Exposing The Oliver Tree Myth

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Oliver tree, the man, the myth, the legend. Today we fact check every claim oliver has made about his life story to work out who is the real oliver.
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[@Baddawg_313]

You're not a nerd bro. Also, Americans get satire bro. You think we all dummy dumb dumbs who smoke meth and wrestle alligators in florida??? Now back to my mountain dew. #dewthedew

[@everyoneelsemovedonfan]

Most people start drugs at 11

[@SeanDSarcasm]

Bro you are more ads than substance......EVERYONE but you LMFAO knew this was part of the friggin act.....HOly shit LMFAO

[@TheNykademos]

Hey...Americans get satire. We just don't react to it as it is soooo common in our conversation. I feel like the non-reaction adds to the humor, as if I am willing to accept what you've just told me as a solid and honest statement.

[@SeanDSarcasm]

@@TheNykademos im American What are you talking about...

[@bes03c]

I thought part of the joke was how obviously fake the hardcore scooter tricks were. I honestly didn't realize anyone thought they were real.

[@Noob_Crew_Sledders]

The internet really showcases how many people can't recognize sarcasm, humor or...well common sense

[@skoots97]

@@Noob_Crew_Sledderswe love coming across other sledders, they never seem to lack common sense 🫡

[@Gerickmb]

Bro, people voted for Biden. Come on now lol

[@minmatenx]

Yeah the whole shctick

[@Parrskey77]

Fr man i feel like him on anthony padillas show was the closest to his real self but he is 100% trolling people with the scooter shit… it started as a cherdleys bit

[@lunova6165]

I can't attest to Oliver Tree's background, but to anyone who thinks 15 is too young of an age to get addicted to drugs, and get kicked out of your parent's house, you live a very idealistic world, or have never seen extremely awful home lives of many kids around the world. My friends and I would regularly be out all night, and not come home, sometimes even for days at a time. Most of us got groomed by adults at a young age into that lifestyle as well. There is a reason the whole, "Its 10:00 o'clock do you know where your children are?" thing happened.

[@ISTGTIWWGGNBNK]

Broh for reals.. I smoked meth for the first time at 14 cuz I was kicked out and bouncing between juvies and group homes. The only "family" I found at that vulnerable age were all homeless as well and did drugs. People with family seriously don't understand how much it makes or breaks you

[@joegrogan6503]

Yea that rlly pissed me off.

[@potato2387]

Last time he was on H3 he acted completely normal, no fighting, it was nice to see him act like a normal person.

Imagine watching h3. How middle aged are you?

[@magvs_maestro216]

You jelly cause you weren't born in the middle ages like us??

[@mikeharris6335]

Imagine trying to talk ish in KZbin comments…

[@tigerpayphone]

Like 46 almost. FAMILY!!!!!

[@gamersplaygroundliquidm3th526]

@@tigerpayphone 45 here!!!

[@OriginalBadRobotz]

As someone who opened for hundreds of dubstep DJs, I promise none of us are cool

[@dimadobrik4516]

Who would have thought?

[@Superabound2]

We know.

[@maturememory]

Idk Rusko is pretty sick

[@slowestjabroni]

he's a performance artist. the line is blurred on purpose.

[@jamesw2111]

Artist is a stretch

[@Grom76300]

Also he likes to troll.

[@ohLurch]

@@jamesw2111art is extremely subjective so yes and no.

[@CantTellYou]

wait the guy who changes his whole character every 2 years and says things like “metric meters” might not always be telling the truth?!?!

[@Rodoadrenalina]

theres no line when you make a guy give up the right of his remix and give not 1 dollar after that

[@elliottryan13]

I just saw him in Atlanta, and he told everyone he was born in Emory (local hospital), and everyone went wild. I'm sitting there like, "You know he's bullshitting right?"

