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Gary Numan

Biography

Gary Numan

Overview

  • Born
    March 8, 1958 · Hammersmith, London, England, UK
  • Birth name
    Gary Anthony James Webb
  • Nickname
    • Gazza
  • Height
    5′ 8″ (1.73 m)

Mini bio

  • Gary Numan was born, Gary Anthony James Webb in Hammersmith, London on 8th of March 1958. His first job was working as a dispatch boy with a courier company at Heathrow where his father worked as a bus driver. His first band was Mean Street who only used him because he had a lot of music gear. He later joined The Lasers where he met Paul Gardiner, and the pair formed The Tubeway Army. The first album (Tubeway Army) was recorded with Gary, Paul and Gary's uncle (Jess Lidyard) on drums. It was while recording this album that Gary discovered a synthesizer in a recording studio which was being used by his recording company - Beggars Banquet. It was this discovery which prompted Gary to start making music using synths.. His first hit - Are 'friends' electric was released in 1979 and reached no. 1 in the British charts. This was followed by Cars which also reached no. 1. Today, 30 years after his first record release, Gary Numan is still recording studio albums and performing live.
    - IMDb mini biography by: Adrian Foley

Family

  • Spouse
      Gemma Numan(August 28, 1997 - present) (3 children)
  • Children
      Persia Numan
      Raven Numan
      Echo Numan

Trivia

  • In 1982 he attempted to fly his single-engine Cessna around the world. He was arrested in India on suspicion of spying Charges were later dropped.
  • Ironically, Gary Numan is 13 days older than Gary Oldman.
  • His song, "Cars," hit #9 in the U.S. charts June 7, 1980. In 1996, the song was utilized for an English TV ad which renewed its popularity and returned it to the top 20 in England, UK.
  • Has Asperger Syndrome.
  • Lead singer with Tubeway Army.

Quotes

  • I honestly don't know what criteria makes someone right-wing or left-wing anymore. The boundaries of those definitions seem to be in a state of flux. I'm not socialist, I know that. 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.
  • The previous Labour government was a disaster. World crises came and went and they sat on the fence with every single one of them, and then along came a party that wasn't like that. Thatcher (Margaret Thatcher) had a clear idea about everything and seemed to be massively pro-British against the rest of the world.

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