Ocasek briefly attended Antioch College and Bowling Green State University, but dropped out to pursue a career in music. He graduated from Maple Heights High School in 1963. When he was 16 years old, his family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where his father worked as a systems analyst with NASA at the Lewis Research Center. Ocasek was born on March 23, 1944, to a family of Czech and Polish descent in Baltimore, Maryland. In 2018, Ocasek was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Cars. Ocasek also worked as a record producer for artists such as Motion City Soundtrack, Suicide, Bad Brains, Weezer, Nada Surf, Guided by Voices, and No Doubt. In addition to his work with the Cars, Ocasek recorded seven solo albums, and his song " Emotion in Motion" was a top 20 hit in the United States in 1986.
He was the primary co-lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and frontman for the rock band the Cars. Richard Theodore Otcasek (Ma– September 15, 2019), known as Ric Ocasek, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer.
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