Avicii: True Stories Page #6

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Finally, when the album was done, he, uh,

he had to do this, uh, promotion tour.

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[man] Mm?

"Insert artist's name."

[door slams shut]

[Wyclef] The best thing about falling

is getting up.

A-And the fact is, Tim is up.

[Carl] When we were finished with

the therapy, Tim wanted to go to the U.S.

[pensive music]

Early morning, like four o'clock

in the morning, we got on the plane.

[seatbelt sign beeping]

We start flying over Los Angeles.

Wow, this is awesome.

We get in the cars

and we drive towards Malibu.

And we kind of arrive

at this insane house.

Right by the beach, green grass.

We come down and we see the sunset,

this beautiful Malibu sunset,

and we're like:
"Wow!"

[Magnus] We met up in Malibu again.

[chattering in Swedish]

You could tell that he... he had been

working on... on himself a lot.

[grunts]

He was a lot different.

He was determined to change his life.

[dramatic string music]

[Carl] We built a studio

with the most amazing view ever.

We really took out the best in each other.

[Avicii] We started kind of figuring out

how we were gonna plan this and that.

[Carl] We shut off Tim's e-mail,

we shut off his phone.

That was a really good time for him.

[Carl]

It was a very, very, very nice period.

[laughing]

[squealing]

[speaking Swedish]

[laughter]

[clapping]

[cheering]

[laughter continues]

I felt a lot more collected and I thought:

"I've taken my time now, gone to therapy.

I've been through this and this.

I feel a sh*t ton better."

And I wanted to get started

on my new album,

so I got a bunch

of my songwriting friends.

We decided to go from L.A. to Miami

on a bus and stop on different places

and kind of do some sort of

outdoor awesomeness studio

in the most kind of epic settings

you could think of.

["Lord" by Avicii playing]

[whirring]

["Lord" continues]

[music stops abruptly]

[camera clicks]

Mm.

[Ash laughs]

[Ash continues laughing]

[both laugh]

["Without You" track playing on stereo]

[Avicii hums]

[guitar playing]

[imitating chords]

[playing]

[laughing]

My heart is beating. I can't see clear.

[on stereo] My heart is

beating, I can't see clear

[mimics chords]

[Sandro] Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

[all humming]

[Sandro singing "Without You"]

[both singing]

- [Sandro continues singing]

- [cheering]

["Without You" continues]

Nice.

[Carl] I was like:

"Wow, this is gonna be so great."

And then... the road trip ends in Miami.

And the Ultra gig is... is happening.

[horns beeping]

[indistinct chatter]

[Avicii] There was something wrong

with the computer before the show.

[fan speaking indistinctly]

- Can I have a picture with him?

- Not now.

- No?

- No way. Sorry. No, no way.

Yeah, I'm here.

Yeah, sure.

[slow-motion speech]

[Avicii]

I'll start getting more and more nervous.

Things are becoming closer to the show.

Someone comes and tells me: "Okay,

now it's time. It's like five minutes to."

So I'm like:
"All right, f*** it."

[dramatic music]

[all speaking Swedish]

[man] Okay.

- Sorry. Can I take a picture?

- No, no, no, not now. Not now.

[heartbeat]

[man] Like, he was pushing himself

for, like, every single day

for whatever how long this was,

and it felt like it was a ticking bomb

and it just exploded at a show.

[jarring music]

[chattering indistinctly]

[crowd cheering]

I thought the other one was great.

There were two tracks...

[tense music builds]

[music stops abruptly,

high-pitched ringing]

[announcer]

I see you. I see you out there...

[continues speaking indistinctly]

[serene music]

You good? Okay,

I'll be stage right if you need anything.

[crowd cheering]

[low rumbling]

[Avicii] I'd been away for... for...

It's eight months, six months.

Now, I've... I've literally done

everything I can.

And straight away,

I still... I still get stressed out.

I still don't like this.

[tense music builds]

[music stops abruptly,

high-pitched ringing]

[heartbeat, light switch clicks]

[typing]

Thank you to all artists

who've helped me develop

musically and personally.

Thank you, Semi Badreddine,

for all your personal support, talks,

and helping me growing up.

I have a feeling I'd be dead if not

for you, and I will always love you.

[laughter]

And last but not least, a thank you to

every fan who's ever bought a ticket,

or snuck in...

[friend chuckles]

bought a song or downloaded it,

loved...

It's your thoughts and ideas

about the music that helped me evolve,

- and I do owe everything I have to you.

- [friend speaks Swedish]

Special thanks to everyone who's...

been a part of the team since day one.

Our journey is far from finished.

[sighs]

[friend speaks Swedish]

[continues sighing]

[gasps]

[friends chattering indistinctly]

[plate clinks]

[inhales]

[Avicii]

I felt shitty, I felt terrible,

because I saw how... how happy all

the fans are, and I don't f***ing like it.

I'm standing up there, pretending

I like something that I don't like doing.

That... That was just it for me,

because I just knew that there's...

I can't see a way for me to do this

and be happy about it.

After that, I just decided:

"F***, I'm gonna quit."

[dramatic music]

- [fan] I think I'm gonna cry.

- [fan 2] We are very sad.

[fan 3] It's unfair, Avicii. Unfair.

[reporter] Dance music D.J. Avicii

officially retires from touring.

Very sad.

He stands out above anyone else,

and that's why it's so sad to see him go.

It's been a great five years, good music,

and, you know, jam after jam, nice tracks.

If this is what he has to do,

then so be it.

[reporter]

In a letter posted on his website,

Avicii told followers he would:

"Continue to speak to fans

in his music."

Doo-doo-doo...

[laughing]

[laughter continues]

[Nile]

Tim's life almost revolves around him

being able to create his own music.

Was he doing that part

to get to the concert,

or was he doing it because

he actually just loved making the music?

I think he loved making the music.

[pensive acoustic guitar music]

[music continues]

[dance music playing on stereo]

[laughter]

[groans]

[Carl] Yup.

[speaks Swedish]

[Obama on laptop] ...Legos.

Our homes and lives are infused with

Scandinavian furniture and design.

Um, some of us dance and sing

- to Abba and Avicii.

- [laughter]

[piano music playing on stereo]

[growling]

Hee-hee!

[laughing]

[wind whistling]

[Fredrik] Even though he decided

to quit with the touring,

he still had a lot of shows to do,

so he had the whole summer

that he had to tour still.

He had to do Ibiza.

He had to do all these places in... around

Europe and he started with... with Vegas.

["Levels" playing]

[crowd cheering]

[jarring music]

[low rumbling]

[high-pitched ringing]

Mm.

[breathes heavily]

[Fredrik] He, uh, he went to speak with

[bleep] who is the owner of the hotel,

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