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\n\tFans are getting to see one more conversation with Oliver Tree following his untimely death, with the singer\/songwriter recording a guest appearance on Bobbi Althoff\u2019s Really Good Podcast <\/em>prior to the helicopter collision that killed him earlier this month.<\/p>\n \n\tIn the episode posted Monday (June 29), Tree \u2014 dressed, as he often did, in a comedic costume, this time donning an Elmo suit and red face paint \u2014 discussed a wide range of topics, including his \u201chigh risk\u201d lifestyle. Tree often turned interviews into extended bits with outlandish takes, but did make a prescient comment in one of his final interviews, when he explained why he preferred to live as adventurously as possible.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\tOliver Tree\u2019s Legacy Continues With New Grant for Artists Following His Death in Helicopter\u00a0Crash\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\tOliver Tree, \u2018Life Goes On\u2019 and \u2018Miss You\u2019 Singer, Dies in Helicopter\u00a0Crash\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\tMemphis Bleek \u2018Happy\u2019 Jay-Z Dissed Haters During Roots Picnic Freestyle: \u2018They Deserved That Spanking\u2019\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\u201cMy parents, they\u2019re like, \u2018Oliver, it\u2019s a lot to travel all the time,’\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018Guys, look. We don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll be alive next year, or if you\u2019ll be alive.’\u201d <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThere\u2019s no day promised,\u201d he added. \u201cYou know how high risk I live my life, for real? The last two years I was living in poo huts in Africa, I stayed in mud houses in Iraq.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tTree died at age 32 on June 14 along with the two pilots and three other passengers who were onboard the pair of helicopters that crashed into each other in Rio de Janeiro. The musician had been abroad while on his global tour in support of the April ablum Love You Madly Hate You Badly<\/em>, playing what would become his final show on June 6 in S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n \n\tShortly after Tree\u2019s death, it was announced that his fortune will go toward launching Dr. Oliver Tree\u2019s Extremely Epic Grant for Baby Geniuses, a grant supporting the creation of art that he\u2019d publicly discussed setting up prior to his death. \u201cI take no credit for anything I\u2019ve ever done,\u201d Tree said on the Zach Sang Show <\/em>this past April. \u201cI don\u2019t believe that any of the wealth or things that get made from it is mine. My will is set up so that when I pass, my family, nobody is going to get a penny. All the money is going to go back to artists.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAlthoff said in a disclaimer at the beginning of her video interview with Tree that all profits from their conversation will go toward his grant. \u201cI\u2019m grateful to have had this conversation with Oliver,\u201d it reads. \u201cI\u2019m sharing it with love and respect for his life, his art, and the unforgettable world he created.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tWatch her full interview with Tree below.<\/p>\n [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/oliver-tree-bobbi-althoff-podcast-before-death-1236283898\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2160995569-e1782768803239.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Fans are getting to see one more conversation with Oliver Tree following his untimely death, with the singer\/songwriter recording a guest appearance on Bobbi Althoff\u2019s Really Good Podcast prior to the helicopter collision that killed him earlier this month. 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