The late DJ’s father has shared how he feels about the recent documentary
Avicii’s father made an emotional confession about his son’s documentary that touches on new details about the artist’s final days.
Klas Bergling spoke about how he felt after looking at photos of his son, real name Tim, in a newly published photobook, also touching on how he feels about the artist’s newly released documentary.
Avicii: The Life And Music Of Tim Bergling takes a look at the life of the world-famous DJ and his success, which led him tragically taking his own life at the age of 28 in Muscat, Oman, back in 2018.
Following his rise to fame after the release of his 2011 single ‘Levels’, the Swedish artist left his mark in the music industry with tunes such as ‘The Nights’ and ‘Wake Me Up’ over the years.
A documentary on Avicii’s life was released this summer (Brian Killian/WireImage)
Avicii struggled to deal with his newfound celebrity status, as he was a very private person and preferred to live a quiet life, bringing on a number of mental health problems.
The aforementioned documentary was released on 9 June at the Tribeca Film Festival, with a wider release still yet to be announced, three months on.
Featuring in the film himself, the musician contributes with narration that was taken from an interview given late on in his career, and including ‘never-before-seen tour footage and behind-the-scenes glimpses of his creative process’.
Though the film features several big names in the music industry and interviews with his family and friends, his father has spoken out about its release and his feelings in a heartfelt admission.
In the film, Avicii admits that he suffered from crippling anxiety, and even admitted that he was ‘killing’ himself with his non-stop touring.
His father said that it will be a ‘big effort’ to watch the documentary (Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
Klas Bergling, the artist’s father, spoke to PA news agency about the happiness and pain of looking at the new photobook, which includes several unpublished photos of Tim throughout his life, while admitting that he hadn’t seen the documentary.
Speaking about some childhood photos of his son in the photobook, he explained: “It makes me happy to see him happy.
“We have very nice memories from his childhood and youth, etc. At the same time, there is pain knowing the reality.”
It also includes an essay from Avicii’s biography, while Mr Bergling opened up on the importance of acting when it comes to mental health, explaining that ‘we must pay attention and we must act’ when it comes to these problems that face young people nowadays.
Opening up about the documentary, he admitted that he will ‘absolutely’ watch it in the future, adding: “I haven’t seen the documentary, which has now showed at Tribeca, so I will build up the courage to see it.
Avicii’s father wants people to give more attention to mental health issues among young people (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
“I look forward to it but it’s a big effort really.”
Opening up on his son’s legacy, Mr Bergling said: “I hope it continues… (he was a) very open-minded guy that created very, very nice music. He was one of a kind, I hope he will be remembered for many years.”
The photobook is available to purchase on Amazon for just under £24, and was created in collaboration with the Tim Bergling Foundation.
Profits made from book sales will go to the foundation, which says on its website that they are ‘advocates for the recognition of suicide as a global health crisis’.
If you’ve been affected by any of these issues and want to speak to someone in confidence, please don’t suffer alone. Call Samaritans for free on their anonymous 24-hour phone line on 116 123.
