Tim Bergling more commonly known as the DJ Avicii was fount dead in Muscat, Oman on Friday the 20th of April 2018. The cause of his death at this moment has not been released. He was just 28 years old.He rose to international acclaim in 2011 when his hit song ''Levels'' was released. He actually got popular when he was 16 years old and had begun touring by 18 years of age. He had been a staple on the EDM scene for a long time. Which was why it was devastating to his fans when he announced his retirement in 2016 due to health problems.
Avicii had been having health scares before his retirement. He was diagnosed with Acute Pancreatitis at the age of 21 and told it was partly due to his excessive drinking. He had his gallbladder and appendix removed in 2014. Avicii was known to be very introverted. The environment that came with being such a high profile DJ made him drink in order to overcome social anxiety. On It's own this doesn't sound so terrible but Avicii was known to have performed 300+ shows a year. He did publicly admit he had a problem and sought help.
As an EDM fan news of his death is heartbreaking. He was a game changer, he almost singlehandedly made it cool to listen to EDM. Before him it was considered as mostly European or rave music. Will his death be the signal we need to talk about the casual alcoholism that is common among youth? Why is nobody protecting young celebrities from themselves? There is an actual list of celebrities that died at the around the age of 27 and it is called the 27 Club. Party culture will take its toll health wise statistically on us in the future but no one is bothered. What will it take? We could assume that Avicii drank and popped pills like no one else or more practically infer that he had a genetic susceptibility to such substances. We do not all have the same resistance to illness so why are we continually playing Russian roulette with our lives? The answer to that is definitely complex and probably very little can be done from that angle on a large scale but we have the power to save our selves and our family from the possibility of debilitating illness.
Rest in Peace Avicii, you did the best you could for yourself but it might have been too late to save you from a lot of pain.You are loved and will be missed greatly.
*He is survived by his parents; his sister, Linda Sterner; and his brothers, Anton Körberg and David Bergling.
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For most people going through stages of music experimentation is inevitable. From the music your family likes to the music your friends like. I remember hearing Clocks by Coldplay on replay as a little kid, I had no idea if I really liked it then or not but I was drawn to Chris Martins reverential tones. If guess I could say it was my love of Worship music that influenced that choice.
Then there was that thrill of discovering the music that kept me awake at night , singing and internalizing the lyrics. Discussing the lyrics with friends, sing-alongs in school. I'm still a sucker for good sing along moments. For social mobility though, the genre was Pop and Rap. Knowing a complete Eminem song would earn you some quick cred. Linkin' Park and Evanescence saved me from having to pretend I was still heavily into Rap for clout when I hit my Emo stage. Rock but still cool enough to advertise.
I fell in love with EDM after hearing Adventure Club have been stuck ever since. I had developed an addiction to intense bass, disdain for Pop lyrics and I found a genre that enabled me. I used to think of EDM as that crazy European music that they play in all the "don't do drugs" videos. I was so surprised to stumble on Intensive Care by The Sonixx;soft ,slow romantic. I thought I would eventually grow out of it all but the artists in the genre evolve so beautifully I'm sure I'll be there for a while. I'm grateful music promoters like MrSuicideSheep and XKito keep the good stuff and the new stuff coming.
I'm not a one note wonder thankfully. I do appreciate a wide range of Artists with very little focus on particular genres. Coldplay will always have a special place in my heart and on my playlist. Social music though is still a thing. Though its trendy to be that person that likes lesser known artists these days and acting slightly superior about it(quick side glance at some Jon Bellion fans) most people don't want to come to your house and listen to you play your weird music.They want to bond over the familiar tracks you share,or introduce you to hip stuff that you could share. I enjoy time spent with my friends dancing to Nigerian/Afrobeat music and I wouldn't trade it for music I'm sure isn't running away. Don't be selfish with your space, good music is like salt that brightens your good moments and makes your less stellar moments better. Every track you love and even grow to hate is a storage device for your mood, a marker for stages in your life.
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