DJ AM, fought the drug, has died in New York

NEW YORK - DJ AM, the celebrity disc jockey who has publicly acknowledged his history of drug abuse and filmed a reality show in which he offered to help other addicts, was found dead in his apartment. He was 36 years. The police found a pipe of crack cocaine and prescription pills in an apartment in Manhattan, said a police official, The Associated Press spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing. Paramedics had to breaking the front door we find him without his shirt and was wearing sweat pants in her bed at 5:20 Clock on Friday, said the official. A friend had to say as police, he was not in a position to the house in the fashion district of SoHo in force. There was no evidence of foul play, and a medical examiner determined the cause of death. Last year, he was seriously in a plane crash in South Carolina, that injured four people killed and seriously injured rocker Travis Barker. DJ AM, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, open past dependence on cocaine, ecstasy and other drug addiction crack addressed so bad that he has already tried to commit suicide by shooting himself in the head - but the gun jammed. However, he said he had been drug free for years, even swearing in the cigarettes. His spokeswoman Jenni Weinman, said the circumstances surrounding his death are unclear. She pleaded for the privacy of his family. In October, on the MTV reality show debut, "Too Far Gone," in which he and the families concerned, measures for drug users carried out. In a recent AP interview, he talked about holding a crack pipe for the first time in years for the show and said he felt as if he were an angel on his shoulder, both survive turmoil. "There is no better way to remember how it was when I was in my ass to see someone in their background," he told the AP. MTV show had no immediate comment on that Goldstein would look like, but said in a statement that she was "proud to support him as he helped young people fight their own inclinations." Goldstein had to hire a disc jockey, who performed in the most exclusive parties in Hollywood and was admired by music lovers. He was also famous for its relations with the reality TV star Nicole Richie, daughter of singer Lionel Richie, and with the actress-singer Mandy Moore. Goldstein was badly injured last September when a Learjet crashed on startup in Columbia, SC The plane carrying Goldstein and Barker, drummer for the pop-punk band Blink-182, after a performance that had the two men formed the duo TRVSDJ -AM. Barker and Goldstein were burned, while Barker was seriously injured. Goldstein had surgery for a skin graft, but to one months later, he was still playing, joining Jay-Z on stage. At the time, "he said WA magazine" People "s grateful to survive. "I can not believe I did it," he said. "I prayed every night for the past 10 years. There is much to thank God for the moment. … I was saved for a reason. Maybe I'm helping someone else. I do not dispute. I just know that I am grateful to be here. "Goldstein was a few years ago known as a high sought after DJ's beats kept the dance floor packed and clubgoers hypnotized. He became known for his clever mashup, a mixture of at least two songs, and do not just known in the clubs, but on scenes of the tail, and earlier this year at Coachella Music Festival in Indio, Calif. It was one of the playable characters in Hero Activision's DJ "," a game of rhythms from the creators of "Guitar Hero" that uses a controller shaped turntable. The game is for the release of the 27th October foreseen. "We are deeply concerned about the loss of DJ AM sad," said Tim Riley, Vice President of Music Affairs for Activision. "We hope that his work will be on the game a well-deserved recognition for his creativity and musical talent." Representatives for Moore and Barker did not return phone messages seek comment on the death of the DJ as well as other celebrities and fans share their immediate reactions to Twitter where "RIP DJ AM" was the topic No. 1 Friday. "I'm stunned. Rest in peace Adam," singer-songwriter Josh Groban displayed. "I'm sorry, dears," said video director and musician Pete Wentz. "When unexpected." Singer John Mayer wrote: "We are losing our friends in time, at a time when we are ready to accept the conditions under lived a long life. Not now." Goldstein Twitter about three days. He said he had just wrapped filming of the MTV series in Connecticut and was on his way to Atlantic City, New Jersey, DJ. He publishes a lyrical hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five: "New York, New York. Big city of dreams, but in New York is not always what it seems." The media and spectators flocked to his apartment, placed the creation of a mad scene, flowers were at the entrance. Fellow DJ Scott Schroer, known as Scotty Boy, "he said to the apartment to check on the message itself. He said he had known 10 years, Goldstein has worked the decks with him and who last week at the Palm in Las Vegas. "It is the first scene was very eclectic" mashup, "Schroer said." He mixes rock and roll with the hip-hop. He was a pioneer. "Schroer said Goldstein was sober when he arrived. When asked about the prescription pills, he said:" If you're watching a plane crash a year ago, I am sure you have the prescription pills, too. "___ Associated Press Virginia Byrne in New York and Michael Cidones Los Angeles contributed to this report.