Adam ‘DJ AM’ Goldstein Passes Away At 36
Shockingly sad and totally unbelievable news to pass along … TMZ is reporting that superstar DJ AM, real name Adam Goldstein, was found dead in his apartment in NYC early Friday morning. As you may recall, Goldstein and friend Travis Barker were the only two survivors of a plane crash last year. Since this news is just coming to light, there has yet been no information on the cause of death. The TMZ report is light on details but they seem certain that DJ AM has passed away has been updated with more information on the discovery of AM’s body … read on:
Cops tell us DJ AM — also known as Adam Goldstein — was found dead this afternoon in New York City. Law enforcement sources tell us he was found in his apartment at around 5:20 PM. We’re told drug paraphernalia [including prescription bottles] was found at the scene. We’re told DJ AM had not been seen or heard from for a few days — one of his friends went to check on him, but got no response after knocking on his apartment door. We’re told the friend called the police, who broke down the door and then found DJ AM’s body.
Un-fucking-real!!! There has been so much tragic death this year … it’s exhausting. I’ll be sure to update with more info as it becomes available but … damn … gone too soon. My thoughts and prayers go out to Goldstein’s family and friends :(
UPDATE: AM last updated his official Twitter profile on Tuesday afternoon, according to TMZ, his friends hadn’t heard from him in a few days. Here is his last tweet (which is a lyric from the Grandmaster Flash song New York New York):
“New york, new york. Big city of dreams, but everything in new york aint always what it seems.”
It’s not entirely clear when his body was found. The New York Post says he was found dead early Friday morning, TMZ states he was found late Friday afternoon. More developments, if any, to come …
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August 28th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
good god, I JUST tweeted asking about the rumor that DJ AM had died, and your tweet popped up. So, So sad….thoughts and prayers to his family….
August 28th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
that’s bananas!!!! So sad.
August 28th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Wow
August 28th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
So sad. RIP Adam.
August 28th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
God I love this man.
August 28th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Oh my goodness, that’s terrible. R.I.P. and prayers for his family.
August 28th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
That is really sad, hope his family is ok.
August 28th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
wow….. i just got the goosebumps :x
he was too young…
August 28th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
This is so sad. Drugs are evil, kids :’(
August 28th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
so so so sad :(
August 28th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
If Travis Barker dies soon, this will be very Final Destination-ish…. Super sad either way, RIP.
August 28th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
I can’t fucking believe this!
August 28th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
Manticore….get a life….it’s always sad when someone passes…would you like it if someone said that about you (dj or not)?
August 28th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Wow, that is very sad. I wonder if he was depressed because of his accident…sometimes traumatic events like that can make people feel like they weren’t deserving enough to be one of the few survivors. Very tragic.
August 28th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Trent- could you please delete Manticore’s comment that was beyond disrespectful.
R.I.P. DJ AM.
August 28th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
It’s very sad DJ AM passed away at such an early age…prayers go out to his family and friends…RIP AM
August 28th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
TMZ posts that there were prescription pill bottles lying around too. So tragic.
August 28th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
i dont know the guy not my music but obvz he was respected gotta show some love and manticore grow up your childish :|
August 28th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Regardless of anyone’s claim to fame, you never glorify a death, it’s very immoral and rude.
August 28th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
So f’ing sad. I want this summer to end ASAP – it’s like the summer of death. RIP DJ AM. Love all your family & friends every day – you never know when it’s your last moments with ‘em.
August 28th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
Manticore, being immature and bitter is boring- maybe you should try something else. Wishing death on people only makes YOU look pathetic
August 28th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Nice comeback. You win at life.
August 28th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
I never paid attention to anything that DJ AM ever did, but that doesn’t mean I’m happy to hear of his passing. It’s honestly pathetic that you get a kick out of the loss of a life and have to fight everyone who doesn’t agree with you.
August 28th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Okay…since some people are only trying to be annoying the best bet is to ignore them…so some people’s posts shouldn’t get responses…they should be dismissed for the childish, cries for attention that they are.
August 28th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
I was beyond disgusted by the postings of Manticore. So very glad to see that they seemed to have vanished.
Rest in Peace Dj AM
August 28th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
@twilightsparrow — “some people’s posts shouldn’t get responses…they should be dismissed for the childish, cries for attention that they are.” very true. ignore them and they tend to go away.
August 28th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Very sad..To survive a plane crash and then still die at such a young age? Ugh..Heartbreaking..
