Comments on: Sky Saxon of ’60s garage band The Seeds has died

By: roger vajda

roger vajda — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:05:52 +0000

Do you know how I can contact your husband’s friend Greg Mumford? I’d be fascinated to hear his take on all the confusion surrounding “Incense and Peppermints” I’d also like to know how his career went afterwards with his groups.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:02:23 +0000

Sky and Electric Alarm Clock did a movie called Psych Out. Jack Nicholson and Bruce Dern were in it also. I had a bit part but all the players were really super nice to everyone. Really a nice guy…..RIP.

By: cagliostro

cagliostro — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:40:22 +0000

“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

By: Steve di Costanzo

Steve di Costanzo — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:04:54 +0000

On our Radio Base Camp show on WPKN radio in Bridgeport we had a very interesting interview with Sky Saxon...and he was on the California '66 Tour that was coming to Fairfield, CT at the THE QUICK CENTER with a benefit concert for WPKN with The Electric Prunes and LOVE with Johnny Echols & Baby Lemonade. Here is a link to the WPKN archives and our 38 min. interview this past March. California '66 continues and will add a new group and the tour will be in honor of Sky "Sunlight" Saxon. Sky RIP Interview link: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/1174

By: Larry Steele

Larry Steele — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:29:42 +0000

stayed at his place in topanga cyn a while, his brother Robert Marsh was my roomate for awhile both in 1971. Mr/ Farmer my favourite seeds track.

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:50:47 +0000

Sorry to hear of Sky’s passing. Through my cousin, I came to be casual friends with the Seeds when the were playing Bido Lido’s in Hollywood in, I think ’66. Wow, 43 years ago! i loved the seeds music then and still get a kick out of it, sometimes breaking into one of the songs more familiar to me: Pushin’ Too Hard; Can’t Seem to Make You Mine (awohh); The Farmer. I will be now be searching for their songs to put on my Ipod, leaving my daughter to download bunches of Michael Jackson tunes.
Richard L.

By: PUNKBOOKKEEPER

PUNKBOOKKEEPER — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:00:05 +0000

Cagliostro, you are so right. Such a shame Sky’s death was so overshadowed. EW, thank you so much for reporting this. It took the NY Times a whole day to say something! A true musical loss!

By: gerard kent

gerard kent — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:11:55 +0000

Hello i meet Sky Saxon in Austin Texas when he played The Black Angels psych fest in march 2009 weekend before sxsw at a club on 6th street in Austin he has young people coming up to him admiring him he had this strong magnetism of love. after the his show sky invited out to breakfastwith him & his wife Sabrina in his van to magnolia’s restaurant on south congress he walked in smoking a joint a waiter said to sky its OK your in Austin Texas (i seen him before years for did not know who he was) i spent a week going to events with sky a movie premiere party at stubs, his gig with Shapes Have Fangs that was his Austin back up band at the Spider house, austin music hall to see Roky Erickson play. Prez Hilton’s sxsw party and at his apartment and the condo i rented on 4th street Sky i will always remember my time with you

By: Frankie

Frankie — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:15:18 +0000

Pushin’ Too Hard was a total ‘Punk’ song. Every note and lyric screamed attitude. This song is a great example of a One Hit Wonder being so good the legacy of the creators is deserved at many levels. And how ’bout the groups name; The Seeds.
Perfect.

By: Patty

Patty — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:41:39 +0000

One of my earlier concert experiences as well. I saw him in a small venue in either Riverside or San Bdo. He used to wear Black and White Striped bell-bottoms. I had to have a pair, and eventually found them. Funny one person mentions in and the Strawberry Alarm Clock. One of my husbands friends, Greg Mumford, was the vocalist for Incense, Pepperments.