A Breakup and Lingering Pain Over Crash in DJ AM's Final Days

By PopEater Staff Posted Aug 29th 2009 08:42AM

A recent breakup with his girlfriend only added to DJ AM's rough year following the tragic plane crash he survived in September. Sources tell TMZ he was "completely devastated" by the split with Hayley Wood, and a PEOPLE source admitted the DJ "hadn't been in a good place lately."

According to reports, Wood ended the relationship within the last week and that since then, "he was keeping to himself, and he was blowing people off."

TMZ sources say he was having a very hard time dealing with post-traumatic stress from the plane crash he barely survived in September of last year. Four people died.

Recalling the crash to PEOPLE, Goldstein said that he was asleep in the plane when "the next thing I remember is us crashing into something ... I woke up to Travis screaming and the plane engulfed in flames. I remember thinking it was like 'Miami Vice,' where a car is on fire and you run before the gas tank explodes - we gotta get out of here!"

Goldstein was badly burned in the crash. "My eyebrows and layers of skin were burned off my face ... My forehead was gouged and my arm had skin hanging off. I was in shock and didn't feel anything," he said.

DJ AM, real name Adam Goldstein, was found dead in his apartment on Friday in New York City. He was 36. According to reports, drug paraphernalia including a glass crack pipe was found at the scene and Goldstein hadn't been seen or heard from in several days.

He had struggled with drug abuse in the past, but had been sober for years.

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DJ AM: 1973-2009

Adam Goldstein, known to most as DJ AM, died on August 28. New York City police found his body in bed after he had been missing for days, TMZ is reporting.

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DJ AM, 1973-2009

Adam Goldstein, known to most as DJ AM, died on August 28. New York City police found his body in bed after he had been missing for days, TMZ is reporting.

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Goldstein earned a reputation as one of the country's most talented DJs, blending every genre of music into his routines. He was a frequent club headliner.

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Goldstein paired up with rock drummer Travis Barker to form TRVS-DJAM, where the two played off of each other's improvisations. In September 2008, their plane crashed after a South Carolina show, nearly killing them both.

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In the crash that killed four other people, Goldstein and AM narrowly escaped, but suffered bad burns across their bodies. "My eyebrows and layers of skin were burned off my face ... My forehead was gouged and my arm had skin hanging off. I was in shock and didn't feel anything," Goldstein told PEOPLE.

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A month later, DJ AM triumphantly returned to the stage, playing the role of DJ for rap superstar Jay-Z.

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Goldstein was also an avid sneaker collector, which eventually earned him a cameo on HBO's 'Entourage.'

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Goldstein was engaged to Nicole Richie, but they called off their impending nuptials in 2005.

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Following his relationship with Richie, Goldstein also dated Hollywood starlet Mandy Moore.

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By Shirley Torres

You know the real tragedy of this whole thing? He wasted a free gift of another chance to do something with his life! Too bad one of the people that died in the plane crash hadn't lived instead of him... Maybe they would've appreciated God's gift and done something wonderful instead of something so totally selfish and wasteful! I hope God forgives him!

Tuesday 01 September

By Shirley

You know the real tragedy of this whole thing? He wasted a free gift of another chance to do something useful with his life! Too bad one of the people that died in the plane crash hadn't lived instead of him... maybe they would've appreciated God's gift and done something wonderful instead of something so totally selfish and wasteful! God forgive him!

Thursday 03 September

By my2cents

You know, I wonder if he had been hiding and doing drugs much longer than people are saying. I know he says he was sober for 9.5 years, but I cannot help but wonder if it was more like 6 to 7 years sober, if that. I think he got into drugs again, and couldn't deal with the addiction any longer. It was too hard to hide them all the time I am sure. Just a thought, not an accusation.

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