Ric Ocasek isn't confident that The Cars will be elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year. They've been nominated for a third time this year.
The singer of such classic songs as "Shake It Up" and "You Might Think" tells New York's Daily News, "It has a lot to do with the TV aspect now. Now, it's an HBO thing or whatever it is… they’re thinking which bands can we program here to do the live thing." Ocasek is actually surprised that "some other bands from our era" have gotten in.
Ocasek will host an exhibit of his artwork Saturday at at the Wentworth Gallery in Short Hills, New Jersey.
- The fans still support The Cars. They're running fourth out of the 19 artists on the fan ballot, behind Bon Jovi, The Moody Blues and Dire Straits.