Swedish House Mafia is literally one of the biggest DJ acts of all time, being the first ever DJ act to headline Madison Square Garden, they sold it out in minutes and have been elementary in the rise of EDM over the past decade. These three DJ’s came together to create genius, something that has made them increasingly popular and wealthy but now they are ready to throw in the towel and start anew, and a lone. Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Axel Hedfors (Axwell) the three major components of SHM cite their fourth member and former manager Amy Thomson as a reason they cant make it work any longer. Amy was a major part of their success, the glue that held them together and it just no longer works without her. Hit the jump for more.
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“We’re letting go of something huge,” Axwell admits. “We got handed the key to the city and we said, ‘Thank you, that’s awesome. There you go.’ [Mimes handing key back.] So, it’s stupid in many ways. It’s also a little bit refreshing.”
“I think it’s a lot of stupid,” Ingrosso cracks.
“We didn’t think that she was so important until we didn’t have her anymore,” Ingrosso adds. “It’s like any relationship: You don’t know what you have until you lose it.”
