such as "Levels" and "Wake Me Up."

Levels 和 Wake Me Up 風靡全球

With two Grammy nominations under his belt and millions of albums sold, the 28-year-old

並二度獲得葛萊美提名以及百萬張專輯銷售量，28 歲的艾維奇

Avicii — real name Tim Bergling — was poised to continue hitting the top of the

－本名提姆・伯格林 － 他創作的歌曲很長一段時間

charts for a long time to come.

都穩坐排行榜冠軍寶座

But his sudden passing on April 20th, 2018, cut his impressive career short and left the

但艾維奇在 2018 年 4 月 20 日驟逝，結束了他的電音傳奇生涯

music world stunned.

更震驚了全球音樂界

Here is the untold truth of Avicii.

以下是關於艾維奇，你可能不知道的事

Hard living

健康狀況

Avicii suffered quite a few health issues over the years, especially for someone so young.

艾維奇在過去幾年來因為健康狀況飽受折磨，對年輕的他來說尤其難熬

In his documentary, Avicii: True Stories, which screened in select theaters in 2017,

在他的 2017 年自傳紀錄片《艾維奇：真實故事》中

Avicii opened up about his struggle with acute pancreatitis — a condition that caused him

艾維奇公開說過，他的胰臟炎讓他承受不少

significant physical pain.

身體上的痛苦

According to the Mayo Clinic, the symptoms of acute pancreatitis often appear unexpectedly

根據梅約診所權威所言，急性胰臟炎症狀的發作通常難以預料

and can last for days.

且一發作會持續好幾天

Avicii was first diagnosed with acute pancreatitis in 2012, after being hospitalized in New York.

艾維奇在紐約住院一段時間後， 2012 年被診斷出患有急性胰臟炎，

According to Billboard, the condition was reportedly caused by the artist's heavy drinking.

根據 Billboard 報導，艾維奇的健康狀況亮紅燈是因為酗酒問題所引起

Following further health complications, Avicii, who had allegedly stopped drinking alcohol,

雖然他告訴大家已經戒酒，但隨之而來的併發症

had surgeries to remove his gallbladder and appendix in 2014.

迫使他在 2014 年接受手術切除膽囊和闌尾

However, problems resulting from the surgeries later caused him to cancel shows that same year.

然而，因為手術後的身體狀況，艾維奇在同年宣布取消所有演出

Avicii passed away in Muscat, Oman on the afternoon of April 20th, 2018, from unknown

2018 年 4 月 20 日中午，艾維奇於阿曼首都馬斯喀特過世

causes.

死因不明

His publicist released the one and only statement the family plans to give:

他的經紀人對外發表唯一一則關於艾維奇家人的訊息：

"The family is devastated and we ask everyone to please respect their need for privacy in

「艾維奇的家人感到非常悲痛，在這個艱難的時刻，希望大家

this difficult time.

尊重家屬隱私。

No further statements will be given."

以上。」

As of the making of this video, it is unknown if Avicii's past health issues had anything

在製作這部影片過程中，艾維奇過去的健康狀況是否

to do with his passing, but authorities have ruled out any foul play.

和他的逝世有關還是個謎，但警方已排除任何犯罪嫌疑

Touring retirement

告別巡迴演出

At a time when most people are still figuring out what they want to do in life, Avicii decided

當同齡的人還在思考人生方向時，26 歲時的艾維奇

to put a stop to a major part of his successful career when he was just 26 years old.

已經在生涯巔峰，並決定暫別樂壇一段時間

Despite being one of the highest paid DJs in the world, Avicii announced that he was

2016 年 3 月，艾維奇成為全球收入最高的 DJ 之一

retiring from touring in a lengthy post on his website in March 2016.

但他在官方網站上 po 了一篇長文宣布暫時告別巡演

Thanking his fans for their support and his team for its hard work, he wrote,

同時感謝他的粉絲支持以及團隊的辛苦付出，他説：

"Two weeks ago, I took the time to drive across the U.S. with my friends and team, to just

「兩星期前，我和我的朋友、團隊開車橫跨美國，花了不少時間

look and see and think about things in a new way.

看看沿路風景、思考該怎麼過新的生活。

It really helped me realize that I needed to make the change that I'd been struggling

一直以來我掙扎著過日子，我也意識到了

with for a while."

我必須做出改變。」

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter that same year, Avicii explained he'd retired from touring

同年他向好萊塢記者解釋，他決定先暫時告別巡演是為了專心照顧身體

in order to focus on his health, noting that he'd often take on "too much negative energy"

並說明他在巡迴演出的過程中，常常承受

while on the road.

太多負面壓力

Avicii detailed some of this negativity to Rolling Stone in September 2017, saying,

艾維奇在 2017 年 9 月《滾石雜誌》採訪時，詳細地說明他的壓力來源：

"Parties can be amazing, but it's very easy to become too attached to partying in places

「派對很嗨很好玩沒錯，但是當你沈浸在像伊維薩島這種地方的派對時

like Ibiza . You become lonely and get anxieties.

你會感到無比寂寞和焦慮， (註：艾維奇在 2008 年成為全球最大夜店 Privilege Ibiza 的每週駐場 DJ)

It becomes toxic."

反而變成一種毒藥。」

Beginning of something new

嘗試新事物

Though Avicii was over traveling the world on tour, he hadn't given up on his music career.

艾維奇雖然暫別巡迴演出，他並沒有放棄音樂生涯

In 2017, he shared on his website that he'd gone, quote, "back to the place where it all

隱退一段時間後， 2017 年，他出現在網路上並寫：「回到一切都很熟悉的地方

made sense — the studio."

－ 我的音樂室。」

He explained,

他解釋說：

"The next stage will be all about my love of making music to you guys.

「接下來，我會繼續忠於對音樂的熱愛，並把作品獻給你們

It is the beginning of something new.

我會開始做出新的嘗試

Hope you'll enjoy it as much as I do."

希望你們和我一樣享受這個過程。」

That August, Avicii released a new six-track EP.

那年八月，艾維奇發表新專輯，收錄六首新歌 (註：專輯名稱《AVĪCI》)

As noted by Variety, the EP was to be the first of three installments that would make

在《 Variety》雜誌中提及，相較前幾張專輯，這張新專輯很有可能破紀錄

up his next record, which Avicii vowed would be the, quote, "best damn album" of his career.

就像艾維奇自己期待的，要打造一張「音樂生涯中最棒的專輯」

Just days before his passing, the EP was nominated for a 2018 Billboard Music Award for best

在他過世前幾天，這張新專輯才被 Billboard 音樂獎提名

dance/electronic album.

2018 最佳電音專輯

Avicii tweeted "Thanks for the nomination!" after learning the news, adding a prayer hands

艾維奇知道專輯被提名後，還發推文說「謝謝你們的肯定！」加上一個

emoji to the post.

合掌的表情符號

When Avicii announced the EP, he told fans he had finally found his purpose:

當艾維奇發行這張新專輯時，他告訴樂迷他終於找到他的目標：

"We all reach a point in our lives and careers where we understand what matters the most

「我們走到人生中的一個時機點，就會了解對自己最重要的事情

to us.

是什麼。

For me it's creating music.

對我來說，那件事就是做音樂。

That is what I live for, what I feel I was born to do."

我為音樂而生，那也是我生活的動力。」