[@redfalls2001]

HE DID THE SAME SHIT IN TEXAS WHEN I WENT TO SEE HIM LMAO. I immediately knew it was a bit. He was naming local bars and shit, like dude did his research. I was impressed.

[@redfalls2001]

@@dc4825 the “p” in “op” stands for poster. “Op poster” is like saying “rip in peace”

[@CodEyes32]

he did this when i saw him in manchester uk lmao

[@bilbofloggins7713]

The scooter stunt double is part of the act. Im sure oliver is mismatching slips and skate shoes on purpose. Hes alway bringing out alt olivers.

[@nathanr4377]

drug addiction does not have an age limit my dude.

[@lildirtydawlllggg4858]

Yeah I've heard addictions starting way before 15.

[@RxYouth]

Its not that addictions cant and dont start early, but he's questioning the extent of Oliver's claims about his addictions, which arent necessarily normal for a 15 year old. Thats typically around the time many start experimenting and it usually takes awhile for addictions to grab ahold of you that strongly. I started using at around 15 but it didnt become a problem til I was about 20 and it wasnt til around 24 that I was on a level close to his claims. He makes it out like he was a full blown addict, abusing every single drug, homeless, selling hard drugs, etc and altho I know there are 15 year old hardcore addicts out there, I'm still gonna press X to doubt that it was even remotely as gnarly as he makes it out to be. Especially with the well off family he seems to come from as well as how quickly he seemed to recover without ever having any kind of slip up or relapse along the way, but hey, ya never know, especially with him.

[@Thor-Orion]

@@RxYouththis, exactly this. I started using drugs at 15/16 and didn’t end up really strung out and fucked up until my early 20’s. There are people that end up addicts in their teens, but you’d have to have some serious parental neglect to be in active hardcore addiction at 15.

[@flednanders4601]

@@Thor-Orionhey I had pretty much the same path of addiction as you! Didn’t start to get into drugs until my early teens, but got into hard drugs in my 20s. Mine I blame on a terrible trip on mushrooms that left me unable to really function so I went to Xanax, and the rest is history.

[@Thor-Orion]

@@flednanders4601 car accident. They wrote me a script for OxyContin because it was “safe and non-addictive.”

[@Electric_Campfire]

Bloke is just playing a character of that dorky dude that repeats the same stories but he purposefully changes minor details so you know that his character is a bullsh*itter. It's actually really good satire and oddly enough, well thought out. He's just a modern day Ali G/Borat

[@haonjoeb]

Apparently he actually claims to be a pro scooter, he's just full of himself also lots of people have said he's g@y which I also believe to be true

[@dresdenvisage]

Bro said "modern day" when Sacha Baron Cohen is still alive and working. 😭 Oliver is a modern day Andy Kaufman.

[@jamesw2111]

Comparing him to Sacha Baron Cohen is fucking wild.

[@dresdenvisage]

@@jamesw2111 How long have you been aware of him? If you weren't around for Turbo, then you missed most of it.

[@biglollol]

He's nothing close to Sacha Baron Cohen.

[@ReaserRobert666]

15 in from America and addicted to drugs is very common

[@IndieHorrorWilly]

Thought the same thing

[@jammyjimson-jones1118]

Its not all that unusual in the UK either. That was a bit nieve of Jimmy

[@zombl337og]

his drug story whether true or not, is literally me sadly lol

[@dbonechis]

No it's not LOL maybe vaping

[@nunyabusiness4682]

@@dbonechisyes it definitely is, a lot of people I know, including myself, started smoking weed at 13-14 and quite a few are addicts now unfortunately

[@JoelMatton]

An interesting factoid is that Steve-O actually did go to clown college

[@Stenhunden]

Ikr, I thought Jimmy would pick up on that. Another case of repeating a story from the person next to you

[@ImMimicute]

Another interesting fact is a factoid is actually something that looks and sounds like a fact but actually isn't true, much like a humanoid is something that looks like a human but isnt

[@eltedioso]

Your mom goes to clown college

[@jonahblock]

@@ImMimicutewhat about an astroid? is it astro means star so it's a fake star? what about a hemeroid?

