DJ AM, real name Adam Golstein (36), was found dead this afternoon in his New York City apartment.

Police say they found a crack pipe, and pill bottles, in the apartment. Despite being drug free for 11 years, it appears DJ AM may have died as a result of drug use.

There is speculation that DJ AM may have started using drugs again as a result of stress from a plane crash he survived in September of last year, and suffered burns from. There is also speculation that DJ AM may have turned to drugs due to the emotional trauma from Hayley Wood breaking up with him in the last week.

A rep for DJ AM just issued the following statement:

"Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein was found deceased this afternoon in his New York City apartment. The circumstances surrounding his death are unclear. Out of respect for his family and loved ones, please respect their privacy at this time."

On Agust 25th DJ AM tweeted this on Twitter:

"New york, new york. Big city of dreams, but everything in new york aint always what it seems."

The lyric is the opening line to the famous Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five song New York, New York.

DJ AM had also completed 8 episodes for his new show Gone Too Far, which helped drug addicts near death get off drugs before it was too late. DJ AM was one of those who needed intervention, but he went too far.

Click here to see DJ AM’s final interview.

We hope you have found peace now DJ AM.

DJ AM (35), aka Adam Goldstein, has filed a lawsuit Friday against Learjet, and others, for $10 million in medical damages, lost earnings and profits, and $10 million for mental and physical pain and suffering, which totals $20 million.

Both pilots of the plane, as well as Travis Barker’s assistant Chris Baker, 29, and bodyguard Charles Still, 25, died in the crash. Barker and DJ AM were hospitalized for weeks with serious burns.

Barker, DJ AM, Still’s mother, and Baker’s widow have filed wrongful death lawsuits against various corporations they allege were responsible.

At the end of the day DJ AM still has his life, and that’s definitely worth more than $20 million. He’s a walking miracle.

Reports surfaced recently that claimed DJ AM, aka Adam Goldstein, was suing the estates of the dead pilots involved in the deadline plane accident he survived. DJ AM posted the following statement to set the record straight:

DECEMBER 30, 2008
Hello All -

Normally I don’t feel like I NEED to make a statement like this, but after I read some recently reported untruths I feel like I have to. I want to take a second to address the hurtful posts and clear up any misunderstandings any of you may have about my law suit. I would NEVER sue the deceased pilots’ estates or personal holdings. I am more than grateful that I survived this horrible accident and I’d never try to take anything from those that didn’t. Despite the misinterpretations of the lawsuit, this suit is against the insurance companies that insured the pilots. I’m not after Sarah’s or James’ personal estates nor their property. Everyone involved in this suit has suffered a great deal, and I would not do anything to make matters worse for the deceased family and friends. Daily I live with the guilt and grief of what happened that night, what I saw, who was lost and why I was spared. I have no words to express the pain that comes with knowing four people died, while I lived.

Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein

The fact that DJ AM and Travis Barker survived is a miracle.

News broke today that the plane crash that killed four people, and severely burned Travis Barker and DJ AM, aka Adam Goldstein, may have been caused by a blown tire. Here’s more:

Federal aviation officials are saying the tires on the doomed Learjet that crashed last month in South Carolina shredded as the plane ran out of runway.

The crash killed four people and injured former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity disc jockey DJ AM.

The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday that very little rubber was left on the jet’s wheels and the brakes were severely damaged when the plane crashed on takeoff just before midnight Sept. 19.

The plane’s cockpit voice recorder has indicated that crew members thought a tire blew as they hurtled down the runway before failing to abort the takeoff.

Barker and DJ AM suffered severe burns in the crash. Both have been released from the hospital are expected to fully recover.

A blown tire is what caused the fiery Concorde plane accident just before they retired those aircraft.

The blown tire is not new. Investigators are just now making this the official cause of the accident.

DJ AM, aka Adam Goldstein, said in a recent interview:

"In the burn center, they did a scan and found that I had a blood clot that in this flight could have traveled to my heart and I could have died."

DJ AM said he had accumulated almost 2 million frequent flyer miles to travel to his performances, and he got the blood clot from sitting on planes so much. He also said:

"I have a great deal of faith that everything happens for a reason. I put myself in God’s hands."

Maybe he should also put himself in the hands of Bayer Aspirin.