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Avicii's 2018 Death, Co-Occurring Disorders Explained: 'He Really Struggled'


Us Weekly and the harris project's 'The Missing Issue' reexamines how co-occurring disorders played a part in Avicii's 2018 death

The death by suicide of DJ/producer Avicii(born Tim Bergling) in April 2018 at age 28 shocked fans across the globe, who knew him as the singular talent behind such dance hits as “Levels” and “Wake Me Up.” Bergling told GQ in March 2013 that he developed a drinking problem early on in his career to deal with self-doubt—and that touring gave him easy access and ample opportunity to create a habit that quickly became habitual. When Avicii died by suicide, his family released a statement that read, in part: “Our beloved Tim was a seeker, a fragile artistic soul searching for answers to existential questions.

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