[@ImMimicute]

@@jonahblock gotta be real with ya big cat, couldn't tell ya, that asteroid point sounds reasonable but I've no idea where hemorrhoids come from unless it's supposed to be something that looks like a hemorrhage but isn't But yea to be real my qualification here ends with factoid

[@DrObvious111]

idk about you guys, but to me it kinda seems intentional he changed the details about the scooter crash (not sure if the order was set by you to make it funnier or if it's the actual order in which those events happened) just to make it funnier, the "metric meters" only adds up to it :D what do you think?

[@Rungusman69]

Imagine making a 25 minute unironic video about proving Oliver trees jokes to actually be jokes

[@coolbugfacts1234]

Is it not obvious to everyone he's doing a bit?

[@Rungusman69]

@@coolbugfacts1234 apparently not some people have lost all brain cells along the way

[@DvD811]

I can't believe he made a serious video about Oliver Tree😂😂

[@ccriztoff]

Crazy how no one remembers when he worked with Getter on his planet natural album.

[@Notapizzathief]

This man's whole life is a genius comment on the relationship we have with celebrity in the age of the internet. He knows exactly what he's doing, and I feel like the whole thing is satire and a way of sneaking that genuine artist who wants to be taken seriously in amongst a crowd of distractions. I'm not even a big fan of his music, but I still feel like he's one of those rare artists who understands the culture well enough as to be several steps ahead of the game every time.

[@BS-ms8bq]

What are you talking about? He’s a talentless person that has to use a flamboyant fake persona to sell his mediocre music. Think if David Bowie made shit music and half asses his glam image.

[@tan-ne4zi]

been a fan since i first heard forget it in 2017. i was honestly shocked to see him become a name that people knew or were talking about. super happy for him he’s a great musician, best album of 2020 imo

[@grimmick9446]

I completely agree. I will never forget the first time I heard splitting branches which led me down the Oliver rabbit hole . I'm so happy he's being found and talked about. He's stayed my favorite artist since

[@ohana7086]

You should do a video on the ultras subculture. Its one of, if not the biggest subculture in the world. Don't just talk about the fights, talk about the dedication, the effort put in to tifos and pyro, the struggles of smuggling pyro into the stadiums and of hiding your identity, putting your mask on under blankets and changing clothes etc. Talk about the role politics play, the battles against police, the law and UEFA etc. You'll get a lot of new traction from all the ultras around the world.

[@spacemancy]

Damn that does sound like a good ass video. Always wondered about all that

[@VitaKet]

He did like a year ago kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJ-3n5SFrbVrqbM

[@ohana7086]

@@dc4825 I'll assume you're either from north America or a troll. Ask anyone from Europe, north Africa, certain parts of Asia or south America and they'll almost certainly know exactly what an ultras is. Some may not know the term "ultras" but they'd still know exactly what they are once you explain what it means. Calling it one of the biggest subcultures in the world is well deserved. So many people live and die for it, literally. There's a lot of videos on the topic, you should really check it out. "Why are ultras so important for football" is a great watch.

[@markEs8702]

Recently Jimmys voice been sounding like hes been hitting the gear the night before 😂

[@JimmyTheGiant]

I was ill haha

[@marcusellby]

As a Swede, I really appreciate his satire, but I understand Americans can get confused. I mean, me and my buddies acts likes this on a daily basis

[@PaizuruInsanal]

Problem is he's punching down, the subculture he's mocking is super underground and you really had to know your 2010s to even get it. IMO his clout crossed the line satire cannot cross and bullying hidden in plain sight to an oblivious crowd like The Big Bang Theory. I guess he became aware of that and become more Kid Rock-like

[@Lizzoncker]

beacuse its fucking annoying

[@hakarlrs9817]

As a Swede, we have absolutely no claim to being on the level of Brits in satire/sarcasm. But sure we might do it better than the average American.

