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Avicii’s Private Journals Reveal a Superstar DJ Haunted by Demons

PARTING THOUGHTS

A new biography sheds light on how the Swedish DJ was plagued by anxiety and an opioid addiction before he took his life in 2018.

Cheyenne Roundtree
Cheyenne Roundtree 

Entertainment Reporter

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Cheyenne Roundtree

Cheyenne Roundtree

Entertainment Reporter

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