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Gary Numan Biography

Gary Anthony James Webb (born 8 March 1958), known professionally as Gary Numan, is an English singer, songwriter, composer, musician and record producer. Born in Hammersmith, West London, he first entered the music industry as lead singer of the new wave band Tubeway Army. After releasing two albums with the band, Numan released his debut solo album The Pleasure Principle in 1979.

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I was always a bit different. I had a very happy childhood, but I could never hang on to mates.

Childhood, Different, Hang, Happy, Mates

I worship nothing. Not a good lie nor a dark one. If nature is proof of God's amazing creation then I have truly seen the light, and the light is black. Nature is genius at its most cruel and savage. No benevolent God could have come up with such an outrage.

Benevolent, Dark, Genius, God, Light, Lying

I don't believe in sharing my money. If I go out and work my nuts off and make some money, I don't feel that I should have to share it with my community.

Believe, Should Have, Nuts, Work, Make, Sharing

I have a condition called Aspergers Syndrome, which is like a mild form of autism It means I don't interact properly in certain social situations.

Autism, Being Different, Interact, Like, Mean, Properly

Any time anyone says anything nice about me, whether it's Lady Gaga or your neighbor, it's a nice feeling, I'm very grateful for it. It's very helpful for your career. Every time someone says something complimentary it introduces you to their audience. It gives you credibility.

Audience, Careers, Feeling, Grateful, Helpful, Nice

I think any song should sound good just played on a solitary instrument with the vocal. If you have those basics you have all you need. The production then just polishes that idea into the finished thing.

Song, Thinking, Ideas, Finished, Instrument, Think

I genuinely don't know how many albums I'm going to sell when the new album comes out, because I honestly don't know how many fans I've actually got at the moment.

Fans, Albums, Moments, Album, Know

When I was a kid it was big news when someone flew around the world in a little aeroplane, but nobody cared when I did it. Then, to rub salt into my wounds, the customs people ripped my aeroplane to pieces, looking for stuff.

Kids, People, Salt, Pieces, Wounds

I just didn't make music that you could sing with a big grin, still don't.

Big, Bigs, Grin, Music, Sing, Stills

I met Gemma, my wife, when she was 12. She had a schoolgirl crush on me and her dad had arranged for her to meet me. Later, she started coming to my concerts, but I only got to know her well after her mother died. I rang to see how she was, and that's how it started.

Crush, Dad, Met, Mother, Rang

Strangely enough, when the Sugababes' 'Freak Like Me' went to number 1, which was built around my 'Are 'Friends' Electric' song, I had another song called 'Rip' go to number 1 in the Kerrang TV chart, so I was pulling new people in from very different areas of musical interest. That was quite an amazing week.

Areas, Freak, Numbers, Pulling, Rip, Song

I think if you are creative then it's an unstoppable thing. It just keeps coming throughout your entire life.

Creative, Keeps, Thing, Think, Thinking, Unstoppable

Ultravox were the blueprint for what I wanted to do, but I stumbled across them by accident.

Accident, Accidents, Blueprints, Stumbled, Ultravox, Wanted

I'm very into science-fantasy, that kind of swordfights and magic and technology thing.

Technology, Magic, Fantasy, Swordfights, Kind, Thing

I always say it took me 10 minutes to write 'Cars,' but if I am honest it could have been even less than that - and it has been a really successful song over the years. It is still massively used, in advertising, in films, and people do cover versions of it a lot.

Advertising, Song, Successful, Took, Writing

Here in my car, I feel safest of all, I can lock all the doors.

Reality, Doors, Car, Safest, Lock

I'm not good at happy, lightweight kind of music. I'm not really good at pop music. "Cars" is probably the only true pop song I ever wrote. I wish I could write more, but I'm not very good at it.

Car, Good, Music, Song, Writing, Wrote

When you decide to do this kind of music then you just accept the facts.

Facts, Kind, Accepting, Decide, Accept

I've always considered myself to be fiercely patriotic. I love Britain - its history and the down-to-earth attitude people have.

Attitude, Patriotic, People

I sometimes wonder if I might be a bit of a disappointment to people, because they are expecting all these '80s hits and what they get is a dark industrial wall of noise.

Dark, Disappointment, Expecting, Industrial, Wall

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