I’ve been a badger and had my car attached by a baboon. Baboon every fucking day. https://t.co/Dku2DKha8A— Dom Joly (@domjoly) April 20, 2018
RIP
Avicii
AKA Tim Bergling. The cause of death is still officially 'unknown,'
although it's rumoured he was struggling and was likely a suicide.
His problems- depression- are issues that affect 1 in 3 people. I
can't help think that even if there were depression support groups in
Avicii's home town like the one I attend, it would have been
difficult for him to access that support given his schedule and
celebrity status.
Every
time a famous person takes their own life- which is pretty
frequently- I'm reminded of a book signing I once attended with
journalist Neil Strauss. He'd just
released Everyone Loves You When You're Dead, an account of his many
celebrity interviews an encounters, and what he'd learned from being
a small part of so many of their lives.
'Fame
won't make you feel any better about yourself. Many celebrities who
work hard for their success believe that celebrity and money will
resolve their feelings of insignificance, insecurity, worthlessness,
or disconnection. But, like Eric Clapton and Brian Wilson, they soon learn that
rather than fixing one's flaws, fame- and the “leap of
consciousness” it takes to deal with it- magnifies them.'
At
a book signing I heard Strauss explain that, if you're planning on
getting famous, it's best to sort out your problems before you get
plucked from obscurity.
You
might be familiar with Wake Me Up and other more recent songs Avicii
made. I was more a fan of his earlier, piano-based tracks.
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