{"id":455,"date":"2024-11-08T14:57:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T15:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cuseemehot.com\/?p=455"},"modified":"2024-12-11T14:06:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T14:06:54","slug":"aviciis-father-opens-up-about-edm-icons-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cuseemehot.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/08\/aviciis-father-opens-up-about-edm-icons-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Avicii's Father Opens Up About EDM Icon's Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a new interview, Klas Bergling, the father of the late EDM icon\u00a0Avicii<\/a>,\u00a0revisited his son’s legacy and unraveled the complex journey of an artist who left a void far deeper than fame could fill.<\/p>\n

Bergling sat down with Geronimo, SiriusXM’s VP of Electronic\/Dance Music Programming, on Avicii Radio<\/em> for the intimate interview. The tribute station in May launched<\/a> as a partnership with the Tim Bergling Foundation, the philanthropic organization founded by Avicii’s family following his tragic death by suicide back in 2018.<\/p>\n

For Bergling, it seems keeping Avicii’s spirit alive is a labor of love, bridging the ache of loss with the power of legacy.<\/p>\n

“That’s the difficulty also with him being so, you know, famous, you could say, and still so popular because he will always be there as long as I live, and my wife lives at least,” he said.<\/p>\n

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Klas Bergling and his son, Tim, the late DJ and electronic dance music icon Avicii.<\/p>\n

c&sol;o Klas Bergling<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bergling also discussed Pophouse Entertainment, the Swedish investment firm who in 2022 purchased a majority stake in Avicii’s music catalog. Honoring his son through stories that amplify his light and lasting impact, the company’s long-term brand strategy includes an Avicii musical<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Responding to Geronimo’s question about whether or not the Pophouse deal will “ensure that [Avicii’s] memory is around forever,” Bergling affirmed.<\/p>\n

“Absolutely. That’s what we hope and that was the reason for doing it, and of course, very, very strong reason is also that his music and, you know, the catalogs are a guarantee for the Tim Bergling Foundation,” he explained. “We have said that we will guarantee the foundation to be running for 50 years, and 50 years is a chosen number because that’s the age that Tim could have reached with the normal living standard we have today.”<\/p>\n

“So it’s a big task to do it, and the foundation is growing. We have a very, very nice, good team in Stockholm, and so for me, I feel today quite relaxed to rely on the team to take it further, you know, when I don’t have the capacity to be there, so it’s important for me to know that also, of course, and my wife.”<\/p>\n