And peeps..If you ignore the negativity, there’s nothing for them to feed off of..Some people just didn’t get enough attention when they were little.. ;)
August 28th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
It’s very cool that Trent is all about keeping it positive/respectful on his site…thanks… =)
August 28th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Off topic but…Is everything alright w you and David? Just that you haven’t talked about you guys in a while. Just worried about ya that’s all…
August 28th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Sooo sad….:( I just heard about the news on Kendra and raced to go look it up online. He survived a major weight loss, drug addiction breakups, the plane crash yet the death of him ultimately was drugs. I wonder if they gave him drugs after the crash to make him recover that messed with his head or he just died of a broken heart since the two loves of his life have completely moved on. Sometimes surviving something so major makes you really miss certain people in your life and once you realize they’re gone forever (as in with someone else) maybe that just ate him alive…
RIP DJ AM!
August 28th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
@Beth — Everything’s fine, we’re going on a movie date tonight :)
August 28th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
I think that his death at 36 is very suspicious, but I think that people (and TMZ) might be making too big of a deal out of drugs and pipes being found at his home. Some pipe drugs will certainly kill you, but some of them will certainly not. Just because there was prescription drugs doesn’t mean anything conclusive either. He could have had high blood pressure, or he could be taking medication related to his injuries. Not all prescriptions are bad or abused.
August 28th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
@Krissy — I don’t think they are making a big deal of the paraphernalia, they are just passing along the info which may or may not be relevant when we find out what really happened.
August 28th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
True…I guess it is more people like Perez who use the TMZ information and add the headline “DJ AM dies of apparent drug overdose” that are running with it.
August 28th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Perez is a media whore! I don’t understand why so many people read his trash. He’s sued all the time cos he’s a load of bullshit garbage. All hail Pinkisthenewblog!
August 28th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
I dont know why this makes me so sad, but it does. He was such a down to earth good guy. Rest in Heaven Mate :(
August 28th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Wasn’t it Travis Barker who has refused to fly on planes since the accident, not DJ AM? I thought DJ AM was the one who “Got back on the horse right away” so to speak. How did he get to NYC? Not that it really matters, though it may speak to his level of post traumatic stress to some extent.
Anyway I am totally shocked and sad to hear about this. I didn’t listen to his music at all, but the plane crash story was mesmerizing to me for some reason … maybe because I hate flying. But I’ve paid more attention to him since then and I certainly NEVER expected something like this to happen. Wow.
August 28th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
@Rachael — Yes, you are right. I’ll amend the post. Thanks.
August 28th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Its always sad when people die because of drugs :( R.I.P
August 28th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
RIP AM. I am so sad to hear of his passing. I loved listening to him when he was a guest on LOVELINE with Dr. Drew. He was so funny and so personable. The tragedies and obstacles that he overcame in his life are unbelievable. May he rest in peace.
August 28th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
RIP Adam. Very, very sad :(
August 28th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
no fucking way! oh man R.I.P. i wasnt expecting this post at all when i came to the site, so sad.
August 28th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
im speechless…
August 28th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
R.I.P. Adam !
August 28th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
@Tara:
They would’ve had to give him painkillers. There are actually non-narcotic painkillers, but sometimes those just aren’t enough and they have to use the stuff that really knocks you out. Which is especially unfortunate for someone who’s got a history of drug addiction like him. And sadly an addict can be sober for decades (he had about ten years) and still have a pretty major relapse.
That’s not to say that he definately ODed (although it does sound likely), but I’ve read so many comments on other sites about how “selfish” he is for doing drugs after the crash (which we don’t even know for a fact) and it really pisses me off, it’s an illness. And if the speculation is true, it was brought on by the accident.
August 28th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
RIP DJ AM
August 28th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
I haven’t really followed much that he has done, the only reason I knew of him, was because of Travis Barker. Yet the news of his death still made my heart drop some. He seemed like a strong man, he did die to young. Especially after being one of the few to survive a plane crash. Its sad, he will be missed by many, I’m sure. T.T
Why does it seem like this year is the year with most of the ‘recognized people’ dieing :(
August 28th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
woah. Total bummer. RIP.
August 28th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Wow, just wow. Tragic :-(
August 28th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Is Nicole Ritchie still strongly best friends with him….kinda wondering how she to is taking it all in with this news and her second baby on the way…..I’m always thinking just how many people knew him so closely…..and yes even Travis and what he’s now going through.
