Eyedea & Abilities - Sky Diver (Live)

[iOpacity]

Glad they didn't end up putting the 'Kill the king' in the main song.

I like appreciating the beat.

[Big03Poppa]

I saw my brother go through drug addiction. I never understood what he felt until I started listening to Eyedea. Now I get it. Funny thing is: my brother showed me Eyedea's music. I just wish I could shake Eyedea's hand and thank him for letting me understand. R.I.P.

[RHCP10206]

I think eyedea is the perfect example of true enlightenment, once we can understand and answer the big questions of "why", life itself is no longer siginificant, and we die.

[BlackSN8K]

Touche.

[Rehver]

I want a couple of theories for what I'm about to ask. Why do you think they called the song Sky Diver?

[arich1105]

@Rehver an addiction is a lot like falling out of the sky (sky diving) because you have 0 control, you're consumed by fear that you may die, but there's still that divine feeling of having no strings attached, no worldly worries. it's like a deadly freedom.

[Munge74]

@Rehver Cause heroin is the most intense high I have ever had, and being dope sick feels like I fell from the sky and hit the ground hard. So skydivers are real high but are falling. Like being on heroin you get really high but being dope sick you are falling.

[wizl0w]

Micheal "Eyedea" Larsen is my God.

[rickybello11]

what happened to the rest of the videos?

[nicknackrap]

@rickybello11 What videos are missing ?

[manchise]

Listen to Eyedea's Music. ALL of It. Is Like a Religious Experience. I am Humbled.

[Damsunn]

@manchise So true man. If you dissect his lyrics from a variety of songs, it has lessons and meanings that directly relate to many spiritual teachings but he put his own twist on them.

[Pacemaker182]

Put it on 1.5x speed and you have a song from E&A :P awesome performance tho alot of emotion. R.EYE.P

[mlifeforlife]

dude i cry listening to this album no lie

[ajuare8]

Rip, eyedea helped me theought a lot..ur asleep now man

[iOpacity]

He looks like he's dead .. in this video and such.

Like.. It's sad watching him .. in his freestyle battles. Healthy , young.

Then some live performances when he's having a time of his life.

Then I watch these put up by Rhymesayers .. and.. He looks...like his health is degrading.

I dunno, creepy how the fuck we work dude.

[Ston3d42O]

@iOpacity he just got older, his health wasn't degrading around his death. maybe the week he died youcould tell. but you try sleeping MAYBE as half as much as the rest of the world. his meds mixed with alcohol, mixed with passing out face down on your tempurpedic bed. he wasn't a drug addict (maybe pharmaceudical, but prescribed)

[2ndBestAllTime]

@iOpacity Don't know what to tell you man, he looks healthy in this video, cheeks not sunken, area around the eyes have colour, I mean, he's obviously drained from performing his set, but you can't tell too much else besides that.

[Slode420]

I bought the cd but would still rather watch these videos, I'm a creeper.

[thedopegod1134]

Damn, This song is like a fucking punch in the chest. Absolutely amazing

[freeV12]

he's a huge inspiration, i almost lost my life to herion more than twice. checked myself into rehab and im 6 months sober. this was always my favorite song by him because i know the feeling

[MrBiace]

@freeV12 I've heard some rumours, but was he really on heroin? I just cant believe it :(

[Bigbadaswolf]

@TaliaTxT you could see it right before he gets up at the end..

[Skate4Life974]

i just found out about theses guys and i can't stop listening to them... but how did he die?

[TaliaTxT]

@Skate4Life974 overdose of a drug. he died in his sleep and his mom and some friends found him.

[1775semperfidelis1]

@Skate4Life974 sleeping pills and alchool he did not wake RIP eyedea 

[idealreelz]

I was totally blind to the fact that Eyedea had passed until Paid Dues 2011 when Sage Francis dedicated his set to him. I cannot describe the feelings I have every time I listen or think of him. Definitely a slap in the face to remind me that life is short and we should all strive to do the best we can. Just like Mikey did

[MsPanda1031]

I just started listening to Eyedea && Abilities and honestly, i can already classify em as brilliant!!