[@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it]

as an eastern european who is tolerant when it comes to satire. olive bush is the biggest annyoing pieces of shit ever

[@dannyg.4421]

You guys have very low opinions of Americans. This is normalized here too. He came from America after all. It's not like Americans are drax the destroyer from gaurdians of the galaxy or spock. We understand satire and sarcasm. Edit: just got to the part I understand now lol

[@bes03c]

Best line 23:08 "Being that both interviewers are American, they don't understand satire." 😂😂😂

[@joestarballz6296]

I’m an American and don’t know what that means?

[@ceehads]

It’s just too hard to tell these days. Especially here in 🇺🇸

[@quintenlizardmen2497]

it's exactly the kind of thing the average ugly American celebrity would say without a hint of irony. Real Poe's Law territory, homie.

[@ewetn1]

I just love that, him with a straight face saying he doesnt want to use his sex appeal to sell records......

[@matthewitt2276]

Which Americans?

[@SamLyn]

Dude you may have been raised in a somewhat sheltered household but it isn’t that unusual for people to start doing drugs at 15.

[@Thor-Orion]

START doing drugs at 15? Yes. Drug addicted at 15 in a two parent well to do household? Different matter entirely. Source; I’m a recovering drug addict. Started smoking weed at 14-15. Didn’t end up addicted to opiates until my 20’s.

[@Yakuza1341]

I knew a kid who was addicted to meth when he was 14. Let’s not act like it’s not impossible.

[@Brodc]

You can tell this guy was born with middle-class parents. drives me insane

[@Thor-Orion]

@@Brodc why does that drive you insane? Because some kids aren’t born into slums? I wish no child was born into anything less than middle class life, I really wish the world would do more to eliminate childhood poverty and hunger and the dangers associated with childhood in low-income neighborhoods. Also, Oliver Tree’s parents were WAY above middle class, they’re a fairly wealthy family. The statistics on teen drug use are fairly telling; the overwhelming majority of teen drug users come from single parents households in the lower 30% of income. There are obviously outliers to these statistics, but I watched the Oliver Tree interviews where he was less “shticky” and the stories about his drug addiction don’t really add up. I’ve known addicts that got hooked young and I have a lot of doubts that Oliver is being totally sincere about his drug experiences. It’s a really shitty thing to fake, which is why i don’t want to accuse him of outright faking that aspect of his character, but he is playing a character with certain aspects of his real life incorporated into that character. I’m sure he did have some drug experiences fairly young, but I really don’t believe the story as he tells it is the truth.

[@Brodc]

@@Thor-Orion Talking about the out of touch youtuber that made the video, sweetheart

[@Gunbudder]

he dropped his character the most during the Steve-O interview, and it was really amazing. he still kept up the bit though of course. i hope he keeps it going literally until he dies of old age

[@Anthracillus]

Never heard of this guy before. Sounds like a real meme lord like Salvatore Ganacci or something like that.

[@Grimnir_x]

I legit accidentally saw him live, he was a supporting act for Hobo Johnson and we had no idea who he was, been a fan since

[@Yakuza1341]

Hobo Johnson is great so is Oliver tree!

[@TheRumpletiltskin]

the "Tree" music is super dope and highly underrated.

[@louiephillips]

Jimmy please do a video on the Scottish neds. Maybe the most interesting subculture in Britain that you’ve not done yet.

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Ill look into, what makes them standout?

[@reece3163]

Not much from chavs to be honest.. speaking as a former ned 😂

[@JoelMatton]

@@JimmyTheGiant Did you ever see the video Neds Kru ft The Wee Man? It's a good introduction haha

[@LukazRC]

Sounds like eshays in Australia only different

[@K3nnyJK]

The proper get chibbed Scottish ned subculture was big in the 90's, that died out around the mid to late 2000's though.

