Quotes by Ric Ocasek

About Ric Ocasek:

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.
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There's more to light than the opposite of dark.

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People are strange. We're all morticians. Hey, what's on TV?

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Secrecy is the enemy of efficiency, but don't let anyone know it.

Ric Ocasek

Never mind a world that can't see past brutality.

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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.

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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.

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Once they're on paper, they're gone. I like to do as much with the words, as far as image goes.

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I often write songs, and when I do, I usually write quite a few of them. I really have to be in the mood.

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People sometimes say that bands sound like The Cars, but when I hear it I don't know if they do or not.

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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.

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I'm not proud of the lyrics to 'Shake It Up.'

Ric Ocasek

I didn't feel like gymnastics were part of The Cars. I certainly philosophically didn't want to prod the audience to react to anything. To me, it was more like negative theater. We didn't really talk to the audience. I didn't see that being a part of...

Ric Ocasek

As a songwriter, oddly enough, my influences were people like Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground, and Buddy Holly. Some psychedelic stuff, too.

Ric Ocasek

Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful.

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I love walking down the street and seeing faces and drama and happiness and sadness and dirt and cleanliness.

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I think bands, when they're on the road, they keep their sanity by developing an internal sense of humor.

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Your high points and your low points. High points don't last that long, it's a high and it happens. It's great at the moment but you really can't live on it.

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I've never been on a water slide in my life.

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People tell me all the time that I look forbidding or aloof. That doesn't bother me much - I am fairly private, withdrawn, and... distant, I guess. But, um, I think that's okay.

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I could never be a country person, sitting around trees trying to write a song. I would rather be in the middle of society, whether it's growing or crumbling.

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Author Bio

  • NameRic Ocasek
  • DescriptionAmerican musician
  • BornMarch 23, 1949
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger-songwriter; Musician; Singer