Mourners have placed a small shrine of flowers and notes outside of DJ AMs ---Adam Goldstein--New York City apartment.  

The legendary DJ passed away on Friday of an apparent accidental drug overdose.  

Adam had a long struggle with addiction and had been sober for 11 years before his lifeless body was found with what police are describing as a "vessel to smoke drugs from".

In 2005, Adam gave an interview saying, "Drugs became my identity.  I would deejay until 2 a.m., go get drugs and stay up until 10 in the morning doing drugs alone in my apartment."

He also had a problem with his weight and during his early 20s, he reached nearly 300 pounds.

A critical turning point came in 1997, when he considered suicide.  After a night of doing drugs the then 24 year old, sat before a mirror and "could not move away from staring at myself." He said he put a gun in his mouth and sobbing, said, "God, please help me."

The coroner has now released his body and from what we are hearing, he is back in LA to be laid to rest.  More tests are needed and it could take weeks before we know the official cause of death.