RIP Adam, I’m sorry to hear your gone.
August 28th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
An eerie thought is that Death had tried his hands at Mr. Goldstein and he slipped through his fingers, this time he was not that successful. Whether the hands of fate were thwarted and then caught up with Adam, it’s still a sad thing when someone passes. May he rest in peace.
August 28th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
I seriously cannot believe this… I’m so saddened by the news of DJ AM’s passing. I DJ and as such tend to try and listen to the mixes of others and he was simply one of the best. And he seemed like an incredibly down to earth guy. I can’t even imagine what he went through in this last year in the aftermath of the plane crash, and it’s so heartbreaking to hear it had to end this way for him. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends, he truely will be missed. RIP Adam A.K.A DJ AM
August 28th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
@brittny well I thikn that He is her significant others brother not her baby- daddy right?
I dont know… I dont really follow some of these people but it’s always sad when someone dies so young
August 28th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
No they once dated prior to Joel Madden, but seems as though they were civily nice ex’s nearly wedded at one point.
August 28th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
so fucking random, so fucking sad. :( rip, dj am!
August 28th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
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August 29th, 2009 at 1:08 am
This is extremely sad. I mean, I never really followed the guy nor his career but I was at work today and my boss told me about the news and I was surprised. After all of that and then poof. Gone. : (
August 29th, 2009 at 1:08 am
Didn’t he and Mandy Moore date as well? I wonder how she’s taking it.
August 29th, 2009 at 3:51 am
this was totally out of the blue. i almost cried when i saw the heading. i didnt really know much about him but its just so sad.
August 29th, 2009 at 4:40 am
Wow. I cannot believe how tragic this is. Never listened to his music either, but did appreciate the MTV stuff him and Travis did at last years Awards.
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This is definitely something i didn’t expect to see about anyone when i loaded the page today. Especially when we are used to somewhat positive or normal day postings of celebrities. Its upsetting and yet so random.
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I mean it feels like yesterday, it pretty much was, when i was gobsmacked at the non-updated post of DJ AM and Travis Barkers plane crash. Then only a hour or so later, refreshed and an update by you Trent stated that they survived and were the only survivors. I mean what those chances, the two celebrities survive. Its so sad all over. I mean it’s more a shock than Michael’s passing because, i heard of that the moment i woke up that day, not from here.
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I also cannot believe this man was only 36. Not a day over 28 did he look i believe. I mean, how old is Nicole Ritchie? Was he a lot older than or she is in her 30’s too? I’m still stunned over this news and hope that drugs weren’t the cause of his death, such a sad way to lose someone especially for his family. But if he was troubled, and no one would help him, whether it be he didn’t seek help or the help he received never soothed his soul, perhaps he is in a better place now. Time, days or hours will soon tell. RIP in the meantime.
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Speaking of the celeb death topic, MJ would have been 51 yesterday, in Australian time-zone speaking. And from what i’m aware, still hasn’t been buried. Can someone please put that Legend to rest! Spare his family, or what family he has that wants to move on, his children and his body!
August 29th, 2009 at 7:04 am
I can’t handle any more deaths. They say people die in three’s. I’ve lost track of the groupings and count at this point. I hope he was the third of a group so we don’t lose anyone else.
This is so sad. He survived that crash to die a bit later on. I’m guessing it was due to drugs. I hope I’m wrong.
August 29th, 2009 at 8:40 am
I think that final Twitter may be a clue or a message that has deeper meaning as to his frame of mind. He sounds broken hearted and hopeless in his reference. I hope this wasn’t an intentional thing.
August 29th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Just because there were drugs there, doesn’t mean drugs caused it. The twitter post does sound like it could have meant something or nothing at all. I think it’s odd that people can be dead for a few days before someone goes looking for them, especially when they’re a twitterer, y’know? (unless they don’t twitter often)
August 29th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
This is really sad I just can’t believe life could be that bad that you would need to take your own life. It also makes you think that like if I had a friend that depressed I hope that they would reach out to me for some help or support and I hope that I would have some type of clue that they my be thinking of taking their own life and I could help. I think sometime life sucks really bad I also think life is just a journey for us to make mistakes and learn lots of things,life goes by fast enough we need to find our self worth and love ourselves.
Thats just how I feel.
August 29th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
There has been too much death this year. :( :(
August 29th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
Adam always had this innocent shy buy yet sad look . I think he was suffering from depression time and again. I feel terrible about this. However I don’t think he committed suicide at all.