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We’ll miss you, homie.

from NBC NYC

Celebrity disk-jockey DJ AM was found dead in SoHo today, sources told NBC New York. He was 36 years old.

The body of DJ AM, also known as Adam Goldstein, was found on the seventh floor of an apartment building at 215 Lafayette Street, law-enforcement sources said.

Goldstein, along with drummer Travis Barker, barely escaped death in a small plane crash in South Carolina on Sept. 19, 2008. That incident left him badly burned, but four others died in the accident.

The details of his demise are still unclear, but police sources said investigators are looking into the possibility of a drug overdose, as drug paraphernalia was found near his body.

DJ AM (Adam Goldstein) seen before throwing the first pitch at Citi Field on August 23 in New York City.

DJ AM had not been heard from for a few days, and one of his friends went to check on him, but got no response after knocking on his apartment door, law-enforcement sources said. The friend then called the police, who broke into the apartment and found the DJ’s body.

Goldstein, originally from Philadelphia, was briefly engaged to reality TV star Nicole Richie in 2005.

He threw out the first pitch for a Mets game on August 23rd, and his last Twitter post on Aug. 25 said “New York, New York big City of dreams, but everything in new york ain’t always what it seems.”

According to Goldstein’s MySpace page, he was supposed to be performing at the club Rain in Las Vegas Friday night.

Barker’s ex-wife, Playmate Shanna Moakler, wrote of DJ AM’s death, also on Twitter. “My deepest condolences for DJ AM, you were a great artist and will be severely missed. My thoughts and Prayers to his family and friends,” she said.
First Published: Aug 28, 2009 6:20 PM EDT

Remembering DJ AM …

01-DJ-AM-on-Power-106-Part-1.mp3

DJ AM Live @ Banana Split 5_6_07

It Takes Rock (DJ AM Remix Blend)

DJ AM Live at The Do Over June 2008 (Box.net download)

Also please check out the Fix Your Face series with Travis Barker over at trvsdjam.com.

Rest easy, brother.

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