RIP Sky Saxon

[THE TEXREYS]

Sky Saxon paased away this morning in Austin, Texas.
He was admitted to St. David's Hospital on Monday.
The cause of his death is yet to be confirmed.

Here's to Sky, one of the true originators of the Garage Punk scene.

Thankfully I got to see him play a couple of weeks ago at Austin's "Fuzz Club"
He was backed by a local band "Shapes Have Fangs", The Seeds tunes sounded awesome.
I got him to sign a Seeds LP for us...I was stoked by that.

RIP Sky Saxon

Wig
The Texreys

[Sumiji]

RIP Sky. Thank you for everything.

[EGO the Living Planet]

RIP

Too bad it's being kept out of the news (not that it would get more than maybe a mention anyway) by the death of the world's most famous child molester.

[tom blumenfeld]

They rhyme, Saxon and Jackson. So it's a dual-ogy.

R.I.P. One Two Three Baby, You and Me

Pushin' Up Daisies Too Hard

EGO the Living Planet said:

RIP

Too bad it's being kept out of the news (not that it would get more than maybe a mention anyway) by the death of the world's most famous child molester.

[John Sevestian]

Truly will be missed. SKY Not wacko jacko.

[Jymn Parrett]

I did a website for Sky and the Seeds a decade ago. I got to know him for a little while. A funny guy and sharper than people knew. Greg Shaw said Sky wasn't crazy, he was just shrewd. In any case The Seeds is still my favourite album.I play the mono vinyl all the time even today.

I was looking forward to seeing Sky on the garage band tour this summer.

[El Tiki]

Thanks for all, brother Sunlight, and happy trails in the next Sphere!

[Kaleidoscope Jones]

Was excited to go see Sky & The Seeds this summer in Montréal. Alas alas!! We've lost another giant. Bet there's a kick-ass jam session going on in another dimension right now...

[Seraphic Kat]

“Well, I think you could retire when you die. I don't, however, believe in death, so I guess I will retire when I leave my body. But I plan to continue writing and performing in heaven”

Sky Sunlight Saxon

He will be missed... :(

[Erik 4-A]

John Sevestian said:

Truly will be missed. SKY Not wacko jacko.

This is what I received in and email today;

SKY SUNLIGHT SAXON of the psychedelic garage rock legends THE SEEDS passed away this morning at 9:10am, June 25th, 2009 at St. David’s South Austin Hospital in Austin, Texas. Sky died of heart & kidney failure, due to an undiagnosed infection of his internal organs. ...

Sad, but not unexpected. He was a weird dude. I crossed paths with him several times when he was living up here in the Pacific Northwest. I have posted my accounts elsewhere (but they may no longer be up)
#3

[Erik 4-A]

He dressed a lot better in those pictures than when I met him in 1992 and later in 1998. He wasn't blonde then either.

Happy Trails you Cosmic Cowboy!

El Tiki said:

Thanks for all, brother Sunlight, and happy trails in the next Sphere!

[Screamin' Danny Blix]

i posted all the seeds records in memorium. http://getdorked.tumblr.com. listened to him all day at work today, too. poor guy.

[Erik 4-A]

Erik 4-A said:

He dressed a lot better in those pictures than when I met him in 1992 and later in 1998. He wasn't blonde then either.
Happy Trails you Cosmic Cowboy!
UPDATE: My Experiences with Sky Saxon in Seattle in the mid 1990s:

I remember when Sky was hanging out in Seattle in the mid 90s. He was in a band called the Wolf Pack with Brad Ramels & Mike Refuzor and couple of other folks. He also had a project called Fast Planet and one called Sunflower too. He introduced himself to me at the University Streetfair while I was Stage Managing as, "Hi I am Sky Saxon of the Seeds, creator of Flower Power and I will be playing here today."

"With what band?" I innocently asked.

"All of them. I will get up and they will let me jam with them, because of who I am"

"Not is if they don't want you to. Now please step out of the Backstage area, sir."

He was wearing clothes that looked like they hadn't been changed since 1966!

A few year later. I got a call at the studio from a Richard Marsh (his real name) manager of the band Sunflower who wanted some FREE studio time for that band.

"Why?"

again I innocently asked (recognizing the voice over the phone)

"Well this band contains Sky Saxon the creator of Flower Power and it will be big" Mr Marsh replied.

"Fat Chance on that!"

I exclaimed and hung up. Or something like that.

There you have it. One of my many brushes with glory and fame.

El Tiki said:

Thanks for all, brother Sunlight, and happy trails in the next Sphere!