Avicii’s life and death back in the spotlight with new documentary

Editor’s Note: Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. More than six years after his death at the age of 28, the life of the Grammy-nominated DJ and producer Avicii is being celebrated in a new documentary, “Avicii- I Am Tim” is now streaming on Netflix. “Through his own words, witness how a prodigious musical talent became one of the defining artists of his generation.” The film’s director, Henrik Burman, explained to Billboard why he told the story in Bergling’s own words. photo: Mike Lawrie/Getty Images Entertainment “He’d say things like, ‘If there’s a documentary, we need to talk about alcohol; we need to talk about the bad things in my life,’” Burman said. “I’ve been looking for clues like this — I’ve listened to Tim for hours and hours trying to understand him and put together the puzzle of who he was as a person and who Avicii was as this amazing artist.” Bergling died by suicide while on holiday in Muscat, Oman.