Ric Ocasek

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February 06, 2013

The Cars lead singer Ric Ocasek performs during the Lollapalooza music festival at Grant Park in Chicago, Aug. 7, 2011. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

Ric Ocasek is pretty much rock royalty in Boston. He's the frontman of the 1980s megaband The Cars, and he's one of the most unassuming people that you'll ever meet.

He has a new book out called "Lyrics and Prose" — it's a compilation of every Cars song Ocasek ever wrote, plus his musings in verse and prose. Ocasek calls it something of an autobiography. We asked him to walk us down memory lane.

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Rick Ocasek, songwriter and founding member of The Cars and author of "Lyrics and Prose"

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This segment aired on February 6, 2013.