No foul play in Avicii’s death
Nothing suspicious found in post-mortems, say Oman police
LOS ANGELES: According to multiple media reports, sources within the Oman police department have said they have “no criminal suspicion” in the death of Swedish DJ and producer Avicii.
Avicii, whose real name is Tim Bergling, died last Friday at a resort in Muscat, Oman, of undisclosed causes at the age of 28.
Two post-mortem examinations have been conducted, with authorities ruling out foul play.
One of the most popular and successful electronic dance music artistes of all time, he scored a No. 4 hit on the Billboard 200 in 2013 with Wake Me Up and regularly appeared in the Top 5 of Forbes’ Highest-Paid DJs lists.
Avicii retired from live performing in 2016 at the peak of his success, citing health reasons.
He had suffered from health problems for several years, including acute pancreatitis, exacerbated by excessive drinking.
He had his gallbladder and appendix removed in 2014, but said he had quit drinking at the time.
After retiring, he returned to studio work, releasing an EP last fall called Avici (01) that he said was part of his third studio album.
His label chief, Geffen Records’ Neil Jacobsen, said the artiste was hard at work on new material.
“We were working on it and it was his best music in years, honestly,” Jacobsen said.
“He was so inspired. He was so psyched. We had done a month of grinder sessions.
“We had to actually put end times on the sessions because Tim would just work for 16 hours straight, which was his nature. You had to pull him out. Like, ‘ Tim, come on. Go to bed. Get some rest.’”
He declined to provide further details about the recordings, saying he would sit down with Avicii’s family to “try and do what we think Tim would want us to do”. — Reuters