[@BargainBarons]

Glad he specified METRIC meters.... I was thinking IMPEERIAL meters at first..... 🤣🤣😂😂

[@UFEDUC3]

Well, he said he was on drugs at 15, did NOT say that is when he was kicked out. Also, I was 15, addicted to drugs and got kicked out at 17.. So, not that odd if he was addicted at such a young age.

[@GR1NDVHOL1C]

I've seen 12 yo kids getting their life ruined on hard drugs, they get younger and younger every day. Its just hard to believe until you witness it with your own eyes

[@CornPop2]

Skrillex looks like Corey Feldman if he born in the 90s

[@keard558]

They have a pic together.

[@leewightman8619]

I only came across this guy yesterday and now Im seeing him everywhere I had not heard of him before that

[@TheRastafarianStuff]

you had luck

[@Yakuza1341]

He’s pretty great, Oliver tree has been around for at least several years

[@EvrydzKofolaEnsdzojer]

You think 15 is too young? My brother in Christ, 15 yo in Czechia are either adicted or in rehab

[@user-ry2kw4sw2r]

How closeted is Jimmy. "It's unlikely he got addicted to drugs at 15 years old." A lot of my friends got addicted to coke, meth or ecstasy at 14 years old. In a little town in Kansas. That's a ridiculous statement Jimmy made. I started using hard drugs, too, when I was 14. I wasn't ever really an addict. It was just the environment I was in. I stopped using all hard drugs on July 13, 2010.

[@Re-Todd_Howard]

I started using hard drugs at 14 as well and I’m from small town in North Carolina. The problem is in ALOT of parts of America the opioid epidemic and meth addiction has ravaged these communities (especially mine in Appalachia). Jimmy is from middle class England, so in his world the average kid doesn’t get hooked on drugs at 14-15(wish it was like that everywhere). The truth is it’s not normal, but our country, especially our communities are suffering.

[@DontGood]

its common for these commentary/essay youtubers to make absolute delusional dog shit points cause hey they need to make a video

[@bccsivxx-xxivvii]

23:51 reminds me of Too Short. Last few albums start off with, "back again with the last mf'in album."

[@Joe_King7717]

Sadly, 15 is not all that young to be fully addicted. Hard drugs, maybe that’s a bit more rare. But go to any shelter, homeless encampment, jail, rehab or anonymous meeting (AA, NA, etc) and the majority of addicts and alcoholics you talk to will tell you they were addicted to something by age 14 or 15. Do I think Oliver Tree is/was an addict? Ehhh

[@covyholland327]

I think the fact that you misspelled the word conclusion, right after mocking Americans was the funniest part of this video 😂 (24:00)

[@JaiPritchett]

16:32 This is such a great thing to point out!.... I have for years seen clips and images but no audio I even tried to watch the Bad Friends pod but tunes out halfway From your description here I might actually try and watch one? What is the best music vid of his to watch 1st?

[@Plant_Parenthood]

Everything else aside, I disagree with your assertion that "15 seems a bit early to be getting addicted to drugs and kicked out of your parent's house" Most people who get addicted to drugs and alcohol get addicted before age 15. And getting kicked out of your parents' house often follows close behind. Mr Tree could still very well be bullshitting, though. I am not discounting that idea.

[@jonathanandersson5723]

Bro is mad at a character who's whole stick is being a liar

[@Dekoherence-ii8pw]

(*schtick).

[@jonathanandersson5723]

@@Dekoherence-ii8pw thanks bro

[@user-zv3iy4zo4p]

why did his "family" take him to "burning man" for a family vacation lol

[@thedapperturkey]

A good rule of thumb is "if its oliver tree its probably all part of the bit" even when hes not playing a character he will almost always sprinkle in some misdirection

[@MerceTeodor78]

loved your kendama vid lots of love from romania

[@lawrencelimburger9160]

I bought a Kendama and a Slackline because of his vids! Some great inspiration to be found!

