He’s pale, with a faraway look in his eyes. His eyes twitch and slightly roll back into his heads. All the while, Avicii is in obvious pain. There’s one particularly disturbing part where Avicii sits in a car talking to his tour manager about setting up interviews, an upcoming show, etc. This is especially evident when juxtaposed against his more recent interviews, where he appears much healthier. He becomes extremely skinny, with dark bags under his eyes. His schedule took a toll on him, which is apparent in Avicii’s physical appearance throughout the film. The more Avicii toured and dropped new music, the more money they made. The film shows Avicii was a severe workaholic, and his managers encouraged his unhealthy exertion and lifestyle. Instead of taking the time to rest, he left the hospital as soon as he could and began working again. In 2012, Avicii was hospitalized for acute pancreatitis, due in part to his excessive drinking. But he struggled with anxiety and would drink before every set to settle his nerves. Once that opened up, you could tour a whole year, and that’s kind of what we did.”įrom 2008-2012, Avicii performed 550 shows around the world. “I didn’t realize before that you could do Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. “Every show was like a party,” Avicii says in the documentary. He started getting booked for more and more gigs, and he loved it. Then in 2011, the progressive house single “Levels” became an EDM hit, and Avicii became a worldwide name.
At the start, you see Avicii as an introverted kid that simply liked making music. Shot over four years by film director Levan Tsikurishvili, the documentary follows the Swedish DJ from his humble beginnings to stardom. In the aftermath of his passing, it takes on an eerie new meaning and helps explain his life leading up to his suicide. You can watch the English subtitled version by clicking here.Avicii: True Stories was originally released in October of 2017, but was removed from Netflix after Avicii’s death.
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Though it seems that Netflix does not quite have its act together yet (fingers crossed for the future), the documentary is available in full on EDM Video’s Facebook page. Tim’s choice to strip all problems behind his life was a very courageous choice and offers many ideas for thought.” “The documentary is a must see also for understanding that, behind that guy who’s playing one hour set on the biggest mainstages around the world there’s a lot more. Groove Cartel gives us a brief teaser as to the content of the film: “The documentary tells the story of Tim Bergling, alias Avicii, from a normal guy who loves music to one of the biggest dance music artists of the scene going through the dark period that made him stop from touring. In fact, it does not seem watchable on US Netflix, but we can only assume that it’s in the works in the near future. In case you’re worried this was just an April Fool’s joke, Wikipedia confirms: “The documentary was released on Netflix on March 31, 2018” and the community of Avicii fans on Reddit concurs that it’s working in parts of Europe, though it appears that it has not been released globally yet. Courtesy Photo – A scene from the trailer for Avicii: True Stories.Īccording to Groove Cartel, “…there wasn’t an official release date for the public until yesterday when, directly from his official Facebook page, Avicii announced the release on Netflix the same day.” After quite a long wait, the time has come for the public to gain access to Avicii’s documentary “True Stories!” Although the film had premiered in theatres, as well as at the Amsterdam Dance Event, it had not, until now, been available for public consumption.
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