Heartbeat City is broken today because the good times are no longer rolling for Ric Ocasek and Paulina Porizkova. The singer and the model announced that they split up a year ago.
She broke the news on Instagram this morning, “Our family always has been – and still is – a well-built car. When the four of us are together, we can go wherever the road takes us. But as a bicycle, my husband and I no longer pedal in unison. So, we’re ditching the bicycle.
“Ric and I have been peacefully separated for the past year. The photos of our happy family are, in fact, happy family photos; we are just no longer a couple.
“The love we have for one another is so wide and deep it’s practically tangible, and that sort of love can never disappear. Expect to keep seeing happy family photos.
“As I’m sure you can understand, out of respect for our children and each other, we’ll not be commenting further (here or elsewhere) at this time.”
The two of them met in 1984 when she starred in the music video for The Cars song Drive that was actually sung by the late band member Benjamin Orr and not Ocasek. They married around 5 years later on August 23, 1989. They have two sons Jonathan Raven, 25, and Oliver Orion, 19.
The former couple was seen last month looking happy together with their two sons when The Cars were inducted into the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame.
Now you have to wonder, who is going to Drive him home, tonight?
One more, You Might Think he is crazy to break up with and you might be right. Maybe someday they will say Hello, Again to their relationship.
