As a songwriter, oddly enough, my influences were people like Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground, and Buddy Holly. Some psychedelic stuff, too. — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
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… — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
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… — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
You almost have to force yourself to stay in a vacuum to become different - if you really want to be different. — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
Once they're on paper, they're gone. I like to do as much with the words, as far as image goes. — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
People tell me all the time that I look forbidding or aloof. That doesn't bother me much - I am fairly private, withdrawn, and...… — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
The most important thing to a lot of people, is to belong to something that's hip or whatever. To be a part of something… — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
The best thing you can do for a song is to hear it on the radio and to imagine what it could mean to… — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
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… — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
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… — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
When I produce other people, that's the thing I can do well because I've been in a band, and I can play the political… — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
I love walking down the street and seeing faces and drama and happiness and sadness and dirt and cleanliness. — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
