree’s latest album, “Love You Madly Hate You Badly,” came out April 24.
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