[@user-zv3iy4zo4p]

dude hes just an artist that exploits Gen Z meme addiction and social media identity

[@merisav4171]

about crash - i constantly forget exact year i broke my leg because it was post covid but pre war. and this helps me to narrow it to 2021 because i remember it was summer and war started next february - so i can't hold missing dates as a lie

[@GulsCult]

The biggest mystery to me is why does anyone care enough to do all this deep research and make a documentary about him when it's so painfully obvious that it's all a joke?

[@rockingwithben]

So in conclusion, you haven’t cleared anything up

[@scoggzap]

Got to say, it isn't completely unheard of, for young teens to get addicted to drugs and leave home. It does happen from time to time in the States.

[@MistaMahoney]

"15 is quite young to be doing drugs and get kicked out of your parents house"?? dude, in america kids are definitely disowned over hitting a single joint before hitting high school. that part of his story is extremely believable.

[@sharmacs284]

the music he made as TREE is one of the best things I've ever heard in my life, wish he went for that, cause that shit is dope

[@omgwtfbbq2011]

awesome to see a oliver video , great stuff dude

[@EdLrandom]

16:00 That's kinda wild about the music cause I saw him and thought "What a clown wtf?" and then I hear the music and I'm like "wow, that's pretty good"

[@lucasboisneau4256]

For me it was the opposite, I'm a big fan of twenty one pilots and I stumbled on "alien boy" and really liked the lyrics. But when I saw the music video I was like wtf is this

[@DeniaLol]

He stole most of his beats too

[@EdLrandom]

@@DeniaLol are you talking about how he re-created a fan remix as his own song? that's not illegal and not most beats lol

[@EdLrandom]

@@lucasboisneau4256 that's hilarious

[@damnyoukarma]

could you give an example that isnt miss you? ​@@DeniaLol

[@naturalcauses1695]

Splitting branches by tree is my all time favourite album

[@drakyr]

Im not sure even he knows who he is, it seems like he always kinda wanted to be famous and tried many different avenues until he got over it by making a whole meme out of it and now hes in limbo

[@GoogleAccount-kw1mz]

most people that i grew up with started using when we were 12 - then we graduated to entrepreneurship by the time we was in middle school. the experiences either became more psychedelic or experimental. our plugs always had a variety of choices for us, depending on who we were with or what we felt like doing. anyways, all this to say - 15 is normal where i am from. thankfully some of us grew out of it, but sadly a lot of people lost their minds due to drug use. and maybe i'm one of them. but its all an experience, right? just have to learn from it. i've learned that i like inebriation. thus - im aware that i have an addictive personality now that i am older - and realize that it is easy to be wrongly influenced, and even harder keeping to ourselves.

[@TylerOath]

I met the real Oliver once before he blew up. A friend of mine was on tour and Oliver was opening the show. I had seen him on a video with Tobasco Sweet once before, but didn't know much about him. Before the show, I was hanging with my buddy and everyone else, when this scruffy dude walked up to say hey to everyone. He was super kind, a little bit of a pothead vibe. I shook his hand, he said his name was Oliver. I didn't recognise him. We hung out for a few hours, talked music, gear, growing up and Influences. The usual stuff! his band was super cool as well! It wasn't until the show started that I Finally realised who it was! "I F*CKING KNOW THAT DUDE!" Afterwards, I went backstage and freaked out a little... "Bro, I had no idea who you were when you first showed up, but as soon as you put on the Windbreaker...lol" He laughed and thanked me. We chilled a little bit more backstage and went our separate ways! Nice and genuinely funny guy all around. I'm sure that's how he gets away with all his antics. lol

[@Randomjackass135]

Awww, I forgot a lot of KZbinrs grew up kinda sheltered. Pretty much all my friends and family had addiction problems by the time we got to high school. Not flexing, but it’s actually incredibly common.

