Born in
Malden, Massachusetts, Robinson attended
Woburn Memorial High School. From 1970 to 1973, he was a member of
the Modern Lovers. Robinson co-formed
the Cars in 1976, and came up with the Cars' band name and is credited with designing their album covers. Robinson was the only member of the Cars who was a
Massachusetts native and from the
Boston area. He was a member of
DMZ when he left to form the Cars. After the breakup of the Cars, Robinson retired from the music industry and ran a restaurant. He was an extra in several films, including
Housesitter (1992) and
The Crucible (1996). In 2010, Robinson reunited with the surviving original members of the Cars to record their first studio album in 24 years, titled
Move Like This (2011). He had to relearn how to play the drums since (aside from loose jamming on the
congas) he had stopped playing in 1987. In 2020, Robinson appeared in an episode of
Chasing Classic Cars in which his 1969
De Tomaso Mangusta was restored. == References ==