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Avicii pictured with friends on yacht a day before untimely death

ONE of the last photos taken of Avicii shows the DJ relaxing with friends on a yacht, just a day before his sudden death in Oman on Friday.
Swedish-born Avicii, real name Tim Bergling, was found dead, Friday in Muscat, Oman. He was 28. Photo credit: KAB/RTN/MPI/Capital Pictures / MEGASource:Mega

Swedish-born Avicii, real name Tim Bergling, was found dead, Friday in Muscat, Oman. He was 28. Photo credit: KAB/RTN/MPI/Capital Pictures / MEGASource:Mega

THE wildly popular DJ Avicii was photographed on a yacht with friends a day before he died.

TMZ said the boat was off the shore of Muscat, the capital of Oman, where the 28-year-old — whose real name was Tim Bergling — was vacationing.

The Swedish music talent makes the peace sign and has a drink in one hand. It’s unknown if the drink contained alcohol, something Bergling had struggled with an addiction to at times.

His older brother, David, flew to the Middle Eastern country to find out what killed him. Police said criminality was not suspected. No cause of death was released.

Avicii, who made $250,000 a night when he toured, had serious medical problems.

The Grammy nominee’s gall bladder and appendix were removed in 2014.

He also suffered from acute pancreatitis brought on, in part, by heavy drinking.

In 2016, he announced he’d no longer tour.

Fans of DJ Avicii gather for a minute's silence in his honour at Sergels Torg in central Stockholm, Sweden, Saturday, April 21, 2018. Picture: AP
Fans of DJ Avicii gather for a minute's silence in his honour at Sergels Torg in central Stockholm, Sweden, Saturday, April 21, 2018. Picture: APSource:AP

“I am blessed to be able to travel all around the world and perform, but I have too little left for the life of a real person behind the artist,” he said at the time.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, he explained his decision to step back from touring.

“To me it was something I had to do for my health,” he said.

“The scene was not for me. It was not the shows and not the music. It was always the other stuff surrounding it that never came naturally to me.

Swedish-born Avicii, whose name is Tim Bergling, was found dead, Friday April 20, 2018, in Muscat, Oman. He was 28. Picture: AP
Swedish-born Avicii, whose name is Tim Bergling, was found dead, Friday April 20, 2018, in Muscat, Oman. He was 28. Picture: APSource:AP

“All the other parts of being an artist. I’m more of an introverted person in general.

“It was always very hard for me. I took on board too much negative energy, I think.”

In an oft-discussed interview with GQ Magazine, Avicii described his alcoholism that led to acute pancreatitis as stemming from being “so nervous,” and “(getting) into a habit (of drinking), because you rely on that encouragement and self-confidence you get from alcohol, and then you get dependent on it.”

Source: News Corp Australia Network:

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