55 Quotes by Ric Ocasek

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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 That doesn't bother me much - I am fairly private, withdrawn, and...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.