GENIUS!

Too bad i'll never be able to see Eyedea at a concert, Rest In Paradise♥♥

what did he die from anyways???

[Bigbadaswolf]

This is amazing... Can you guys see the tears on his face?

[TaliaTxT]

@Bigbadaswolf i watched this video like a 100 times (literally) and i never saw that! well i still can't see tears but in the end he is rubbing his eyes in a manner that indicates tears.

[iOpacity]

Can you pawns please stop arguing?

We're kinda on sacred ground here?

[TrueDamage999]

thumbs up for the chick painting at 3.51

[popcan138]

@TrueDamage999 thats a dude he has a beard

[twistt]

SPEAK UP ABILITIES

[87stevenortiz]

Eyedeas never die

[juststering]

You can kill a man, but you cant kill an Eyedea.

[flagdog49]

@juststering why would you.... RIP

[craigerrr8]

just said no to bad drugs .. sad loss

[10qaws]

@craigerrr8 ya im um this one time i had extasy rite woooooff hot dam YOU FUCKIN IDIOTS i might deside to beat the shit out of you if ever expose the fact to me you have that shit made from a bathtub with swetty balls o you think the bad trip lasted a few days ...... your cute as little bunny rabbit

[craigerrr8]

@10qaws u suck ,

[craigerrr8]

please rethink yourself

[10qaws]

@craigerrr8 uhhh no sir i geuss u live in regrets eh

[nilbud]

@10qaws You stupid illiterate uneducated moronic dunce.

[Jinxerz010792]

Not sure if trolling or just completely retarded...

[10qaws]

@craigerrr8 im talkin reck your face

[10qaws]

@craigerrr8 big jock or not

[craigerrr8]

@10qaws what. i dont even know what means?

[10qaws]

@craigerrr8 it meens that extasy fucks u up and in order to show someone . how much it fucks you up you gotta beet the shit outa them .. simple

[10qaws]

@craigerrr8 im making a point . i thought it WAS easy to hear 

[10qaws]

@craigerrr8 whats hard to understand jesus christ apparently the smart ones aint so smart now adays lol

[craigerrr8]

just said no to bad drugs .. sad loses

[Matijush]

i apologize for lying about smiling/

i'm frightened little cat that learn to act like a lion!

[twistt]

I just got back from rehab for opiates. Never gonna die like that and waste genius like Eyedea's skills. I could be something someone might miss too.

[Raywilliamjoseph]

Crumbs

[Raywilliamjoseph]

Pssh... who needs oxygen, just keep rapping,

[autumnxcore]

When in Rome, kill the king......

Rip everyone misses you intensely

[CleverNameHere81]

He was a fucking maniac on the stage, he feels the music like few others. We are privileged to have been able to experience him and his music.

[JaimeOfficialChannel]

@dmn4 thanks man, the song makes so much more sense knowing that! haha

[JaimeOfficialChannel]

What does he say the song's about right before he starts rapping?

"It's about the many unpleasurable _____? of addiction?"

can someone help please help me figure out what he says?!

[dmn4]

@JaimeOfficialChannel

the many unpleasurable forms of addiction..........

you should look into Kristoff krane, hes eyedea's goood homiee

[ElusiveWolf33]

@JaimeOfficialChannel "It's about the many unpleasurable forms of addiction."

[EnigmaticElement]

Eyedea was really handsome. No homo.

Rest in Peace, Eyedea.

You were one of the greatest musicians to ever live, and you were a true artist.

You are still one of the greatest inspirations I've had in my music. and in my

breaking(Bboying)  Tears come to my eyes whenever I watch old footage of you

preforming live. You were my hero, and I never got to experience the genius that

was Micheal Larsen, Oliver Hart, Eyedea in person. I will always regret that.

I love you, man.

