Avicii passed away yesterday.

Chako · **on:** April 21, 2018, 08:24:49 AM

I really liked his work.

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8358389/avicii-dead-tim-bergling

AlephZero · **Reply #1 on:** April 21, 2018, 08:38:53 AM

Only after hearing this I actually realized how many of Avicii songs I had heard (and mostly liked)

R.I.P.

Chako · **Reply #2 on:** April 21, 2018, 01:33:44 PM

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #3 on:** April 21, 2018, 03:35:43 PM

Until I started seeing his death notices on FB I never even knew who he was. He must have been very talented indeed for so many to have made note of his passing. Given that he was only 28 he must have made a major impact in a relatively short time.

Def

AlephZero · **Reply #4 on:** April 21, 2018, 04:36:12 PM

What is it with people at 27 (or at this time 28) dying?

Too much fame too fast?

Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Amy Winehouse...

I thought we had seen the last of the club...

I guess I was wrong

Aloha · **Reply #5 on:** April 21, 2018, 04:39:48 PM

Never heard of him but at 28 it seems way to young. Heres an interesting point of reference however its US based.
http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/usa-cause-of-death-by-age-and-gender

Don Pablo · **Reply #6 on:** April 21, 2018, 06:02:45 PM

Quote from: Aloha007 on April 21, 2018, 04:39:48 PM

Never heard of him but at 28 it seems way to young. Heres an interesting point of reference however its US based.
http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/usa-cause-of-death-by-age-and-gender

I didn’t know that a leading cause of death for males my age in America was homicide.

(After traffic accidents and suicide.... )

kkokkolis · **Reply #7 on:** April 21, 2018, 06:11:32 PM

And drug use deaths are quite low. According to this, they should ban guns, alcohol (liver disease) and maybe cars and stop the war against drugs nonsense.

Don Pablo · **Reply #8 on:** April 21, 2018, 06:34:44 PM

The risk of dying of poisoning for most age groups is quite surprising and scary....

What sort of poisoning, I wonder?

Alcohol?

AlephZero · **Reply #9 on:** April 21, 2018, 07:28:41 PM

Quote from: kkokkolis on April 21, 2018, 06:11:32 PM

And drug use deaths are quite low. According to this, they should ban guns, alcohol (liver disease) and maybe cars and stop the war against drugs nonsense.

They're too scared to ban guns, so no luck there

glenfiddich1983 · **Reply #10 on:** April 22, 2018, 03:19:28 PM

Quote from: AlephZero on April 21, 2018, 08:38:53 AM

Only after hearing this I actually realized how many of Avicii songs I had heard (and mostly liked)

R.I.P.

Same here, when I read he had passed I had no clue who he was. The name didn't ring any bells. But apparently I know and liked a lot of his songs. Sad, way too young

Syncop8r · **Reply #11 on:** April 23, 2018, 10:16:21 PM

Although I detest all his music, still a shame.

Gerhard Gerber · **Reply #12 on:** April 25, 2018, 12:30:50 PM

Watched "True Stories" last night, very sad........

The only place I ever hear new music is on the radio, when I first heard one of his songs I was living in a small mining town with no radio service......heard it while on holiday.

Always found it amusing that I got the name from a friend who is the last person I would expect to be up to date on dance music

Talent and intelligence seems to be destructive.

Aloha · **Reply #13 on:** April 26, 2018, 03:49:29 PM

Quote from: Pablo O'Brien on April 21, 2018, 06:34:44 PM

The risk of dying of poisoning for most age groups is quite surprising and scary....

What sort of poisoning, I wonder?
Alcohol?

The leading cause of death in the US between ages 35-44...A growing percentage of these deaths are related to prescription drug overdose.

Don Pablo · **Reply #14 on:** April 26, 2018, 03:59:00 PM

Quote from: Aloha007 on April 26, 2018, 03:49:29 PM

Quote from: Pablo O'Brien on April 21, 2018, 06:34:44 PM
The risk of dying of poisoning for most age groups is quite surprising and scary....

What sort of poisoning, I wonder?
Alcohol?

The leading cause of death in the US between ages 35-44...A growing percentage of these deaths are related to prescription drug overdose.

Upsetting.

Gath · **Reply #15 on:** May 09, 2018, 11:42:09 PM

Not an insignificant portion of posonings are probably suicides as well, as investigators default listing the "physical" cause if suicidal intent can't be confirmed, the same goes for traffic deaths.

Pacu · **Reply #16 on:** May 16, 2018, 03:23:26 AM

Quote from: AlephZero on April 21, 2018, 08:38:53 AM

Only after hearing this I actually realized how many of Avicii songs I had heard (and mostly liked)

R.I.P.

I heard that he passed but was unaware that he did all those songs. Heard many of them working overnights with music blaring. Very talented young person.