Ric Ocasek
Ric Ocasek
Richard T. Otcasek, known as Ric Ocasek, is an American songwriter, musician and record producer. He is best known as the vocalist, rhythm guitarist and songwriter for the rock band the Cars. Ocasek has been married to model Paulina Porizkova since 1989...
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth23 March 1949
CityBaltimore, MD
past mind world
Never mind a world that can't see past brutality.
people insane answers
They're caught where there's no way out or where you can't see out. What are you going to do about it? I don't have the answer. If I did there would be no insane asylums. But I see a lot of people, a lot of my friends in the same predicament. Many times in my life, I was there myself.
people tvs hey
People are strange. We're all morticians. Hey, what's on TV?
thinking giving mind
If I would have been in a different world Like I frequently am when I see you Oh I might have missed All the ways you try to give If only you knew what you do to me Sometimes I think about eternity If it would have been another time I wonder what you would of had in mind
magic knows
Oh oh it's magic, when I'm with you, oh oh it's magic, you know it's true, got a hold on you.
life
I've never been on a water slide in my life.
bass player politics sort
I've been in a band, so I understand the politics. Sometimes the bass player doesn't like what the guitar player is doing, and you have to sort of even that out.
beat fan followed grew lawrence love people poetry stuff threw
I've always been a fan of poetry. I grew up with Lawrence Ferlinghetti and the Beat poets. I really followed that stuff for a while. I just love the way people threw words around like they were painting.
bands huge music understand
There are a lot of bands that have a huge appeal, but I don't understand why. Guns n' Roses. U2. But you know, that's just my thing. Music is pretty personal.
bands people
People sometimes say that bands sound like The Cars, but when I hear it I don't know if they do or not.
few
I often write songs, and when I do, I usually write quite a few of them. I really have to be in the mood.
bands crowd moved
I don't think I'm an entertainer. I never think, 'Wow, I can't wait to get the crowd moving.' Some of my favorite bands never moved an inch.
mark quotes run
Sometimes you want to run away, sometimes you think you do, but you never had a dream like this before and you don't want to ask for more, sometimes you leave a mark before you know the score.
I'm not proud of the lyrics to 'Shake It Up.'