.WebsiteRichard Theodore Otcasek (March 23, 1944 - September 15, 2019), known as Ric Ocasek, was an American singer,. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and songwriter for the rock band. In addition to his work with the Cars, Ocasek recorded seven solo albums, and his song ' was a top 20 hit in the United States in 1986. Ocasek also worked as a record producer for artists such as,.
In 2018, Ocasek was inducted into the as a member of the Cars. Early lifeOcasek was born on March 23, 1944, and grew up in,. When he was 16 years old, his family moved to, where his father worked as a with at the. He graduated from in 1963.
Ocasek briefly attended and, but dropped out to pursue a career in music.Ocasek met future Cars bassist in Cleveland in 1965 after Ocasek saw Orr performing with his band the Grasshoppers on the, a local musical variety program. He reconnected with Orr a few years later in, and the two began booking bands together.
They formed a band called ID Nirvana in 1968 and performed in and around. Career Early careerOcasek and Orr were in various bands in Columbus and, before relocating to Boston in the early 1970s.
In Boston, they formed a -style folk rock band called Milkwood. They released one album, How's the Weather, on in early 1973 but it failed to chart. Future Cars keyboardist played on Milkwood's album. After Milkwood, Ocasek formed the group Richard and the Rabbits, which included Orr and Hawkes. Ocasek and Orr also performed as an acoustic duo during this period. Some of the songs they played became the early Cars songs. Later, Ocasek and Orr teamed up with guitarist in the band Cap'n Swing.
Cap'n Swing soon came to the attention of disc jockey Maxanne Sartori, who began playing songs from their demo tape on her show. After Cap'n Swing was rejected by several record labels, Ocasek got rid of the bass player and drummer and decided to form a band that better fit his style of writing. Orr took over on bass and, best known for his career with, became the drummer.
Hawkes returned to play keyboards and the band became 'the Cars' in late 1976. The CarsOcasek was a founding member of, recording numerous hit songs from 1978 to 1988. He played rhythm guitar and sang lead vocals for a majority of songs (bassist was lead vocalist on the remaining tracks). After splitting writing duty with Orr in the 1970s, Ocasek became the principal songwriter of the band, and wrote nearly all of the Cars' material, sharing credit on only a few songs with bandmate as co-writer. In 2010, Ocasek reunited with the surviving original members of the Cars to record their first album in 24 years, titled, which was released on May 10, 2011.
ProductionDuring his time with the Cars, Ocasek developed a reputation as a producer, and took this role for many up-and-coming bands of differing including ' and '. His other production credits include 's and (both multi-platinum), Irish -punk band, Johnny Bravo, and the 2006 album by titled. He also produced a portion of the third album,. In 2014, Ocasek produced, the ninth studio album by Weezer and his third collaboration with the band, and, the sixth album.
Solo careerOcasek released his first solo album in 1982. Beatitude is a somewhat more experimental variation of the Cars' rock sound.
On some tracks Ocasek played all of the instruments. Greg Hawkes also played on the album. A more synthesizer-heavy follow up, This Side of Paradise, was released in 1986. This album featured Hawkes, Elliot Easton and Ben Orr. A No. 15 hit single, ',' accompanied the album.The Cars disbanded in 1988, and Ocasek disappeared from the public eye for a couple of years. He resurfaced in 1990 with his own album, Fireball Zone. One track, 'Rockaway,' enjoyed a brief stay on the charts, but his solo albums realized disappointing sales, especially compared to his success with the Cars.
He subsequently released other solo works throughout the decade, including 1993's Quick Change World, 1996's Getchertiktz (a collaboration with 's and Canadian poet comprising only set to music, sound effects, etc.), and 1997's -produced Troublizing (which Ocasek supported with a very brief tour, his first since leaving the Cars). In 2005 Ocasek released another album, Nexterday, to little fanfare, but it received positive reviews.Recordings by Ocasek were reportedly among thousands of tapes destroyed in the.
In other mediaOcasek wrote a book of poetry in 1993 titled Negative Theatre. It was at one time expected to be incorporated into an album and incarnation of the same name, but those plans were dropped abruptly. For many years Ocasek had a hobby of making drawings, photo collages, and mixed-media art works which, in 2009, were shown at a gallery in Columbus, Ohio as an exhibit called 'Teahead Scraps'.Ocasek had a as a painter in the film (1988), and had a small part in the movie (1987) in which he played a.Ocasek stated in a 2005 interview in that he hated touring and was unlikely to do so again. He also stated he would not be reuniting with again, but gave the okay to his former bandmates to do so, with replacing him on vocals, using the name.On April 17, 2006, Ocasek appeared on and volunteered to put 'on notice'. He appeared again on the July 26, 2006, episode to cheers from the audience as he volunteered to lead a commando mission to 'rescue' Stephen Jr., the baby eagle at the named after.
He also appeared again on April 18, 2007, in order to support his wife during her appearance on the show, after remarks that she found Colbert 'extremely attractive'. He has been mentioned many times in other episodes as well.
The Cars, with Ocasek, appeared on The Colbert Report on August 9, 2011, to promote their new album, Move Like This.In 2012, Ocasek released Lyrics and Prose, a complete collection of lyrics from his solo and Cars' albums. The book also contains prose and poetry never set to music, as well as previously unpublished photographs and artwork. Personal lifeOcasek was married three times.
His first wife Constance divorced him in Ohio in 1971. In the same year he married Suzanne Otcasek, who uses the original spelling of Ocasek's name.
They were married for 17 years. During filming of the music video for the Cars' song ' in 1984, Ocasek met 18-year-old Czech-born, while he was still married to Suzanne.
Ocasek and Suzanne divorced in 1988. He and Porizkova were married on August 23, 1989 on island. In May 2018, Porizkova announced she and Ocasek had separated a year earlier.Ocasek had six sons, two from each of his three marriages. His eldest son, Christopher (b. 1964), is a singer who formed the rock group which released one album in 1989, and appeared as a solo artist in the film (1990). His other children include Adam (b.
1970), Eron (b. 1973), Derek (b. 1981), Jonathan Raven (b.
1993), and Oliver (b. 1999).He and Cars co-founder were close friends who became estranged when the band broke up.
Their friendship was commemorated in the song ', which Ocasek wrote as a dedication to Orr upon his death in 2000. DeathOcasek was found dead at his New York City townhouse by Porizkova on September 15, 2019, where he had been recovering from surgery. The Chief Medical Examiner office reported that Ocasek died from natural causes. He suffered from both.
Discography Solo albums. (1982) - US #28. (1986) - US#31. (1991).
(1993). (1993). (1997). (2005)Spoken word albums.
Getchertiktz with Alan Vega and Gillian McCain (1996)With the Cars. (1978). (1979). (1980). (1981). (1984).
(1987). (2011)Solo singles.
TitleReleaseAlbum'Steal the Night'1983'1991Production credits. (1980). Ric Ocasek - Beatitude (1982). (1982). (1983). (1983).
The Cars - (1984). (1984; Remixed three songs for U.S. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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