Cars front man Ric Ocasek died peacefully over the weekend while recovering from...
A condolence card and flowers are left at a memorial outside the home of singer and producer Ric Ocasek following his death in New York City, U.S., September 16, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Porizkova, who announced in May 2018 that she and Ocasek had split after 28 years of marriage, did not elaborate on what kind of operation the 75-year-old rocker had undergone before his death on Sunday. But she said she and the couple’s two sons had been caring for him. New York Police have said they were called to Ocasek’s townhouse in Manhattan at about 4 p.m. EDT on Sunday by a family member who reported he was unresponsive. He was later pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death will be determined by the city’s coroner.
Their self-titled debut reached No. 18 on the Billboard album charts on the strength of such singles as “Just What I Needed,” “My Best Friend’s Girl” and “Good Times Roll,” and put the band at the forefront of the just-emerging genre of synthesizer-driven pop rock.
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