Ric Ocasek, lead singer of The Cars, dead at 75: police

There were no signs of foul play in the 75-year-old’s death, newspaper USA Today reported.Under Ocasek’s leadership, The Cars brought quirky electronic effects of New Wave to classically structured pop songs, generating a string of hits such as “You Might Think,” “Shake It Up,” and “Drive” in the 1980s.

After breaking up later on in the decade, the band reunited in 2011 after Ocasek wrote new songs he believed would sound best if played with his old bandmates, USA Today said.

Last year, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Bon Jovi, the Moody Blues, Dire Straits, Nina Simone and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.