Posted on 09/15/2019 6:01:23 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
Ric Ocasek, founding member and lead singer of The Cars, has died in New York City, the NYPD confirms.
He was found unresponsive at his East 19th Street residence in Manhattan and pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
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Giant? Hardly. He did have the sense to retire as soon as he could. Pop music is a baby food industry.
Keith will eventually attend the memorial services for every other 60s-era musician (probably most of the 70s-era musicians as well), then take his place as the only interactive display at Guanajuato.
He did land Paulina Porizkova. Makes him a giant in my book. ;-)
Heh, yeah, it’s almost as if he had millions in the bank or somethin’.
They were estranged. “She’s drivin’ away, with her two lights on...”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ric_Ocasek
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