Disaster Avicii found dead at 28

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/20/entertainment/avicii-dj-dead/index.html
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8358389/avicii-dead-tim-bergling

Swedish DJ Avicii, real name Tim Bergling, died at age 28 on Friday, April 20, his publicist confirmed.

"It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii," his publicist Diana Baron said in a statement. "He was found dead in Muscat, Oman this Friday afternoon local time, April 20th. The family is devastated and we ask everyone to please respect their need for privacy in this difficult time. No further statements will be given."

Bergling started out releasing music on Laidback Luke Forum in the late '00s, where DJs and producers would post music and seek feedback from budding peers. In 2011, he broke through to an international audience with the progressive house track "Levels," which hit No. 1 in his native Sweden and on the U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs chart -- and earned him a Grammy nod. His 2012 David Guetta collab "Sunshine" earned him a Grammy nomination as well, and that same year, he became the first electronic DJ/producer to headline New York City's storied Radio City Music Hall.

In 2013, Avicii released his debut studio album, True, which featured the game-changing, massive international hit "Wake Me Up!" ft. Aloe Blacc. Combining EDM, folk and country music, the song became a No. 1 hit in many countries and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. His second album, Stories, dropped in 2015 and featured vocals from Chris Martin, Wyclef Jean, Robbie Williams, Matisyahu, Brandon Flowers, Gavin DeGraw and more. The EP Avīci (01) came out in Aug. 2017 and featured his Rita Ora collaboration "Lonely Together."

Avicii's health issues were known to the public for several years prior to his death. He suffered from acute pancreatitis, in part due to excessive drinking. In 2014, he canceled numerous shows in order to recover after having his gallbladder and appendix removed.

Eventually, he decided to retire from touring entirely in an emotional letter penned in March 2016.

“To me it was something I had to do for my health,” Bergling told The Hollywood Reporter in 2016. “The scene was not for me. It was not the shows and not the music. It was always the other stuff surrounding it that never came naturally to me. All the other parts of being an artist. I'm more of an introverted person in general. It was always very hard for me. I took on board too much negative energy, I think.”

I took a pill in Ibiza
To show Avicii I was cool
And when I finally got sober, felt 10 years older
But fuck it, it was something to do

 

[neverendingmidi]

I’m betting on overdose.

 

[Dysnomia]

I've never heard of him until today. I just don't gt the whole DJ thing. But it looks like he had a lot of substance issues. This guy destroyed his pancreas at a very young age. Duff McKagan got through it. But I guess this guy couldn't. Either that or it was drug related.

 

[CWCchange]

DJs always be robo-tripping on that lean, brah.

 

[oldTireWater]

I didn't know who this guy was so I checked out youtube. Turns out "Levels" is a pretty good song, with a really good video. Still no loss though, with EDM there's always more where he came from.

 

[Trans Fat 41g]

Well, that sucks. Died young.

'F'

 

[Dr. Kaufman]

The saddest thing is that he didn't even get to join the 27 club.

 

[ComeoutandJULAY]

He was a pretty major figure in EDM, at least before he fell off. He had a lot of personal issues to deal with that prevented him from truly having a sustainable career, which isn't all that unusual in the music industry, but to have it end this way is a tragic thing to happen nevertheless. RIP.

 

[Microlab]

Oh, wow. I'm at once surprised and not. On one hand, he was very young and still quite popular, but on the other... South American club drugs take their toll. I wonder if he knew he would die young from it.

I'm not guessing overdose inherently, though. I'd rather think multiple drug complications, like he took too much of whatever the modern equivalent to Speedball is, and then chugged a couple gallons of pure liquor. DJ party culture druggies have a bad tendency to upp the stakes of their hits a lot, and so not really getting addicted or overdosing on one thing, I've heard a lot of them starting on a bit of E and then a week later injecting super-LSD-heroin-cut-with-AIDs directly into their brainstem.
They get off to the adrenaline and sense of adventure and new experience.

RIP Avicii. Don't do party drugs, everybody.

 

[Benine Bovine]

Its always very sad to see young stars pass when they have their whole life and career in front of them

Best wishes to his family and friends

 

[JaneThough]

Very sad . I've always enjoyed his music.

 

[ES 148]

It's all over. Should we wake him up?

 

[Trans Fat 41g]

It's all over. Should we wake him up?

Some say Kurt Cobain's lyrics before he offed himself was going in a hauntingly foreshadowing direction, but this makes "Wake Me Up" even more sad.

 

[CrazyRandomZyn]

I'm gonna go listen to all his songs tonight.
F

 

[Absolutego]

This is why you don't drink a 1/5 a day, kids. Didn't even like his music all that much, but this hits close to home for other reasons. RIP

 

[Teri-Teri]

Rest in Peace, Avicii.

 

[KerryDixon9]

I've never heard of him until today.

I'd only heard of him because he bought a $15m house in the hills of Beverly Hills.

Being a famous DJ, living in that house, my guess is that while he didn't live long, he did live a lot.

 

[Red Hood]

Holy shit. I don't listen to a lot of current pop but his stuff was good. "Hey Brother" came into rotation on my playlist today. Don't know much about the guy but he laid down some solid tracks.

F

 

[Bussy Catalog]

This is the first celebrity death in a long time that I'm genuinely sad about. I bought his first album back when it launched and played the shit out of it. He was a really talented and, by all accounts, very nice dude and it sucks that he died so young.

“The scene was not for me. It was not the shows and not the music. It was always the other stuff surrounding it that never came naturally to me. All the other parts of being an artist. I'm more of an introverted person in general. It was always very hard for me. I took on board too much negative energy, I think.”

This is the saddest part of it all. It seems like he was just a guy who got popular all of a sudden and didn't know how to handle it. The Kurt Cobain comparison is pretty apt, but at least he didn't commit suicide (as far as we know).

 

[Duke Nukem]

It's pretty sad when someone dies all of a sudden from something preventable like an early death from drugs. The guy made some good music, but man, these DJs really need to stop fucking with the club drugs. DJ AM also had substance problems and died early.

Rest in peace dude. All I can take from this is someone learns from it and avoids making the same mistake.