Swedish DJ Avicii retires at age 26

He wants to live life like a "normal" person

After experiencing staggering success early in his life, Swedish DJ Avicii has decided to retire at the tender age of 26, to live life like a "normal" person.

The performer, who started making music at 18, posted a letter to his fans on his website to deliver the news and thank everyone who supported him throughout his music career. He stated that although he’s been “blessed” to be able to travel the world and perform, he feels he has “too little left for the life of a real person behind the artist.”



The Swedish DJ, whose real name is Tim Bergling, announced that he will be retiring once his current tour has been completed.

Don't be too disappointed though. The DJ's retirement may mean no more tours, but he will still continue to work on music. “I will however never let go of music — I will continue to speak to my fans through it, but I’ve decided this 2016 run will be my last tour and last shows. Let’s make them go out with a bang,” he wrote. “One part of me can never say never, I could be back ... but I won’t be right back.”

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This isn't the first time the musician has taken a step back. Huffington Post reports that Avicii's busy touring schedule, non-stop partying and binge drinking contributed to an 11-day hospitalization for acute pancreatitis in 2012.

He was hospitalized again in Australia in 2013, where he ignored doctors who urged him to have his gallbladder removed, and then again in March 2014 the DJ had to pull out of of Miami’s Ultra Music Festival due to stomach pains. He was later hospitalized and doctors removed his ruptured appendix as well as his gallbladder.

Avicii, who is best known for his tracks Levels and Wake Me Up, made Forbes’ list of the highest paid DJs for the last four years in a row, raking in an estimated $75 million in that time period.