[@SirrCommander]

Dj getters the “suh dood” kid 😂 Edit: commented before u posted his vines lol

[@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it]

getter is probably one of the most overlooked guys in the music industry.

[@Trash_Panduhh]

I’m in recovery now, but I’m an addict and started drinking and using at 12. It’s more common than you might think for addicts and alcoholics to start out real early

[@n1mand]

How could he be on family vacation with 17 when he was kicked out at 15?

[@Luffnin]

You can still keep a relationship even if you can't live together

[@zurpple721]

he was kicked out around 17 or 18 lmao he got it wrong

[@dshafterh3897]

Never thought you were the Facebook stalker type, learn something new every day.

[@thesouringgentleman]

Do you think by putting this much effort into "debunking" a troll means that you're trolled, or are you trolling us?

[@jamesscott5603]

Very polite of you to call them Myths rather than lies🤣

[@BLKKING05]

It's satire, goofs. Literally his whole thing

[@jamesscott5603]

@@BLKKING05 not sure how lieing about doing sth like being in a circus or a pro scooterest both of which are not extremely relevant in modern society is satire🤣. He talks bollocks about himself or characters he portrays.

[@BLKKING05]

@@jamesscott5603 Because It's goofs, It doesn't have to matter when It's fun

[@nomorenames5568]

Back when Musigh was still posting a long time ago he posted a song called "This is Seperation" by Tree and Shelf Nunny. It was a very chill and unique song that I eventually forgot about till I heard this new pop song on the radio that had a seemingly identical singer. Yep it was the same guy, the original song came out in like 2012 I think.

[@maximusstorm1215]

Theory: He goes into "normal interview mode" when he's not comfortable doing his whole character with whoever is interviewing him. First is Stev-O, a legendary dude and many have huge respect for him. I can't imagine he'd be comfortable acting that way in front if Stev-O. Second is the therapist. It's just a 1 on 1 and the therapist dude is really serious, it would be extremely awkward if he did his character as we all know how weird it would be to act that way with that type of guy.

[@Luffnin]

I have been selling and using drugs at 14 so i definitely believe him

[@The-Urban-Goose]

I think the most surprising thing to me was the fact that Oliver Tree is 30 years old

[@milapartment]

this is just every other dude from santa cruz

[@wiggywiggz9212]

What did you look up to get that picture of my boy dizzy III at 1:07 lol

[@Shmogeote]

Not a British dude saying that Americans don't understand satire 🥲

[@Sacr3delements]

Calling Shattered Fractal terrible is criminal

[@TheChrisLeone]

I saw him in concert in Philadelphia, phenomenal show

[@G.Birkin]

Can confirm the school thing, I went to CalArts with him, he was there for music production and it is where he formed the turbo character

[@earlofcumbrae-Ground_Zero]

He stole his name , haircut and fashion look from the Dutch film: New Kids: Turbo .!!!!

[@labowskidude]

You can see The back of his head at 5:55 and I was at Burning Man 97 my camp was next to the Hippo. I was 14

[@righty-o3585]

15 is a lot younger than usual , but it's not unheard of . It has happened . It's just not common.

[@RND_ADV_X]

We need more artists who take their performance to this level of awesome, imo.

[@CT--oc8pm]

You aren't from the US so this might not be something that you know, but as someone who's in a lower income community here, I can personally say that 15 is not young for drug abuse. I'm young and most people in my community who are 10-15 are doing cr-ck and f-ntanyl.

[@phantomshitter]

If you want people to understand the actual oliver tree, look at his old albums were he was just named "Tree". He made fucking amazing songs like stuck down the wrong rabbit hole and basically all the rest of splitting branches

[@nothing_happening_here]

Astonishing concluision!

[@MoustafaBakir]

Cheers mate ❤, Greetings from Egypt.

