AVICII’S death rocked the world of music last week after it was confirmed that the DJ had died at the age of 28. After it was revealed that he had told management he was "going to die” if he kept up his hectic schedule, the truth behind the Swedish superstar’s final photos has been exposed.
Avicii died aged 28 in Oman last Friday, his press contact confirmed.
The last pictures of the Wake Me Up hitmaker showed him relaxing with fans at the Muscat Hills Resort in Oman where he had been staying before he passed away.
Body language expert Judi James, who has appeared on the likes of Big Brother’s Bit on the Side, analysed the images, saying: “There are no obvious signs of potential tragedy in these poses, although Avicii does look gaunt and slightly frail.
“His smile bares his teeth but the tightness of his lips suggests it’s a bashful and polite social smile rather than a carefree one,” she told the Daily Star.
Judi also said that Avicii appeared open and un-guarded in the last pictures before his death.
“His eyes look focused and communicative,” she said. “And although he’s at the back of the pose, he’s embracing the others with an arm-splaying hug that shows no desire to form self-protective barriers.”
The snaps were posted by the resort just days before the tragic news broke.
Sharing them with their 4,900 followers, saying: “Thank you @avicii for coming to the Muscat Hills Resort.
“We hope you had a great time!”
One shot showed the EDM star posing with a blonde fan, who also shared it with her own 1,600 followers.
Following his death, she also shared a selfie of the pair together, saying: “RIP @avicii, can’t believe I got to meet you in Muscat just six days ago, far too young to go.”
Avicii, real name Tim Bergling, could be seen breaming broadly for the camera looking cheerful as he posed with the fan.
He previously admitted to battling anxiety and alcohol problems and retried from performing live in 2014, citing health reasons.
The year before, he had been hospitalised with a “searing pain” in his abdomen while on tour.
Avicii also suffered with acute pancreatitis and had both his gallbladder and appendix removed in 2014.
The cause of death has not yet been reported, but an Oman police source told AFP that there was "no criminal suspicion".
In a documentary on the musician, Avicii: True Stories, he claimed he had told his management team that he needed to stop his gruelling schedule of touring before it killed him.
Speaking to his friend and filmmaker Levan Tsikurishvili, he explained: “I have said, ‘Like, I’m going to die.’ I have said it so many times.
“And so I don’t want to hear that I should entertain the thought of doing another gig.”
The Hey Brother producer said that he didn’t get the support he had hoped for when stepping down from live performance.
“When I decided to stop,” I expected something completely different,” he said. “I expected support, particularly considering everything I have been through.
“I have been very open with everyone I work with, and everyone who knows me.
“Everyone knows that I’ve had anxiety and that I have tried,” he continued. “I did not expect that people would try to pressure me into doing more gigs.”
