Avicii
AKA
Timberman
BORN: Tim Bergling
1989-09-08
2018-04-20
BIOGRAPHY
He was a Swedish DJ, remixer and music producer. At the age of 16, Bergling began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first record deal. He rose to prominence in 2011 with his single “Levels“. His debut studio album, True (2013), blended electronic music with elements of multiple genres and received generally positive reviews. It peaked in the top ten in more than fifteen countries and topped international charts; the lead single, “Wake Me Up“, topped most music markets in Europe and reached number four in the United States.
Bergling was nominated for a Grammy Award for his work on “Sunshine” with David Guetta in 2012 and “Levels” in 2013. Several music publications credit him amongst the DJs who ushered electronic music into Top 40 radio in the early 2010s.
He retired from touring in 2016, after several years of stress and poor mental health. On 20 April 2018, he committed suicide while on holiday in Muscat, Oman. In 2019, his third and final album, Tim, was released posthumously.
QUOTES
- “I’m a DJ. I get the party started.”
- Figure out what you’re most passionate about in life and what you’re good at. And the mixture between those two and then you should give it your all, all the time.”
- “If there is love in this life, we’re unstoppable.”
- “Life’s a game made for everyone, and love is the prize.”
- “I tried carrying the weight of the world. But I only have two hands.”
- “Your whole life has been building up to this moment. Your whole life has been building up to this day. Every dream that moved you, every scar improved you, every voice around you tells you to believe.”
- “Dance music is like a virus: it has affected so many different genres.”
- “It’s hard – some people get inspired by a feeling, but I’m mostly inspired by melodies.”
- “There’s always haters, no matter what you’re doing – whether they’re complaining that everything you do sounds the same, or it’s too different.”
- “I would never lay down a pre-programmed set and perform to a pre-mixed CD; I would never cheat my fans like that.”