[marshalloo22]

reading his lyrics is like reading kaballah..you have to read some lines aa few times to understand the briliance than ove to the next

[OM3N1R]

3:30 - 4:00 that is a human behavior not commonly witnessed.

a)religious fanatics

b)epileptics

c)people possessed by their own brilliance.

Fuck. If Eyedea would have lived until we become 60, the music he would extrude from his pores.

RIP to a great musician.

[marshalloo22]

@OM3N1R how awesome would it be to be possessed by your own briliance?

[Thizzlors]

who are the two assholes that disliked this?



[DovoljnoglubnickxD]

Kill the king..

[hellothorns]

This album came out on my birthday. :)

[TaliaTxT]

@hellothorns must have been the best present ever

[TaliaTxT]

Who was the guy on the far left?

[jman224333]

@TaliaTxT He was painting a picture of him, but i dont know why

[jgallo712]

@jman224333 the dude thats paintng back there is the guy that does all the art cover work n stuff hes hella talented looks like watercolors

[TaliaTxT]

@jgallo712 did he draw the special edition cover for the new face candy album? if yes i may have a art of him in a few days (:

[jgallo712]

@TaliaTxT no clue, but i do know he does alot of art for the rymesayers label

[jgallo712]

@TaliaTxT no clue

[DeafOrigins]

Ryhme In Peace........Rest In Beats........Thank You Eyedea, For Fulfilling your Life's Destiny.

[dmn4]

its about the many unpleasurable forms of addiction <3

[sheeple444]

I'm buying this album even if he wasn't gone. This could be one of his best? Can't wait to find out. R.I.P.

[TaliaTxT]

@sheeple444 this album. i can't describe how good it is. i will just stop here

[crogger321]

i love my sis for introducing me to e and a

[UpMike9989]

RIP EYEDEA

[jman224333]

Eyedea & Abilities Sky Diver Instrumental

/watch?v=ptizinFtzRk

[dunbarzack]

Is the full recording of this concert available anywhere?

[ilikeyourcookys182]

44,078 ? This should have like 1,000,000 views by now ...

[Slode420]

pauly d could learn a thing or twelve from these guys

[2luvme21]

where all all the videos of the rest of the album?

[blueearedelephant]

i love eyedea he has so much emotion in his music its beautiful

[Slode420]

@blueearedelephant dont forget about abilities

[blueearedelephant]

@Slode420 abilities too

[punk19]

have been hurting pretty bad lately, and when i hear thier music..i feel fuckin better

[14124252]

I lost my big sister to oxycontin on my birthday 4 years ago. Now Eyedea on the same date in October. I slept on Eyedea passing... I was too busy enjoying his new album to notice he had died. He was the same age as my sister. Eyedea remains a big source of inspiration and he will be missed very much.

[OM3N1R]

@14124252

Wow. My condolences man. Hoping that Mikey cheers you up a bit. Listen to " Here For You" 

[brifeld]

sorry to hear bout your sis. This song could as well been about her as any.

[hardc0REGON]

.. So, I'm pretty addicted to opiates, specifically h, and trust me, Eyedea was too. When I first started listening to his music, I wasn't nearly as into drugs as I am now, and didn't realize how much his music (specifically his latest album) was about opiate addiction, then I became fairly dependent on h & now catch an unbelievable amount of drug/addiction references.

It's scary how much I can relate to so his music. It makes me want to get clean, before it's too late you know.

[glass509]

@hardc0REGON yeh. i know what you are saying. i've lost 2 friends to opiates. and i lost eyedea (maybe not to opiates who really knows). my best friend is an opiate addict. i had to pull a needle out of his arm and give him cpr to keep him alive. if i could, i would give people life without parole for selling heroin, no matter what amount. i hate opiates. i hate them with all my heart.

