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Category: Dreams and the Supernatural
MARK TULIN:
As part of the seminal garage/psychedelic music revolution of1966-67 Sky “Sunlight” Saxon, through his work with The Seeds, is guaranteed a place in the musical pantheon's garage. His recordings of “Pushin’ Too Hard”, “Mr. Farmer” and “I Can’t Seem To
Make You Mine” remain prime examples of a musical genre and time.
Along with Love and The Electric Prunes, Sky “Sunlight” Saxon was to be part of the upcoming “California ’66 Revue” tour in August. He still is. His spirit and his music will be included in each show. He also contributed three songs to the tour’s limited edition CD, including an unreleased live version of “Pushin’ Too Hard”.
While his presence will be sorely missed by those who knew and loved him it helps to know that Sky died like he lived, as a musician. Every musician dreams of being able to play up until the very end. Sky got to live out that dream. Sky's last performance was just a few days before entering the hospital.
Those of us who were looking forward to the opportunity of seeing him perform just one more time are deeply saddened. With his passing another piece of the 1960’s passes into memory.
jAMES LOWE
Sky wanted to go on tour. He told me this a few years back in Portland. His plan was he would get 1 billion dollars and split it between The Seeds, Electric Prunes, and Strawberry Alarm Clock. We would play stadiums and bring the old music to the young. Well it took a few years but we finally figured out a way to plan a tour of the East with Love, EP and Sky Sunlight Saxon (fyi: we had to forego the billion dollars). Sky was up for this and even donated 3 cuts to a tour CD of all three bands; unreleased and live cuts called, California 66.
As we all know Sky will not be there in the flesh for this event he had looked forward to; but his spirit will be looking down at every lick. The spirit will be the "Sunlight Plan from Outer Space we talked about that night in Oregon. I just hope he understands about the billion?
We never die. Here is what Sky thought about it:
“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 March
2009