Kurtz and Cornett met sometime in the late ‘80s when they both worked on the “Voyage of The Little Mermaid” stage show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World. We know she meant so much to so many, including all of you. She noted that he was "recuperating very well after surgery," but did not provide details about why type of procedure. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. Fox News’ Melissa Roberto contributed to this report. Ocasek co-founded The Cars in Boston in 1976 with bassist and singer Benjamin Orr. Ric Ocasek, lead singer of The Cars, died from cardiac arrest that was brought on by heart disease, authorities said Monday. A cause of death has yet to be confirmed, though The Daily Beast reports that an NYPD official said Ocasek appeared to have died from “natural causes”. (Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images). The group reunited for the Cleveland ceremony where they were inducted by The Killers' Brandon Flowers, who fittingly described the band as "a slick machine with a 340 V8 under the hood that ran on synergy, experimentation and a redefined cool. He died of cardiovascular disease in September 2019. “We’re truly saddened to hear about the passing of Ric Ocasek,” according to a statement on Monday by John Josephson, chairman and CEO of the songwriter advocacy group SESAC. All rights reserved. They had it all: the looks, the hooks, Beat romance lyrics, killer choruses.". But if we have to have a princess that envelops compassion and understanding and brings people together without judgment in a way that’s peaceful and loving, then we have Princess Leanza.”. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Ocasek, a 2018 inductee to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, was found Sunday inside his New York City apartment where he was pronounced dead. JEFFERSON STARSHIP’S DAVID FREIBERG, CATHY RICHARDSON SHARE MEMORIES OF PAUL KANTNER: ‘HE BRINGS US TOGETHER'. Although no official cause of death has yet been reported, Page Six reports that the rocker died of natural causes. “It wasn’t bloody, it was just a bump that kept swelling,” said Kurtz. David K. Li is a breaking news reporter for NBC News. She didn’t think it set her apart – she thought it gave her a voice for the people she was among. "She had a way of making every stage that she stepped on magical.”, Miss America 1993 Leanza Cornett tries on a hat in New York. Legal Statement. Ric Ocasek of The Cars speaks on stage at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction in CLeveland, Ohio on April 14, 2018. “There’s a way that people can roar just by walking in a room, and I remember thinking that on the first day I met her,” said Kurtz. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Kurtz hopes Cornett’s legacy will inspire people to do something positive for others in their lives. "I touched his cheek to rouse him," she wrote on Instagram on Monday. Ric Ocasek’s net worth was estimated to be $25 million. He was 75, according to the New York Police Department, although The New York Times reports other records show he was 70. I ask that you please keep them as well as Leanza’s parents and her family in your prayers. I know the world is a better place because she has lived in it.”, While the Miss America organization did not reveal a cause of death, Fox30 Action News Jax in Jacksonville, Fla., Cornett's hometown, reported she sustained a head injury after a fall on October 12. Poritzkova announced in May 2018 that they had separated a year prior, but she was present with him at the Cars' Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction that same year. A spokesman for NYPD confirmed Ocasek's death and said that he was found "in his bed and unconscious and unresponsive" after a 911 call came in a little after 4 p.m. on Sunday for a male in need of aid inside a residence on East 19th Street. That’s why it’s so hard that she didn’t succeed in her battle. Ocasek is survived by Porizkova, their two children — Jonathan Raven Otcasek and Oliver Otcasek — and four sons from previous marriages: Christopher, Adam, Eron and Derek. “Before ‘Little Mermaid’ started, the stage had been transformed from ‘The Muppets’ and that set was designed by Jim Henson before he died. (HELAYNE SEIDMAN/AFP via Getty Images). So, we're ditching the bicycle," she wrote. Entertainment Tonight/TV Guide Network. "The love we have for one another is so wide and deep it's practically tangible, and that sort of love can never disappear," she wrote. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. "It was then I realized that during the night he had peacefully passed on.". “She was, and could be, on a platform, but she stepped into the crown to change things. "She changed lives and did it in a quiet way,” said Kurtz. He was 75. News of her injury was first shared by the Leanza Cornett's Circle of Love Facebook page. He stood at a height of 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m). Be kind to somebody, listen to somebody, not because you’re going to get an award but because you’re going to change something. While the Miss America organization did not reveal a cause of death, Fox30 Action News Jax in Jacksonville, ... PAULINA PORIZKOVA OPENS UP ABOUT DEPRESSION BATTLE AFTER HUSBAND RIC OCASEK'S DEATH. The band recorded more than a dozen Top 40 anthems, including "My Best Friend’s Girl," "Good Times Roll," and "Just What I Needed.".
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