RIP Rick Ocasek.....

[brutal]

RIP Rick O.

HS grad 1979 so they were a big part of those years and I still listen to them often.

 

[Ken Ford]

I worked with a few smaller bands in the eighties, that’s a self inflicted hard life. The partying is insane and nearly constant while on the road. Big bands like that had drugs and alcohol as “riders” in the contracts for each event, large amounts cocaine was usually the norm.

No wonder these guys are dying earlier than their fans.

 

[Radar363]

I worked with a few smaller bands in the eighties, that’s a self inflicted hard life. The partying is insane and nearly constant while on the road. Big bands like that had drugs and alcohol as “riders” in the contracts for each event, large amounts cocaine was usually the norm.

No wonder these guys are dying earlier than their fans.

Well he was 75 so he was older than a lot of musicians when the Cars got popular and I'm guessing most Cars fans are like me and still in their 50s.
It's not like Hendrix, Morrison, Joplin or Cobain dying at 27.

 

[Grdbreaker]

RIP

 

[TresMonos]

Cobain died from self administered acute lead poisoning.

FTFY

 

[eightnsand]

Went to see the Cars as a lil feller in H.S. The “Thai stix” also played that night.

 

[fastfish66]

Damnit.....

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/ent...k-Cars-Singer-Dead-in-NY-at-75-560430391.html



Another piece of my early life fading away...

RIP Rick.

 

[timbgtm]

Damn. Tom Petty, Eddie Money and Ric Ocasek.

There was a time I felt immortal. Not so much these days.

Makes ya stop and think! We've lost some great entertaining guy's, the music isn't the same anymore. RIP. Prayers for family and friends.

 

[7pt62THOR]

Dang! RIP

 

[timbgtm]

I worked with a few smaller bands in the eighties, that’s a self inflicted hard life. The partying is insane and nearly constant while on the road. Big bands like that had drugs and alcohol as “riders” in the contracts for each event, large amounts cocaine was usually the norm.

No wonder these guys are dying earlier than their fans.

And how the heck is Keith Richards still alive. I guess he hasn't quit yet.