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. Ric Ocasek Read Quote
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. Ric Ocasek Read Quote
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. Ric Ocasek Read Quote
I often write songs, and when I do, I usually write quite a few of them. I really have to be in the mood. Ric Ocasek Read Quote
The creative part for me is making songs, and that’s what I really love the most, and that’s what I’ve always done for every band I’ve ever had. Ric Ocasek Read Quote
I love walking down the street and seeing faces and drama and happiness and sadness and dirt and cleanliness. Ric Ocasek Read Quote
I think bands, when they’re on the road, they keep their sanity by developing an internal sense of humor. Ric Ocasek Read Quote
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 That doesn’t bother me much – I am fairly private, withdrawn, and… distant, I guess.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. Ric Ocasek Read Quote
