Professional player of records DJ AM (real name Adam Goldstein) died this weekend of an apparent drug overdose. The news was released Friday night, but we didn’t report on it till now because writing words is work! And work is hard! But like your estranged father two weeks after your tenth birthday, we’re here now, OK? TMZ reports that AM’s body was found late Friday afternoon in New York, and bottles of prescription drugs and a baggie of crack were found near.
Our sources say DJ AM, a recovering addict, developed a dependency to Xanax and other benzodiazepines as a direct result of the plane crash a year ago. We’re told AM developed a tremendous anxiety over flying — something he had to do frequently for his job. We’re told doctors began prescribing Xanax and other anti-anxiety medications to relieve his fear, but the benzos triggered a relapse into addiction.
Our sources say DJ AM’s relapse was “recent” — he was not abusing for a prolonged period of time before his death. We’re also told the OD had “absolutely nothing to do with his recent breakup.”
Our sources say the evidence strongly indicates cause of death will be a combination of crack cocaine and benzos.
This is a tragedy! Now rich celebrities won’t be about to hear kicking mashups of Kanye West and “Barbie Girl” at parties anymore. Aw, that was mean. RIP AM. You seemed like a good person and you banged Mandy Moore.
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4 Comments
no big loss. stealing someone else’s music and mixing it with yet another stolen piece of music does not make u a talent. it makes u a talentless thief. kinda like kanye. did bad he didnt die too.
On the one hand, I have no respect for anyone who dies of a drug overdose. However, I hate idiots to spit on the memories of those who did. So, how about we all wish festie toke a big one and have the police beat him with nightsticks, eh?
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Freud’s death was self-administered euthanasia. He was dying of cancer.