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DJ AM Dead

Aug 30, 2009#1

Chazwozel

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/28/obit.dj.am/index.html

10 bucks says it was an O.D., in which case this is a sad example of a man who had a near death experience and learned nothing...

Aug 30, 2009#2

AshburnerX

I thought Kotaku said it was murder.

Aug 30, 2009#3

The Lovely Boehner

who

Aug 30, 2009#4

Chazwozel

Charlie Dont Surf said:
who

He's apparently some famous DJ. I didn't know of him until his plane crashed last year.

Aug 30, 2009#5

AshburnerX

He's apparently also going to be in DJ Hero as a playable character, which is why I heard about this via Kotaku.

Aug 30, 2009#6

HoboNinja

DJ AM, a playable character in Activision's forthcoming DJ Hero, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment Friday.

Adam Goldstein, as he was known in real life, was a performer with a well-known history of drug addiction, and recovery from it. He was 36.

Tim Riley, the Activision vice president of music affairs, released a brief statement on word of Goldstein's death: \"We are deeply saddened by the loss of DJ AM. We hope that his work on the game will be a fitting tribute to his creative spirit and musical talent.\"

So it doesn't sound like the tragic development changes anything about DJ AM's appearance in the game, due for release Oct. 27.

The Associated Press reported that police found prescription medications and a crack pipe in Goldstein's apartment in New York. Paramedics discovered him shirtless and wearing sweatpants in his bed at 5:20 p.m. on Friday. A friend had called police, alarmed that he was unable to get into the home. There was no evidence of foul play.

Goldstein was quite open about his addiction to crack, ecstasy and other drugs, which led to a failed suicide attempt. MTV planned to debut his reality show in October, in which he would stage interventions for drug abusers.

In 2008, Goldstein was badly hurt in the airplane crash that killed four people and seriously injured Travis Barker, the Blink-182 drummer.

http://kotaku.com/5348603/dj-heros-dj-am-found-dead-in-new-york

Looks like an OD.

Oh also... why the fuck do I have to manually put in BB code and shit? there are only smiley buttons in my post shit... no BB code buttons.

Aug 30, 2009#7

Roxxoredizorz

This sucks, so hard. He was a great DJ to boot.

Aug 30, 2009#8

crono1224

Chazwozel said:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/28/obit.dj.am/index.html

10 bucks says it was an O.D., in which case this is a sad example of a man who had a near death experience and learned nothing...

I'de say he lived harder because he felt he could die at any moment? Unless you are saying the plane accident was his fault too.

Aug 30, 2009#9

ThatGrinningIdiot!

crono1224 said:
I'de say he lived harder because he felt he could die at any moment? Unless you are saying the plane accident was his fault too.

Anyone who tempts death after nearly being killed is a moron.

Aug 30, 2009#10

Shegokigo

BlackCrossCrusader said:
Anyone who tempts death after nearly being killed is a moron.

The Ultimate Moron!

Aug 30, 2009#11

ZenMonkey

He'd had problems all his life with weight and addiction and so forth. He also talked about having survivor's guilt after that crash, which along with his injuries could not have been easy to handle. A lot of people OD when they've detoxed but then go back to the drug, and they don't realize their body can't handle the amount it used to. I'm sad to think it was something like this. It really seemed like he was trying hard to turn things around.

Aug 30, 2009#12

Chazwozel

crono1224 said:
I'de say he lived harder because he felt he could die at any moment? Unless you are saying the plane accident was his fault too.

I'm saying that after having a near death experience, most people tend to appreciate how fleeting life is and try to savor it in more ways then getting stoned out of their gourd.

Aug 30, 2009#13

Bubble181

I'm in the "who?" crowd.

Aug 30, 2009#14

Roxxoredizorz

Just listening to TRV$DJAM I can hear how big they could have been. I really wanted to see them go on tour, and come to my city.

Aug 30, 2009#15

Jay

Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

Aug 30, 2009#16

bhamv3

I get to post it first this time? All righty then!

DAMN YOU TOM BRAZELTON!!!

Aug 30, 2009#17

ZenMonkey

Chazwozel said:
I'm saying that after having a near death experience, most people tend to appreciate how fleeting life is and try to savor it in more ways then getting stoned out of their gourd.

No need to generalize to the whole world the way you think you'd respond. As I said, survivor's guilt.

Aug 31, 2009#18

Roxxoredizorz

AmorousEyes said:
I was thinking Final Destination when I first read it.

Also, he wasn't that bad of a DJ either, but I never knew him by name until Roxx pointed it out to me:
YouTube - Travis Barker and DJ AM MUSIC VIDEO!

You can get both of their records at http://trvsdjam.com/blog/

Aug 31, 2009#19

@Li3n

time for a DJ PM?! (too soon?)

Aug 31, 2009#20

meyoumeyou

hue?

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