Avicii announces he will be taking a break from music
He announced it in an open letter on his website.
In an open letter the highly successful DJ announces he will be leaving the music industry after his current set of shows.
Released on his website the open letter thanked his fans for giving him the opportunity "to be able to travel all around the world and perform".
The 26-year-old Swedish producer didn't cite a particular reason for his change of direction, but said, "Two weeks ago, I took the time to drive across the U.S. with my friends and team, to just look and see and think about things in a new way. It really helped me realize that I needed to make the change that I’d been struggling with for a while."
For the last four years Avicii has been plagued with a number of health problems, beginning with acute pancreatitis in 2012 which resulted with him being hospitalised for 11 days. The following year doctors urged him to have his gallbladder removed after further problems, but with a tough schedule to keep to he opted to carry on without the operation.
In March 2014 he eventually had his gallbladder and appendix removed, before taking some time out later in the year to properly recover.
Avicii finishes his letter saying, "I’ve decided this 2016 run will be my last tour and last shows. "P.S. I've got a new phone so you can text me re all this +46769436383. Please bare with me I might not be super quick to reply. X" sic
Avicii (real name Tim Bergling) enjoyed commercial success in the UK charts in 2011 with 'Levels' which sampled Etta James' vocals from 'Something's Got a Hold on Me', following that he also had chart success with 'I Could be The One' and 'Wake Me Up' and headlined hundreds of festivals around the world.
The 'Hey Brother' DJ still has a string of dates confirmed this year which he will still be doing including every Sunday at the open air nightclub Ushuaia in Ibiza and various UK festivals including a headline performance at Creamfields on Saturday 27th August. You can buy tickets for Creamfields through Hits Radio Tickets.
Read the full letter at www.avicii.com