Avicii - I'm Tim

This documentary showcases his most iconic tracks. It reached out, grabbed my heart and left me with a lump in my throat. Heartbreaking.

A beautiful tribute, and I'm glad they documented part of his life (one cannot capture everything). To be "successful" carries so much weight, one never knows how heavy it is on the heart and the burden it brings to the soul.

There are those who keep the status quo and give audiences what they are used to, and that's ok. Then there is the rarity, like Tim, who will give what the audiences expect but will then slowly educate and open their musical minds and tastes to new sounds. He was a true creative, one who goes beyond their comfort zone to break through EDM's borders by mixing different styles. A true artist.

I cannot possibly write an unbiased review for this. I'm the kind of person who convinced my family to visit Stockholm just to go to the Avicii Experience, who has read Tim's official biography, who owns True, Stories, and Tim on vinyl, along with plenty of merch from the official website. I listen to his music almost every day-he remains one of my most-listened-to artists every year, even after his passing.

As I write this on New Year's Eve, I'm still emotional after crying my eyes out watching Avicii: I'm Tim on its release date. The ending completely broke my heart. This documentary deserves to be seen alongside Netflix's other release today, My Last Show, which features some of his most successful and well-known songs.

We may never truly understand what was going through his mind, but he left us with a powerful message in his final songs and lyrics. Tracks like "SOS," "Hold the Line," and "Ain't a Thing" are deeply emotional and hauntingly beautiful. As he once said after stepping away from touring: "I will never let go of music. I will continue to speak to my fans through it."

Tim, you are deeply missed. I'm so grateful to everyone who made this documentary possible-it's a heartfelt gift to all his fans. The melodies he created are not just music; they're memories of my teenage years and an endless source of inspiration.

I hope everyone enjoys this as much as I did.

First and foremost, Tim's story is heartbreaking and he certainly was and remains a musical genius. I've now seen both documentaries (Avicii: True Stories and I'm Tim) and in my opinion, the 'True Stories' documentary is a better overall narrative and composition. Because 'True Stories' captured the progressive discovery of Tim's mental health battle while documenting his journey from another angle, the developing story and narrative was naturally organic and pure. The shift in focus during that documentary helped make it more impactful. Whereas 'I'm Tim' feels like a constructed but purposeful look back at his life. This composition feels untidy and somewhat rushed in places. 'I'm Tim' is clearly supported by family and friends close to Tim, which should absolutely be respected, but 'True Stories' engaged my attention with more depth and emotion. Perhaps because it was first, but certainly because it felt more organic. 'True Stories' appears to have been pulled from BBC Select, and you can't buy it in any format, which makes you wonder if the release of 'I'm Tim' has ultimately played a part in that. Sadly, I think many people will miss out on the better documentary because of this, although they have enough similarities to make I'm Tim worth watching. Regardless, raising awareness regarding the battle for positive mental health and remembering those who have ultimately lost such battles, makes documentaries like 'True Stories' and 'I'm Tim' incredibly worthwhile and worth viewing.

I just finished watching the documentary 'Avicii: I'm Tim', and it struck me deeply. As someone who has spent her entire life coming to terms with the reality that I'll always live with anxiety, I felt so connected to his experiences. It's a lonely journey when your mind is constantly in overdrive - questioning everything and rarely finding peace.

As a society, we must do better. We need to actively work toward destigmatising mental health struggles and creating spaces where people feel supported and understood, not shamed, for seeking help.

This quote from the documentary shook me because it mirrored so much of what I feel:

"But my dream would be to be completely, completely at ease and completely happy with what I've got already, and not really have any aspirations to do a billion other things. I just want to be free from all the ideas of a life. The thing that has kept me from living life has been that exact thing: having an idea of what life should be and what should make me happy.

Nothing has turned out to be true. But I want to learn how to be content. That would be life for me. Being content."

These words hit home in a way I can't fully describe. So often, we're trapped in this endless pursuit of what we think life is supposed to be, only to realise that the pressure to chase a perfect life - one that doesn't even exist - leaves us feeling more lost than ever.

We need to do better. Let's talk about this more. Let's remind each other that we're not alone.

So firstly, a great documentary. It started off great and he really did come across as a nice guy, and we all know at least one or two of his songs. However,

we know most of that already and this would have been a great opportunity to explain to the audience more of his struggles, how bad were the drugs and drinking what friends were not the right type around him, why did the manager leave and not speak to Tim was it over money and lack of loyalty.

Lastly, although personal but if your doing a documentary we just needed a better understanding of such an early death how bad it really was or was this not explained due to the guilt of the people around him who never done enough.