Elliot the perfect band member. No ego. Amazing guitar player. Very smart and knows music inside and out.

Elliott Easton taught me the importance of note choices, especially how great a short 8 bar solo can be if carefully crafted. He is a great, great player.

As much as everyone was raving about Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page, Angus Young, Alex Lifeson, Brian May and others back in the day, Elliot Easton was one of my favorite lead guitarists. Out of all the others, Elliot was the most diverse player who could add so many different styles to the music. His feel for guitar solo improvisation is genius. Those Cars songs would be nothing without his solos.

In this band, every person was an important member. No one was more important than the other. That's rare.

I really enjoyed this film. The girl was sweet, kind, respectful, and asked intelligent questions. And Elliot was (and is) a terrific, un-assuming guy. Between 1979 and 1989 (give or take a year or two) you literally could not listen to the radio for a day without hearing at least one Cars song. Brought back good memories of when I was a kid.

One of the most underrated guitarists in our time. Really great playing that fits seamlessly.

Elliot Easton is in that same category of rock & roll guitar players such as George Harrison and Mike Campbell. He always plays exactly the right part, phrase, or solo that's exactly what a given song needs in order for it to be as good as it possibly can be. Phenomenal player with a phenomenal band.

Their keyboard player(Greg Hawkes) is the most hip nerd ever

What honestly makes this even more enjoyable to watch is that he seems like a genuinely nice guy.  I always disliked rockers with arrogant attitudes...he is just a good guy making great music.

Just now heard that Ric has passed away today.  9/15/19.
 Rest in peace Ric,  you were one of a kind!!!!

Young female interviewer:  can you play a blues lick that would make me take my clothes off?
Easton:  Yes I can!

For my money, the coolest and most complete guitar player maybe ever. Absolutely love Elliot and his choice of notes in all his compositions.

Elliot Easton, a truly phenomenal  musician. Thanks for sharing

It wasn't just Elliot who made the band....each player and each singer, the drums and everything just worked together so well....And made a fantastic band.....

I think Elliot's best lead guitar part is in the song Touch and Go . Couldn't have been more synchronized. Simply Beautiful

ELLIOT ENDORSED OUR STRINGS FOR A WHILE IN THE 90S WHEN D'AQUISTO STRINGS WERE IN BUSINESS. HE'S A PHENOMENAL PLAYER I LOVE HIS STYLE HE IS EXTREMELY UNIQUE AS WELL AS THE CARS MUSIC...NO ONE CAN EVER MATCH HIM. IT WAS A PRIVILEGE TO MEET HIM AND HAVE HIM COME TO THE SHOWS.

Eliot Easton and Neil Geraldo are 2 great guitarists whose guitar parts defined the great songs of The Cars and Pat Benatar. You take those guys out of the mix with their out of the box playing styles and you are left with a whole lot of nothing. Amazing guitar players that deserve more attention than they have received.

Just the fact that Elliot was able to learn how to play left handed guitar shows how dedicated he was. Not only did he play left handed, he didn’t even have a “left handed guitar”. He simply turned the guitar around. Thats what you call pure talent.

His tasty note selection is out of this world. Proves you don't have to dazzle with speed. He can touch so many things inside of us with his note selection, phrasing, tempo changes, etc. His solos are so unique in that no one comes close to his style. Eclectic. Crazy. Mind blowing. Listen to " Tonight She Comes" and the way he sneaks in and out of the main body of the solo by using feedback with his tremolo bar. Incomparable. My #1 fave.

The Cars had a unique sound like non other. Their music was ahead of their time. I remember bring 14 years old and I knew then, that they were going to get big. Best band ever! R.I.P. Benjamin Orr and Ric Ocasek!