[@sannyassi73]

A Family Vacation to Burning Man- sounds like a pretty interesting Family dynamic they had going on there. One thing about the 2000s, a lot of us didn't think to record things- you're probably right that it's just a Persona he's built but I'm not sure I completely doubt it either. YT was not very big back then, the World was a very different place. I like that World better than what we have now- I'm just getting to be an old man though, becoming a classic stereotype. Get off my Lawn!

[@kimiyoshi1818]

Oliver Tree is definitely a character, and all his claims were spoken to mess, troll, bullsh*t and distract people, just like how his music videos are almost always different from his music.

[@user-zv3iy4zo4p]

there really hasn't been "family circus" that has "travelled" in the states since the 1800's . Bartum and Baily was the last but they are super big iconic, last "circus" standing ..

[@agnosticbeliever138]

Thete is actually a clown college in San Francisco. I've visited it. And I can see how someone might be going to another school like the art institute while also taking classes at clown college. And u can see how there wouldn't be pictures and stuff, but idk really.

[@shimy333]

Oliver has you completely confused about everything he is doing...

[@helloruan]

It's actually kinda cool back when he first started he would actually respond to his Snapchat and my friends and I would have full conversations with him. My friend went super hardcore down the Tree rabbit hole back then and discovered all of this stuff just by cyber stalking him lol.

[@ontopofbottom]

Honestly, you didn't really need to do a deep dive. He intentionally shares insane stories. It's a part of the bit, or the character. Never take anything he says seriously, is the final end note of all this. Maybe one day he'll be genuine and open, but that's not what he does right now. Still enjoyed the video, but yeah, most of what he says is entirely fictional, or extremely, heavily overexaggerated.

[@HamstrrX2]

i vaguely remember something about southstar producing for oliver tree or something 21:44

[@TheChrisLeone]

Bro, Getter also goes by Terror Reid and his music understand that name goes hard. Bounce Back is a good one

[@mikayla_collie]

i saw him at hose of blues in texas like over 10 years ago i think. great set!

[@WeyounSix]

Performance artists always come off as so narcissistic its insane

[@mikayla_collie]

2:55 I just want to step in and say that.... NO, that does not sound like a lie, to anyone who is/was an addict. addiction does not pick out certain age groups to effect. i was an addict at the age of 14-15. weed, alcohol, adderall... got sent to my first inpatient rehab shortly after that, and it definitely didn't stop there. it only escalated into "harder" drugs. i was an IV heroin/meth/coke slammer/user for over 10 years. im 33 now. I've spent *_literally_* over 3 years of my life in rehab facilities, or halfway houses/sober living houses. been to extensive inpatient rehabs 4 times, and been to over 20 clinical detoxes. age means nothing in terms of addiction. it never discriminates. i 100% believe his addiction story. i have seen pretty much every interview, podcast, text post, and video, pertaining to his drug use, and as someone who is very experienced on the subject, i would say he's not lying.

[@UndercoverNormie]

If you think 15 is too young to get addicted to drugs, you likely don't have any clue what that world is like

[@YehudiNimol]

I don't get why someone would make up his own plagarism allegations. What benefit does it make to put such a dent in your reputation? I personally don't buy that version

[@_Amor_Fati]

Never heard of this dude. The story sounds familiar. Is that you George Santos?

[@klyxx8990]

6:02 Where he would Throw it away and Start Over Start All Over Tree Start Oliver Tree "I have to start Tree All Over" he though to himself

[@woodenjoe]

Being the same age as Oliver, I can relate to drug addiction part and do believe him. The opiate pandemic was in full swing when I was in middle school, painkillers where everywhere, I feel like everyone had them. I started abusing them around 14/15 years old. Painkillers lead into every other drugs as well as the same people who sold the pain killers sold other drugs, and finally, my parents kicked me out of their house aswell. The early 2000s was a crazy time to grow up. Still feeling the echos of it myself. Still, I have friends relaspe and die because of it.

[@doomlordkaka]

whats the difference between performance art and what connor mcgreggor does leading up to a fight to get more ppv's?