{"id":4465,"date":"2026-06-15T20:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/oliver-tree-shared-plans-for-his-will-and-giving-money-back-to-artists-weeks-before-he-died\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T20:26:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:26:00","slug":"oliver-tree-shared-plans-for-his-will-and-giving-money-back-to-artists-weeks-before-he-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/oliver-tree-shared-plans-for-his-will-and-giving-money-back-to-artists-weeks-before-he-died\/","title":{"rendered":"Oliver Tree shared plans for his will and giving money &#8220;back to artists&#8221; weeks before he died"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/oliver-tree\">Oliver Tree<\/a>\u00a0had planned to\u00a0use his will to\u00a0give his money \u201cback to artists\u201d,\u00a0the late singer revealed earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The beloved singer-songwriter and viral star, remembered for his songs \u2018Life Goes On\u2019,\u00a0\u2018Miss You\u2019 and \u2018When I\u2019m Down\u2019,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/oliver-tree-dies-in-helicopter-crash-in-brazil-aged-32-3950889\">died in a helicopter crash\u00a0yesterday<\/a> (June 14), with five others also losing their lives in the mid-air collision in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>Many in the entertainment industry have expressed their shock at the news, with\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/oliver-trees-ex-girlfriend-melanie-martinez-leads-tributes-to-artist-dead-at-32-ill-be-here-wondering-what-creative-project-youre-scheming-up-in-heaven-3950945\">Melanie Martinez, Kid Cudi, T-Pain, KSI and Flying Lotus among those to pay tribute<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, fans have been sharing an interview that Tree gave in April this year in which he discussed\u00a0the plans he had for his will. Speaking on\u00a0<i>The Zach Sang Show<\/i>, he said: \u201cI don\u2019t believe that the wealth or anything that is generated from [my work] is mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy will is set up so when I pass, my family, nobody is going to get a penny. If I have a wife or kids or anything, they\u2019re not getting a penny. I\u2019ll get my kids through college, that\u2019s the agreement, but there\u2019s not gonna be a silver spoon.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oliver Tree Talks Shrek, New Album &quot;Love You Madly Hate You Badly,&quot; Antartica and &quot;Life Goes On&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-_U92uKq54o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>He explained that instead, he intended to set up his own foundation, Dr. Oliver Tree\u2019s Art Grants For Baby Geniuses, although it is unclear whether he managed to put it in place before his death.<\/p>\n<p>Even more poignantly, Tree also imagined the possible consequence his death might have on the way his music is appreciated in the world. \u201cThere\u2019s also room for other money, because when I die, my art will continue to have residuals and\u00a0probably be\u00a0worth more than it is now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople will finally appreciate my stupid videos and my stupid songs.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0when people appreciate\u00a0you, when\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0not there anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully it will last for like 100 years and people can donate,\u201d\u00a0he added.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/melanie-martinez\">Melanie Martinez<\/a>, a former partner of Tree\u2019s, shared a tribute on her Instagram story, and remembered him as a \u201ctrue artist\u201d with a \u201csoft heart\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeen an absolute wreck today,\u201d she wrote. \u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0really hard\u00a0to understand how someone who you once shared such a specific and formative time of your life with can\u00a0all of a sudden\u00a0be gone. He was so dedicated to his art which I admired and respected so deeply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think everyone who knew him will look back at those moments of laughter and joy he so easily sparked. His laugh was so contagious and warm. His ability to lead creatively and\u00a0take action\u00a0while also\u00a0maintaining\u00a0a sense of childlike wonder and awe was so inspiring. He had such a soft heart and was a true artist in every way.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/oliver-tree-shared-plans-for-his-will-and-giving-money-back-to-artists-weeks-before-he-died-3951097?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=oliver-tree-shared-plans-for-his-will-and-giving-money-back-to-artists-weeks-before-he-died\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oliver Tree\u00a0had planned to\u00a0use his will to\u00a0give his money \u201cback to artists\u201d,\u00a0the late singer revealed earlier this year. The beloved singer-songwriter and viral star, remembered for his songs \u2018Life Goes On\u2019,\u00a0\u2018Miss You\u2019 and \u2018When I\u2019m Down\u2019,\u00a0died in a helicopter crash\u00a0yesterday (June 14), with five others also losing their lives in the mid-air collision in Brazil. 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