In Photos: Avicii’s Life and Career

‘It’s been a very crazy journey. I started producing when I was 16. I started touring when I was 18. From that point on, I just jumped into it 100 percent.’ Avicii performs during 2010’s Electric Zoo held at Randall’s Island park in New York City
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‘I just feel so happy that I’m one of the few people who can actually say that I love what I’m doing. To have gotten to the point where I’m at today, it’s amazing. I still can’t believe it.’ Avicii performs on the last day of the Rock in Rio festival in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2016
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‘Dance music is like a virus: it has affected so many different genres.’ Avicii in Melbourne in 2012
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