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The Cars Lead Singer Ric Ocasek Dead at 75

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday September 17 2019, @01:07PM   Printer-friendly
from the RIP dept.

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The Cars lead singer Ric Ocasek dead at 75

Ric Ocasek, best known as the founder and frontman of the iconic new wave band The Cars, has died, the New York Police Department confirmed Sunday.

He was found unresponsive at his East 19th Street residence in Manhattan on Sunday, according to reports from the NYPD. The NYPD didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

Ocasek released seven studio albums with the Cars between 1978 and 2011, beginning with their hit self-titled album featuring the singles "My Best Friend's Girl" and "Good Times Roll."

Ocasek also released several solo albums, including Beatitude (1982), Fireball Zone (1990), Troublizing (1997) and Nexterday (2005). He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on April 14, 2018.

Fans and friends took to Twitter to honor the late rock star.

Also at:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/09/15/ric-ocasek-cars-found-dead-75/2338279001/
https://variety.com/2019/music/news/ric-ocasek-dead-dies-the-cars-1203336527/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ric-ocasek-dead-the-cars-frontman-rock-star-dies-in-70s-cause-of-death-unclear-2019-09-15/

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 17 2019, @10:42PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 17 2019, @10:42PM (#895386)

    Ironically, he was hit by a car... driven by Paulina Porizkova.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 18 2019, @02:12AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 18 2019, @02:12AM (#895471)

    "Here in my car, I feel safest of all"

  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 18 2019, @05:13AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 18 2019, @05:13AM (#895504)

    Silverically, actually he wasn't [variety.com]

    Cars frontman Ric Ocasek died of cardiovascular disease, according to an autopsy report released Monday by the New York City medical examiner’s office cited by Yahoo News and other outlets.
    ...
    Porizkova’s note says the singer died in his sleep after surgery, presumably for his heart condition.

    “Ric was at home recuperating very well after surgery. Our two sons, Jonathan and Oliver, and I were making sure he was comfortable, ordering food and watching TV together,” she wrote. “I found him still asleep when bringing him his Sunday morning coffee. I touched his cheek to rouse him. It was then I realized that during the night he had peacefully passed on. We appreciate the great outpouring of love. We, his family and friends, are completely and utterly devastated by his untimely and unexpected death and would appreciate the privacy to mourn in private.”

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 18 2019, @06:31AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 18 2019, @06:31AM (#895519)

      That sounds like there might be some grounds for a lawyer to question why he wasn't kept in the hospital longer to recuperate. We can't know how this would have gone if he had been monitored more closely in the days following surgery. I can easily imagine that there's a rush these days to discharge people earlier than before. Even at good hospitals there might be an attitude that "this surgery requires less in-hospital recovery time due to modern practice" when it really doesn't.