When the Cars met Styx

 

This will draw blank looks from those under 55, but.........

Starting in the summer of 1978, The Cars began a nationwide tour in support of their debut album. One of the acts they opened for was Styx. According to 'The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told,' by Bill Janovitz (p. 160, Da Capo, October 2025),

They liked the guys in Foreigner, but Styx, not so much. “They were such assholes,” David says, laughing. "There were a couple of times I tried to say hello to them, and they just didn’t even want to say hello to me. We’re in a hallway, and I don’t know, they’re waiting to go on. We say, ‘Hey, how are you guys doing ?’ They completely ignored us ! And Elliot goes, [cartoonish voice] ‘Oh, nice to meet you !’ Then, as we observed them on the tour, they were just wimpy guys. They weren’t cool at all. I didn’t like their music either, but still. So we made fun of ‘em after that, especially Elliot. They were meek.”

Ric said, “I can’t fuckin’ handle [Styx]. All we did for two weeks after that was to sing to each other in fake-operatic voices.”

How can you not love The Cars even more after hearing this.......!