"That's true, we did have a certain view of the world: sort of cold but hysterical," says Ric Ocasek, the Cars' lanky, lean-fleshed lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and songwriter. "Actually, as I look back on it, I think it was probably a protective shield more than anything else. We had abruptly moved from a point in our career of being told, 'You're worthless,' to, 'You're everything.' So it wasn't coldness so much as cold anger: we were angry at the people who had failed to understand us before, and angry over what they suddenly expected from us." Ocasek is stretched out on a settee backstage at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. The Cars are...
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