RIP: Ric Ocasek (The Cars)

[D DEBBS]

Found out about his death last night on my local TV's news....don't know the cause of death; he was found by his separated wife.

[CrumbBum]

The "he was found" part sounds awful, RIP.

I know this is fucked up but when I hear of someone's passing and it's not, you know...suicide :/ it feels slightly less horrible. I mean it's still horrible, but it's like maybe those last moments weren't spent in utter despair.. I don't know... Of course at the same time mental health can wreck havoc on physical health as well (thinking of Daniel Johnston too, another hard one to realize is gone.)

[Suomynona]

Damn it. I hope his family gets through this ok.

The Cars were alright, but I loved his first two solo albums.

[box elder]

was surprised to find out how old he was tbh. i guess he was in his mid-30s when that first cars album came out, which makes the success of that album (basically front to back huge hits) even more surprising

[TheDuffBlimp]

I know this is fucked up but when I hear of someone's passing and it's not, you know...suicide :/ it feels slightly less horrible. I think this is just part of everyone processing grief differently.

The Conan YouTube channel posted one of his appearances from 2005, presumably as a memorial. A lot of people doing what little they can to pay their respects.
RIP.