This past weekend, friends, family and colleagues of Ikey Owens gathered at Third Man Records to celebrate a life well lived. We toasted to Ikey with his cocktail-of-choice (fernet and ginger ale) and swapped stories about Ikey's talent, sense of humor, and misadventures from the road, all while listening to Ikey absolutely destroy the ivories in his recordings with the Mars Volta and the Free Moral Agents. It was hard not to smile being so surrounded by Ikey's musical genius and photos of him enjoying his every moment. We are all so grateful that we were able to make cameos in such a beautiful man's life, and will always cherish the memory of Ikey Owens.
The Ikey Owens Memorial Wall in Long Beach:
Rest in peace glad I got to see you in SF
thank you.
Rest in peace Isaiah. Was fortunate to see you this August in SF. ⚡️
Thank you so much for sharing these treasured moments.
I feel very lucky having seen Ikey perform with the Mars Volta and his last with Jack. I’ll always remember him for the passionate musician he was. Thank you Ikey
I never had the chance to see him playing, but it was a magnificent musician. Thanks to TMR for sharing with us this very special moment, R.I.P Ikey and his talent.
God bless his family and friends and thank God for such an amazing talent, I recall at the Boston show him being so into the music and dancing his hat flew right off. May you rest in peace
Thanks for sharing this with us. I’m sure it wasn’t an easy moment, despite it seems full of joy for all the things you shared with Ikey, and full of love, so much love. You all know that we all are with you now and ever, no matter what, so we deeply feel his departure as one of our own. ’Cause we are family. Love, light, prayers and hugs for you all
Thank you for sharing with us. I have been deeply touched by His passing. I’ve been to several shows and it felt like I knew Him. Even though I do not. Hard to explain. I will miss Ikey a lot and it will be strange seeing Jack and the band again after His passing. I can’t even imagine how it must be for the Band. God Bless His Family, Band Mates, and Friends.
When I saw Jack and the band this summer at the Fox in Detroit you could tell Ikey was really in to the show. Like he felt every note. God speed Man !