In Photos: Avicii’s Life and Career

‘When I look back on my life, I think, ‘Whoa, did I do that?’ It was the best time of my life in a sense. It came with a price – a lot of stress a lot of anxiety for me – but it was the best journey of my life.’ Avicii at the New Look Wireless Festival, London, 2015
Photograph: Olly Stabler/Rex/Shutterstock

‘House music is losing all its melody as it becomes more about how dirty the drop is and how energetic it is. It loses touch with what music really is.’ Austin Mahone, Kendall Jenner and Avicii at the 2013 American Music Awards
Photograph: Michael Buckner/AMA2013/Getty Images for DCP

‘I love DJing, I do, I love everything that comes with it; it’s fun and it’s kind of glamorous. It’s just like when it’s right in the moment and you have that stupid bright light on you. It feels so awkward.’ Avicii in concert in 2012 in Florida
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