Avicii's dad on his son's legacy, mental health and survivor's guilt

The DJ's father Klas on his son's legacy and family's mission to raise mental health awareness.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchRegisterSign InHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUK General ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessFuture of BusinessTechnology of BusinessWork CultureInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersAvicii’s dad: 'I miss him every minute, but I get angry at him for leaving'13 hours agoBy Alex Taylor, @tayloredword, BBC News Culture reporterShareGetty ImagesThe Bergling family want people to know Tim, their son behind the Avicii monikerOn April 20, 2018, the world lost a music superstar, chart-topping DJ Avicii. Aged just 28, he tragically took his own life while on holiday in Oman.

For Klas Bergling, he lost his son, Tim.

"I miss him every minute," Klas Bergling shares over a candid, deeply personal video call. "Of course, I talk to him every day. But," he pauses, "I admit, I get angry at him sometimes. Why did you do it? Why did you leave us?"

Avicii rose to fame as explosively as the bouncing synths on his breakout smash Levels.

The 2011 hit, joyously sampling Etta James' "good feeling" refrain, catapulted the then 22-year-old Swede to pop superstardom.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c722jj9ep2wo

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