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🗓️ 22 June 2022
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To his millions of fans, he was Avicii - music producer and DJ extraordinaire who created some of the most anthemic dance music of recent years. But behind the global superstar DJ was Tim Bergling, an anxious boy from Sweden who first saw a therapist at the age of 14, and years later tragically took his own life.
Swedish journalist Måns Mossesson was given extraordinary access by Tim’s parents to the artist’s friends, family and colleagues, as well as his texts and emails to write 'Tim', the biography of a man whose battles with mental health will resonate with many. Måns joins Bryony to talk about how he hopes the book lets us meet Tim, rather than Avicii, and how Tim's story is so much more nuanced than a tale of the evils of fame, money and the music industry.
Please note that this episode contains discussion about suicide and suicidal thoughts.
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Tim: The Official Biography of Avicii, by Måns Mosesson
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0:00.0 | The Telugu, podcasts. |
0:10.0 | Even though you didn't know about his life, obviously the fans didn't realize how much he was struggling |
0:17.0 | until he's passing, I think. But you could still feel this connection to a real person, a real soul, |
0:25.0 | if you will, behind the music. |
0:33.0 | This week's episode is dedicated to the late great Tim Bergling, better known to his millions of fans as superstar DJ and producer of each sheet. |
0:41.0 | But behind the epic performances, the incredible collaborations with the likes of Chris Martin was a man dealing with crippling anxiety and addiction issues. |
0:50.0 | Tim was just 28 when he took his own life four years ago, and now an official biography, simply called Tim, has been released, |
0:57.0 | with all profits going to the Tim Bergling Foundation, which supports the prevention of mental illness and suicide. |
1:04.0 | Today the book's author has very kindly joined us to talk more about the book and the brilliant soul who inspired it. |
1:11.0 | Mons Museson, welcome to Mad World. |
1:14.0 | Thank you so much. I've been looking forward to this. It's going to be great. |
1:17.0 | Listen, I've got so much to ask you out, but the first question I ask all of my guests is how are you really right now? |
1:25.0 | How are you? |
1:26.0 | You know, it's funny because now of course it's the most beautiful weeks in Stockholm in Sweden. |
1:34.0 | And I can feel in my body that, like last year, I was so deep into this project, into finalizing this book. |
1:44.0 | So now I realize that, you know, I missed out on spring last year completely. |
1:50.0 | So I can feel that sort of relief of actually seeing all this beautiful green stuff that's blooming right now. |
2:01.0 | And that makes me in a great mood, you know, and I was just in Gothenburg, my hometown visiting my brother this weekend. |
2:10.0 | Yeah, so I feel, I mean, I'm in a good space. |
2:13.0 | Mons, you're a journalist. You work for a national newspaper in Sweden. |
2:18.0 | Right. |
2:19.0 | This book is, I mean, I'll start by saying personally as someone who I knew very, I mean, I know obviously like everyone. |
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