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 That doesn't bother me much - I am fairly private, withdrawn, and...… — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image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 that's not society, just a clique. And they get real sidetracked trying to think like everyone else. They don't realize that you have to motivate yourself to do things you want to do. Some people just… — Ric Ocasek Copy Share
The best thing you can do for a song is to hear it on the radio and to imagine what it could mean to you and then kinda forget the words. Just imagine how you felt when you heard it, if it was one of your songs. If it became one of your songs. If it meant whatever it meant… — Ric Ocasek Copy Share
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
