In the film, Bergling’s manager Ash Pournouri also plays a major role, as the key driver behind the business of Avicii. “That life can look exciting and glamorous on Instagram and social media, but you don’t really have any idea what’s going on behind that.” “Young people can learn from this movie,” says Tsikurishvili. A highlight: Chris Martin’s vocal booth delivery, followed by a question from his producer, Bergling: “Think it’s too high?” Never. It took the fellow Swede four years to collect 300 terabytes’ worth of footage, but says, in the end, he “found that there was a story to tell.”Īvicii’s “Wake Me Up” and “Levels” are two of the biggest songs of the last five years, the former logging more than 1.3 billion views on YouTube to date, and the creation of those massive hits, along with Coldplay’s “A Sky Full of Stars,” is chronicled through rarely seen studio footage.
“Everyone knows Avicii, but no one really knows who Tim was,” Tsikurishvili tells Variety. 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.Īt the heart of the film, which features interviews with Nile Rodgers, David Guetta, Tiesto, and and an appearance by Madonna, is “Tim,” battling issues with his gallbladder and appendix, likely amplified by stress, and dreading his next plane ride or headlining set, the crowds having grown to hundreds of thousands at festivals like Ultra and Electric Daisy Carnival.
“Avicii: True Stories,” directed by longtime Bergling friend and visual collaborator Levan Tsikurishvili, delves deep into the decision-making that goes into making such a drastic call before the age of 30, and also the star-making process from a vantage point rarely seen.
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