Avicii, the Swedish DJ who has taken the EDM world by storm, passed away on April 20, 2018, at just 28 years old. At such a young age, it's beyond tragic to mourn the loss of such a talented individual. It's wild to think about how much Avicii accomplished in such a short period of time. For anyone looking to revisit some of the highlights of his career, you're probably wondering how to watch Avicii's True Stories documentary, so you can truly honor the incredible music he's produced over the last several years.
According to Variety, Avicii's representative released a statement,
Looking to watch Avicii: True Stories? Find out where Avicii: True Stories is streaming, if Avicii: True Stories is on Netflix, and get news and updates, on Decider.
Avicii True Stories 2017 Full Movie bit.ly/2QLYcwP. Documentary about the arena-packing Swedish DJ, chronicling his explosive rise to fame and surprising decision to retire from live performances in 2016. Avicii: True Stories is an emotional roller-coaster between pure euphoria and crushing struggle, with both shown in their most raw forms. The music brought so much joy to Avicii, but the lifestyle brought so much pain to Tim, it's an important lesson that what we see isn't always a true representation. This is a very unique piece of cinema. Avicii: True Stories. Not Yet Rated 1 hr 25 min Documentary, Music. Documentary about the arena-packing Swedish DJ, chronicling his explosive rise to fame and surprising decision. Avicii: True Stories traces the unvarnished truth behind the success of Grammy-nominated producer, songwriter and artist Avicii (A.K.A. Tim Bergling)– one of the world’s highest grossing live music artists whose seemingly sudden decision last year to quit doing live shows came as a complete chock to his fans and the industry.
It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii. He was found dead in Muscat, Oman this Friday afternoon local time, April 20th. The family is devastated and we ask everyone to please respect their need for privacy in this difficult time. No further statements will be given.
Avicii's documentary, titled True Stories, first premiered on Oct. 26, 2017 for one night in select theaters, and was then released on April 2, 2018, on Netflix, per The Groove Cartel. However, the documentary no longer appears to be available on the streaming service as of April 20. Elite Daily has reached out to Netflix for comment, but did not hear back by publication.
Variety reports that the documentary addresses Avicii's sudden decision to retire from live performances at such a young age, and provides insight and footage into a less-understood side of the late artist, including his work in the studio, both on his own music, and in collaboration with other performers, such as Chris Martin of Coldplay.
The documentary arrived approximately two years after Avicii's public decision to quit touring permanently in the spring of 2016.
In an interview with Billboard shortly after that announcement, the DJ said,
To me it was something I had to do for my health. The scene was not for me. It was not the shows and not the music. It was always the other stuff surrounding it that never came naturally to me. All the other parts of being an artist. I'm more of an introverted person in general. It was always very hard for me. I took on board too much negative energy, I think.
In the vein of recent, similar documentaries, such as Beyonce's Life Is But A Dream, and the late Amy Winehouse's Amy, True Stories is said to be filled with behind-the-scenes footage shot by the DJ's close friend, Levan Tsikurishvili, a director who followed him throughout his career, according to the True Stories Facebook announcement.
According to Tsikurishvili, via DJ Magazine, his goal for the documentary was less about depicting Avicii's success, and more about creating an 'honest film about Tim as a person' (Tim Bergling is Avicii's real name). Tsikurishvili continued,
Everybody knows Avicii but very few people know Tim. I think this documentary really shows Tim’s struggle and strength of character. Being a worldwide superstar artist is not as easy as it looks on Instagram.
During his short, but intensely packed years as an internationally celebrated DJ, Avicii played more than 800 shows in total.
We Rave You's review of the documentary spoke of the profound insight that the documentary gave into the divergence between Avicii's private and public life:
It’s a compelling and cautionary tale that touches on an industry’s greed to cash in on the dance music craze and the pressure an artist feels when his managers and agents all-too-willingly risk health and friendship in order to keep the train rolling at maximum speed.
In 2012 (a year before Tsikurishvili began shooting behind-the-scenes footage of the artist), Avicii sat down with Elite Daily to talk about his rise to fame, focusing primarily on the positives:
I don't feel at all crippled [by my career], I just feel so happy that I'm one of the few people who can actually say that I love what I'm doing. To have gotten to the point where I'm at today, it's amazing, I still can't believe it. I'm just very happy.
Our thoughts are with Avicii and his loved ones during this extremely difficult time.
[announcer] Give it up for Avicii!
[crowd cheering]
[serene electronic music]
[Avicii] The first four or five years,
everything was awesome...
because you get a kick out of it,
the same thing you're...
If you're jumping out of a plane,
you get a kick, too.
Because you're playing
with the feeling of almost dying.
And when you're up on stage,
I have been playing
with the feeling of being...
special, and finding a connection with
people in the sense of being accepted.
The way I went into DJing
was I'm... I'm gonna give it 100 percent,
no matter what happens.
And I kept giving 100 percent
all the time.
It was all around, in general, that
sense of more and more and more.
I didn't give myselfenough time
to reallyfigure out
what about the touring didn't I like.
The only time I had was...
a few... a few weeks here and there,
and... and then I was out
on the road again.
And the few weeks I had,
I neverreally got to get home anywhere,
and I was out for eight years.
So that meant, after four years,
when I started to come home,
it didn't even feel like home anymore.
I just know that it got to a point
where I didn't like it anymore.
And it got to a pointwhere it's too much.
After that, I just decided:
'F***, I'm gonna quit.'
[man singing in Swedish]
I grew up in Stockholm.
My whole childhood
up till I was, like, 19 years old
was in between, like, five blocks.
Like, all my schools that I went to were
all in the same... same area of Stockholm.
I knew that whatever I wanted to do
later in life,
I knew that
I wanted to do something creative.
A friend of mine told me aboutFL Studio.
And I remember I downloaded it,
so I startedplayingaround with it.
It was very easy because... 'cause
you could, like, draw out the notes.
[Otto] He had his studio in his bedroom,
which was his apartment.
It was only one room.
And it was like a bed, I remember,
that was supposed to be folded,
so you got more space,
but it was always down.
[Lucas] It was, like, covered in plates
with, like, old spaghetti and pesto.
That's all we could afford.
[Otto]
We always met, you know, around noon,
then when I looked at the clock,
one o'clock in the night,
I would say:
'Yeah, maybe we should see
each otheragaintomorrow and continue',
and he was like:
'Ah, we need to finish now.
It's better to finish now, then...
Then we can do a new song tomorrow.'
He workedduring the night, basically,
and then when he had sleep,
Avicii True Stories Movie Netflix
he oftenwalked up to his roof
and slept in the sun.
And he was like:
'Yeah, its so smart,
because then I get a tan,
I get sleep,
and then I can go back to... to work.'
['Hang With Me - Avicii Mix'
playing on stereo]
[Avicii] The first half year was me just
trying to rip off other people's sounds.
And once you've done that
a thousand times, you start improvising.
Avicii True Stories Movie
Maybe I can do these two chordsfirst but
then go to that chord and that, you know.
That's when I startedcoming up
with... unique stuff.
And then I just sent my music out
to blogs.
I remember I went to Laidback Luke
and I went to his forum
and I contacted him,
sent him a bunch of my demos.
I couldalready tell his melodies
were awesome
and the way he combined bass lines,
chords, and... and leads,
it was alre... already in there.
He reallyliked 'em,
and he startedfeedbacking me on them.
And from that moment on,
I sent every new track I did,
I sent to Luke.
I remember not getting one demo a week
but at least five every week.
And every track,
and I got better and better and better
until they started playing