In Photos: Avicii’s Life and Career

‘I think she might have been disappointed in me for not being able to put in as much time as she wanted. A lot of things start suffering when you don’t have the energy or time to do things properly. You think you can get away with it, but the quality suffers.’ Avicii joined by Madonna at the Ultra music festival in 2012 in Miami, Florida
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‘EDM started getting oversaturated four, five, six years ago, when money became everything. From that point, I started mentally not wanting to associate myself with EDM.’ Avicii takes a selfie on Table Mountain, South Africa, in 2018
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‘The one thing that kept me from stopping was that I felt weird – like, ‘Why the fuck can’t I enjoy this like all the other DJs?’ But I’m starting to realize that a lot of the DJs who look excited at every show have the same thoughts.’ Avicii performing his last set at Tennent’s Vital in Belfast
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