The Cars lead singer Ric Ocasek Found Dead in Manhattan Home at 75

[cabot]

Damn. First Eddie Money, and now Ric Ocasek.


Ric Ocasek, lead singer of The Cars, died Sunday in his Manhattan home, an NYPD spokesperson said.

He lived on East 19th Street.

Ocasek was found unconscious and unresponsive in bed around 4 p.m., police said. Emergency medical services pronounced him deceased at the scene.



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[PJMcK]

1. Serious bummer

Ocasek was a masterful musician and showman.

[EveHammond13]

2. oh no

[JDC]

3. Man, I loved The Cars

RIP

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. How sad

[malaise]

9. What's really sad is that he died all alone

[Scurrilous]

5. That sucks.

[Aristus]

6. His brilliant music is the soundtrack of my high school years.

I'll never forget the first time I saw The Cars perform; it was on SNL.

IIRC, they sang "You Might Think", or maybe it was "Magic". Either one. I remember, at the end of the song, Ocasek, this scowling, scarecrow-like guy, broke into a warm happy smile. It transformed his face. I understood later what Paulina Porizskova must have seen in him.

It's sad that he's gone. My heart always aches when I listen to Ben Orr singing "Drive"; now it will ache even more when I listen to The Cars.

[LakeArenal]

7. Shake It Up Ric wherever you are!!!

[Coventina]

8. So very sad!

[area51]

10. Damn.

[ismnotwasm]

11. Oh man, that's awful.

Hope it was easy.

[Ohiogal]

12. One of the best

Saw the Cars last year perform at the Rock Hall induction watch party.

I just can’t believe he’s gone. What great hitmakers they were.

[MustLoveBeagles]

13. Aw damn

RIP Ric

[Mendocino]

14. In 1978 Cleveland

At the World Series of Rock, I saw Fleetwood Mac, Todd Rundgren with Utopia, Bob Welch, The Cars and Eddie Money.

Now three are gone, I'm getting too old.

[Aristus]

15. Critics are talking about his fusion of pop and New Wave.

But I can't count how many of his songs sound like something Buddy Holly might have written and sang if he hadn't died so young.

Anyone else hear Holly in songs like "Just What I Needed" or "My Best Friend's Girl"?

[Ligyron]

16. I didn't realize he was that old.

Not that 75 is old but ... well you know what I mean.

[Generic Brad]

17. He brought a lot of happiness to the world

Definitely a life well lived. He left behind a wonderful legacy for his family and friends.

[IcyPeas]

18. loved the Cars

[shanti]

19. RIP, Ric

[Norbert]

20. The Cars were my gateway to New Wave.

I was tired of disco and was never really into metal. To this day I still listen to the Cars.

RIP Ric.

[Straw Man]

21. Now both of the Cars' lead voices are gone.

Bassist Ben Orr died in 2000. He sang several of their biggest hits.

[Raine]

22. Sad news

R-I-P Ric