Ric Ocasek Professions : Musician Born : March 23, 1949 Browse All Authors Top 37 quotes by Ric Ocasek Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful. Ric Ocasek volunteer helping needs When you become tired of fitting in, is when you truly become yourself Ric Ocasek fitting tired If you want to talk about it, I got the time When you're looking so enchanted, you cover my mind If you think I'll wait forever, maybe you're right There's no such thing as now or never, there's only twilight Ric Ocasek twilight time thinking 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 for you and as soon as you see the visual, you get a rapid eye movement relationship with the song instead of an imaginative one. I think that can be dangerous because I don't think I'd want to be listening to a song on the radio and thinking about the video. Whatever that one interpretation was Ric Ocasek eye song mean I love walking down the street and seeing faces and drama and happiness and sadness and dirt and cleanliness. Ric Ocasek sad happiness love Oh oh it's magic, when I'm with you, oh oh it's magic, you know it's true, got a hold on you. Ric Ocasek magic knows 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 like going along for the ride. And those are the kind of people I don't get along with too well. Ric Ocasek real people thinking 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 have to sort of even that out. But I've also always loved the technology part of it. I've always loved the studio part. Making albums. Besides writing songs, which has been my primary thing, making records would be second. Obviously, touring would be third. Touring wasn't my favorite thing to do, but the first few tours were pretty fun. Seeing the world and everything. Ric Ocasek writing song fun 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 Ric Ocasek dream running thinking Never mind a world that can't see past brutality. Ric Ocasek brutality mind past Secrecy is the enemy of efficiency, but don't let anyone know it. Ric Ocasek efficiency secrecy enemy I think I understand what bands want, just from having made records myself. I understand what it takes to get a good vocal sound, or to make people comfortable in the studio. From minor things like their headphone mix - and if a singer's singing, how they should hear themselves - to how to make people feel that they're getting exactly what they want. All those things, I think, are an advantage, especially the part about having done it myself. I'm not just an engineer who records the sounds well. I'm not afraid to take chances. Ric Ocasek singing people thinking You almost have to force yourself to stay in a vacuum to become different - if you really want to be different. Ric Ocasek different I think bands, when they're on the road, they keep their sanity by developing an internal sense of humor. Ric Ocasek sense-of-humor band thinking 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. But I see a lot of people, a lot of my friends in the same predicament. Many times in my life, I was there myself. Ric Ocasek insane insanity people 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 hips important people Once they're on paper, they're gone. I like to do as much with the words, as far as image goes. Ric Ocasek paper gone There's more to light than the opposite of dark. Ric Ocasek light dark opposites If I would have been in a different world Like I frequently am when I see you Oh I might have missed All the ways you try to give If only you knew what you do to me Sometimes I think about eternity If it would have been another time I wonder what you would of had in mind Ric Ocasek time giving thinking 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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