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Born
Adam Michael Goldstein in 1973,
DJ AM handled turntables for the popular rap-rock group
Crazy Town during the late '90s. He also became one of the most in-demand disc jockeys in Los Angeles, lending his scratching skills to albums by
Papa Roach,
Will Smith, and
Madonna while maintaining several high-status relationships, including a brief engagement to Nicole Richie. Former
blink-182 drummer
Travis Barker and
DJ AM began a series of collaborations during the early 2000s, a partnership that brought
DJ AM's abilities to a wider audience. Following a collaborative show in September 2008, however, the two experienced a brush with death as their plane crashed upon takeoff, killing all occupants onboard except for the two musicians.
AM, a former drug addict, relapsed as a result of his pain medications and suffered a fatal overdose one year later. ~ Andrew Leahey