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DJ AM

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/March 30, 2018 by Wehwalt (talk) 00:12, 12 February 2018 (UTC)



DJ AM (born Adam Michael Goldstein; March 30, 1973 – August 28, 2009) was an American disc jockey (DJ). Goldstein became obsessed with deejaying as a child, though developed a drug addiction as a teenager and was sent to the controversial rehabilitation center Straight, Incorporated. His drug problems became worse after leaving the center, and he became addicted to crack cocaine for several years in his early twenties. After a failed suicide attempt in 1997, Goldstein became sober and later sponsored other addicts through Alcoholics Anonymous. He then began deejaying and joined the band Crazy Town in 1999 before focusing on a career as a solo DJ. In 2006, he accepted a $1 million contract to perform weekly at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. In 2008, Goldstein and Travis Barker formed the duo TRV$DJAM. They were the only two survivors of a Learjet 60 crash later that year. Goldstein hosted the 2009 drug intervention series Gone Too Far, and appeared to be struggling with his addiction during filming. In August 2009, he was found dead from a drug overdose. The DJ AM Memorial Fund, an organization designed to help people struggling with drug addiction, was launched in his memory.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Popular music artist(s): The Beatles (July 7, 2017); Individual musician: Ram Narayan (June 21, 2017)
 * Main editors: Freikorp
 * Promoted: November 6, 2017
 * Reasons for nomination: Would be his 45th birthday if he were still alive.
 * Support as nominator. Freikorp (talk) 09:45, 25 January 2018 (UTC)
 * It has come a long way since the peer review. Good work! Support. Cognissonance (talk) 13:01, 28 January 2018 (UTC)