Sunday, August 30, 2009

DJ AM HAS LEFT THE EARTH ALONG WITH ALL OF THE OTHER GREAT PEOPLE GONE LONG BEFORE THEIR TIME







































He survived a horrific plane crash not even a full year ago but still apparently didn't realize how precious life really is. That mighty come off a little harsh, but I am so sick of the talented youth of our country slowly killing themselves. My friend from around the corner hung himself at the community pool just a week ago and I am still upset about Heath Ledger for some reason, probably because he was so damn talented, but these days it seems as if the more talented you are, the higher chance there is of a dark side to your life which usually ends in a bad way.
(case in point being the King of Pop)

It seems like only a couple of months ago, I read an article pointed out to me in a thick magazine along the lines of Vogue (because I am known to read whatever can inform me of things I find interesting which is basically anything with print) which was shocking to me because of the graphic detail surrounding Adam Goldstein's battle with drug addiction including crack rock and the intense situation involving a gun being placed to his own skull which would have ended his life if the gun wouldn't have jammed. It seems as if the battle with crack rock was still a full swing dance that had never ended and one would speculate that the plane crash, which took 4 other peoples lives and spared Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker, actually led to Adam taking the prescription pills found lying next to his body.


Authorities will need to conduct toxicology tests, expected to take weeks, to determine what killed celebrity disc jockey DJ AM, a medical examiner's office spokeswoman said Saturday.

An autopsy Saturday of the 36-year-old was inconclusive, said the spokeswoman, Ellen Borakove.

A law enforcement official told The Associated Press that police found a crack pipe and prescription pills in the apartment where they discovered DJ AM's body Friday evening. The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing.

DJ AM, whose real name was Adam Goldstein, had openly discussed past addictions to crack cocaine, Ecstasy and other drugs. In October, MTV was to debut his reality show, "Gone Too Far," in which he and concerned families staged interventions for drug abusers. MTV hasn't said whether Goldstein's show will air.

In an interview with the AP last month, he said the show provided a "terrifying" reminder of his own addiction.

"I have to constantly remind myself why I'm here and remember what it was like," he said.

Goldstein rose to fame several years ago as a deejay known for his mashups — blends of at least two songs. He performed in clubs, on concert stages and at exclusive Hollywood parties. His personal life also garnered attention, as he dated actress-singer Mandy Moore and reality TV star Nicole Richie, the daughter of singer Lionel Richie.

Goldstein was critically hurt in a plane crash last September in Columbia, S.C., that killed four people. He was flying in a Learjet after a performance with Travis Barker, a drummer for the pop-punk band Blink-182 and Goldstein's partner in the duo TRVSDJ-AM.

Barker and Goldstein were burned. Goldstein had to get skin graft surgery but resumed performing about a month later.

He told the AP he felt blessed to have survived but was still shaken by the crash.

"I guess I get why they call it 'post-trauma,' because it was very tough. I have really bad days, and I have really OK days," he said.

His body was found after a friend called police to say he was unable to get into the home in New York City's trendy SoHo neighborhood. Paramedics had to break down the door before they found him, shirtless and wearing sweatpants, in his bed around 5:20 p.m. on Friday, the law enforcement official said.

There was no evidence of foul play.




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