[Snowshredder4life]

@hardc0REGON Man im sorry about your disease...i feel for you. Both of my parents were hardcore drug users but were lucky enough to find people to help em out of it. For all the people talkin shit to you or sayin its your fault, fuck em. No one's gettin yelled at for havin cancer, so you shouldnt be gettin yelled at for havin this disease. If you really want to get clean, find an NA meeting in your area and start goin. Thats your best hope, as long as you stick with it. I hope the best for you

[methadone89]

@hardc0REGON same man, its a shit road to go down, but even shitter to go back...

[HxC207]

I should be looking for a job right now...

But this is totally worth it, we miss you teach god how to rap!!!!

[Skylar1018]

Sad eyes.

"I know you'd rather be sad than stupid; junkie by day, genius by night."

I know you've found peace. Love!

[mcspedz22]

No offense guys at all but i think we should all stop talking shit about his DEATH and just listen to the fucken EPIC music he mad while ALIVE

[liveraloneguy]

crazy he was pretty much reaching out in this song, you can hear it in his voice he is pissed off at what addiction does

[MyDragonballz123]

so sick.

[jbabysolida]

<3

[UniformConfusion]

What is it he says at 1:33?

[1joshregalado]

@UniformConfusion "the many forms of Addiction"

[nedloK723]

Now that the cause of death has been released, listening to the lyrics in this song is just eerie. "One last time, I'm really hurting, Just a little taste to take off the edge. I rummage through old love letters and photographs in a desperate reach for a clue into who I am. With only the distant past as reference I fail to feel any connection to the bones under my skin." And of course, "Genius by day, Junkie by night."

[UniformConfusion]

@nedloK723 I agree that it seems sketch, but knowing Eyedea's storytelling nature I would assume that he wasn't actually a junkie. He wrote many songs about the fucked up stuff of the world that he didn't particularly live. I think that Eyedea's smart enough to not be a opiate junkie.

[nedloK723]

@UniformConfusion You bring up a good point, but he did die of an opiate overdose. He may not have been a junkie, i mean he didn't have track marks or anything but in interviews and in his music he constantly references addiction. Like, he used to be sober and then once he started drinking, he would hit it really hard. I'm not speaking ill of him, of course. Unfortunately opiate toxicity generally means heroin. Oh yeah and at 1:33 he says "It's about the many unpleasurable forms of addiction.

[SCAenterprises]

@nedloK723 i think it was heroin

[nedloK723]

@SCAenterprises right exactly that's what i'm sayin. I doubt any other opiate would have led to death... this is just depressing to talk about tho, why do so many of the great have to die young.

[cstahley12]

@nedloK723 I'm guessin you guys have never heard of oxycontin

[badusername94]

@nedloK723 his mother said it was sleeping pills

[FloppyBaby]

@badusername94 Toxicology said it was opiates (painkillers) - they'll put you to sleep, but its another monster.

[falonbarnes]

@FloppyBaby heroin is an opiate too.....

[FloppyBaby]

@falonbarnes Okay... how does this relate to what I said?

[lostabyss]

@FloppyBaby i believe falon is referring to a possible heroin overdose.

[falonbarnes]

@FloppyBaby you said it like those were the only kind, it doesnt matter to me how he passed i literally spend multiple hours of every day listening to Mikeys music my only concern is if iver heard every song/freestyle hes every released.

[nedloK723]

@badusername94 we'll let Kathy believe what she wants

[irieMee]

this is the only song I've listened to for 3 days

[irieMee]

fuck..

[glass509]

lol did abilitites for real just drink some jameson whiskey straight outta the bottle? that shit is gross and badass at the same time...

[MrSeabass1991]

@glass509

i got to see them 3 times and i shit you not abilities is ALWAYS drinking that shit straight out the bottle.

[lagginswag]

too good for words. miss you bro

[1joshregalado]

KILL THE KINGGGGGGG!

[blakaxx88]

@1joshregalado kill the king!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[snupcho]

This is perfection.

[MrSeanlamkins]

love that theres a painter on stage as well. great vid.

