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The couple had announced their split in May of , with Porizkova revealing that it had occurred the year before — although they still lived together and supported each other right up until his death. He felt emotionally dead to her. Other insiders agree with that assessment. The Czech model, just 19 at the time, fit the bill. The Cars continued to release albums throughout the s, but to fewer sales, and broke up in After that ended in , she landed a multimillion-dollar contract with Escada.

The [models] who lack good work ethics tend not to last. Ocasek also did not leave money to two sons from his second marriage but did provide for two others from his first marriage as well as his sons with Porizkova, his third wife.

Anyone can sue for anything. So she can put up a good argument … They got married with the promise of sticking together through sickness and health and she showed that — despite whatever frame of mind he may have been in at that time when he rewrote the will.

You can disinherit everyone — except for your spouse. The question now, is how Porizkova will make money to support herself. He was later pronounced dead at the scene. I touched his cheek to rouse him. It was then I realized that during the night he had peacefully passed on. We love him so much. His passing was sudden, unexpected, and beyond heartbreaking. Yesterday, we found this last doodle on his armchair. But more importantly he taught us that one can be in a respected position of great power and yet be absolutely humble and have the biggest sweetest heart in the industry.

It was the pink Fender. So what was the guitar, I asked? Ric pointed at the flamingo in my hands. My jaw dropped. It was THE guitar! These are not happy, cheerful lyrics. The darker stuff is more who he was as a person.

But what was underneath was a lot of pain. He was absolutely committed to not getting the Cars back together. I have to say that everyone else in the band would have loved to be constantly on the road. It was really sweet. As Ocasek approached 70, his life and career seemed in a state of flux. About three to four years before they separated, Ocasek played Porizkova some of his last recordings — half a dozen new songs in which she felt he revealed more of himself.

Still very him and very hooky, but it was like him taken to the extremes — the sweetness of his music with pretty dark lyrics. But whether or not Ocasek would ever work with them again, or make any music, remained unknown. In early September this year, Ocasek underwent surgery Porizkova declines to give details on the procedure. She and their two sons took turns tending to him as he recuperated at home. About an hour later, she checked on him again. Because of it, all four of us had two weeks together every day.

In this cloud of awfulness, that was a silver lining. In , the members of Weezer traveled to New York to meet Ric Ocasek , who was slated to produce their debut album. The Office of Chief Medical Examiner in New York concluded the next day that Ocasek died of natural causes, determining that hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease was the cause of death and that pulmonary emphysema was a contributing condition, meaning that he suffered from high blood pressure, a chronic lung condition and a buildup of fats, cholesterol and other substances his arteries.

He was recuperating really well. So his passing was a expletive shock. The two first met when she starred in the music video for The Cars' "Drive" and announced a split last year after almost 30 years of marriage, though they remained on good terms. The supermodel recalled stopping by Ocasek's home the night before to deliver cookies.

She told Rolling Stone he decided to go to sleep early "since I'm feeling a little sore" post-surgery. Porizkova said she returned the following morning and figured Ocasek was still sleeping, but checked back in on him a while later and realized that wasn't the case.