One of the world’s leading EDM DJ’s, Avicii has today taken to his website to announce his retirement from touring and producing music indefinitely.
Swede Avicii (real name Tim Bergling) has been a household name in EDM and House music for years now, often being regarded as one of the best DJ’s out there. Avicii has released two studio albums, both of which performing very well commercially with his debut ‘True’ in 2013 peaking within the top ten of ten different countries and his second (and seemingly final) album ‘Stories’ was one of the most commonly streamed albums of 2015.
Even if you were not a huge fan of EDM and house music, the chances are you will have heard Avcii plenty of times before, his music often incorporated different genres, from country to pop. One of Avicii’s biggest hitting songs was ‘Wake Me Up’ which managed to peak at number one in over 22 different countries. Listen to ‘Wake Me Up’ below:
Avicii took to his website to say the following:
“Thank you for letting me fulfil so many of my dreams. I will be forever grateful to have experienced and accomplished all that I have with the help of the team around me and my beloved fans.”
“My path has been filled with success but it hasn’t come without its bumps. I’ve become an adult while growing as an artist, I’ve come to know myself better and realize that there’s so much I want to do with my life. I have strong interests in different areas but there’s so little time to explore them.”
“My choices and career have never been driven by material things, although I’m grateful for all the opportunities and comforts my success has availed me. I know I am blessed to be able to travel all around the world and perform, but I have too little left for the life of a real person behind the artist.”
However Avicii did also say that this might not be the last we ever hear from him:
“I will however never let go of music – I will continue to speak to my fans through it, but I’ve decided this 2016 run will be my last tour and last shows. Let’s make them go out with a bang!
One part of me can never say never, I could be back …but I won’t be right back.”
So there we have it, one of the world’s leading DJ’s is retiring indefinitely for the future! Following the recent loss of Swedish House Mafia and now Avicii there is definite room for someone else to establish themselves as the be all and end all in EDM, keep an eye out for the likes of Robin Schulz, who will now no doubt be eager to move forward.