[ObeyTheFunktipuss]

@MrSeanlamkins he's the guy who did the artwork for by the throat.. cant remember his name.. eyedea mentioned his name in an interview somewhere

[MrSeanlamkins]

@ObeyTheFunktipuss Oh! yes I saw that interview, yeah I didnt know what the artist looked like so it was kinda of funny thinking he was random :P

[faust1138]

they are amazing together, it is sooooo sad he passed away to over-prescribed drugs!!!!!!!!! aaaaaaaahhhhhhh......gonna miss them.

[Quiz1684]

So awesome.

[STACEYLOvesBILLY]

doesn't look like a stereotypical rapper, but he defines rap. exactly. i love this guy.

[snupcho]

@STACEYLOvesBILLY Sure he doesn't look like a raper. That's the point. Fuck stereotypes. Too bad he's gone now :(

[snowtoology]

missed

[ibLiZaKe]

oh' fuck, how i miss you bro

[hiphopwathappen]

If u check my vids I Got his rare tape he made from like 91 I think called the whereabouts of hidden bridges unheard shit whole album check it out.,

[VolpeRossauk]

@hiphopwathappen Thanks for that one im on it , also if you like atmosphere all there early shit still avalable if you have a look around ;)

[1joshregalado]

2:02 IT LOOK'S LIKE HE'S LOOKIN AT YOU, MISS YA MAN

[MinamaTING]

Shit he's dead?

May he rest in peace.

Awesome musician.

[xxrastamarleyxx]

I have a signed When in rome kill the king and Freestyle Jams got it when he did a free show at the walker art center in his home town MN, RIP you will be missed

[againstthewire]

R.I.P. Mikey

[puhl117]

Im just getting into Eyedea, when did he die?

[ethanyesplz]

@puhl117 The 16th

[soulsick08]

@puhl117 , the 17th actually.

[whosyourPAHpee53]

@puhl117 last sunday =(

he was only 28 and they havent annouced how he died yet

[puhl117]

@whosyourPAHpee53 Whaat, didnt know it was that recent. RIP. Dude's music is nuts. Burn Fetish is my fav so far

[whosyourPAHpee53]

@puhl117

ya i knoe , i would have given my left nut to see him live... well if i had one

and ya E&A was my favorite album . when did u start listening to him

[puhl117]

@whosyourPAHpee53 The day i fist commented about him was the day i was introduced to him. i think like 4 or 5 days ago. I got the ablum By The Throat and it's fuckin awesome. Gonna download a few more tonight

[whosyourPAHpee53]

@puhl117 ya download the E&A album its so dope , and isten to act right , Now and Paradise

[74DOOMSDAY]

@puhl117 @whosyourPAHpee53 yea E&A is dope but dont leave out first born.. that album is soo fuking amazing.. best 14/15 bucks i ever spent.. hands down

[Slode420]

@74DOOMSDAY id buy it agian just to support the eyedeas and abilities of these artists..

[DJPHILLY187]

@74DOOMSDAY music, music

[dronejones]

RIP Eyedea you will be missed.. Damn shame we never got around to work with one another.. My condolences to your fam and friends

[aredeeeeee]

RIP EYEDEA

[WudupyoitsMJ]

So much passion gone to waste.

[emceehelium]

@WudupyoitsMJ not a waste, we can still take what he already recorded to heart.

[WudupyoitsMJ]

@emceehelium Of course, he had a lot of potential though.

What a tragedy.

[TheNaramatu]

I'm glad Abilities explained that and I may be making an assumption but that was a very psychedelic description he gave. I miss Eyedea already, unbelievable.

[ooooooooooooO111]

@TheNaramatu definitely had shades of a psychadelic snydrom ahhhhhhh

[wtfhugzomg]

R EYE P. 

[DRO1]

My all time favorite song. Im sad to see you go man, you were my favorite artist. You were an inspiration and what you did in your life will forever echo through your fans for eternity.

[OisNOTdead87]

This song always made me wonder if you'd go out the way you did. Your words were as close to perfect as any emcee will ever get (in my opinion). Rest in peace.

[Patrick70two]

RIP EYEDEA, truley sad loss