DJ AM Dead

Adam Goldstein, better known as DJ AM, was found dead in New York City today around 2 p.m. local time. Apparently, he hadn't been seen for days until friends contacted authorities who broke down the door to his apartment. "Sources said drug paraphernalia was found in the apartment and cops are looking into whether it was an overdose," said the New York Post. Less than a year ago, Goldstein survived a plane crash that killed four people, and critically injured him and Blink-182's Travis Barker. He was also known for his relationships with Nicole Richie and Mandy Moore. His final tweet was a "New York, New York" lyric from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five: "New york, new york. Big city of dreams, but everything in new york aint always what it seems." [Update: Ironically, MTV had ordered a show where AM would help families stage interventions on their drug-addicted loved ones.]

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My thoughts and prayers out to his family and loved ones. I know he touched a lot of lives. So sad. Rest in Peace Adam.

Wow. Guy walks away from a plane crash that kills four people, then uses his second chance to die of a drug overdose.

Survivor's guilt. Some people just can't cope.

The Palms in Vegas' tribute to DJ AM
http://twitpic.com/fnyem

Wow. Like his friends I am speechless. RIP DJ AM. I have seen you a bunch of times at LAX in Hollywood. You were awesome. Damn.

Oh god, one more thing to worry about: when I die, that my last Twitter posting might be memorialized for posterity.

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He really wasn't that good of a DJ...

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