Somewhere between the bowl cut, the scooter stunts, and the deliberately absurdist pop persona, Oliver Tree found time to put something serious in writing. The singer, who built a cult following on the back of tracks like “Jerk” and a relentless commitment to the bit, had included a specific final wish in his will — and according to his family, they are honoring it.
Tree died in a helicopter crash, a death that landed hard on a fanbase that had come to regard his controlled chaos as a kind of comfort. What made the will story cut through in the days after was the timing: Tree had discussed the wish on a podcast released roughly two months before the crash. He had said it out loud, on record, before it was ever needed. His family confirmed to Page Six they are following through.
The details of the wish itself have not been fully disclosed, which has done nothing to slow the conversation online. Clips from the podcast episode have been circulating across TikTok and Reddit since the news broke, with fans trying to piece together exactly what he meant and whether his tone at the time — deadpan, as always — gave any clue that he understood the stakes.
Tree was 31. He had released “Alone in a Crowd” in early 2026 and was widely reported to be working on a follow-up. His family has not announced any formal memorial details as of this filing.