 ric ocasek (born richard t. otcasek; march 23, 1949) is an american musician and music producer. he is best known as lead vocalist (along with benjamin orr), rhythm guitarist and songwriter for the rock band, the cars. ocasek grew up in baltimore, maryland.david fricke. âworkaholic ric ocasek freaks out at vacationtime.â omaha (ne) world-herald, march 21, 1982, p. e8. when ocasek was 16, his father, a computer analyst for nasa, was transferred to cleveland, ohio. it was there that he first met benjamin orr. orr was a member of a popular local band that performed on wews-tv; ocasek liked their performance and got in touch with orr.jane scott. "in the driver's seat." cleveland plain dealer, november 14, 1986, friday magazine, p. 42. ocasek briefly attended bowling green state university near toledo, ohio.vincentelli, elisabeth (october 17, 2004). "just what they needed?", new york times however, he dropped out to pursue a career in music.susan ladd. âleader of the cars knows how to crank out video hits.â greensboro (nc) news & record, july 13, 1984, p. b1. he reconnected with benjamin orr in columbus, ohio, and the two began booking bands together. soon, they formed one of their own and began to perform in and around ohio state university.jane scott. "cars are roaring back." cleveland plain dealer, august 7, 1984, p. 5c. ocasek is married to model paulina porizkova, who is his third wife. they got married in 1989.laura c. smith. âmy husband the car.â entertainment weekly, august 18, 1995, p. 68. ocasek has six children from his three marriages, inclu
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