There's no point in lying saying I am doing really, really well because I'm not; I'm cult level. Gary Numan cultlevellie Change image and share on social
It seems no matter what you say and how politically correctly and carefully you say it, you offend someone. Or at least I always do. Gary Numan carefullycorrectlymatter Change image and share on social
I much prefer touring to anything else. Studio work is great, and can be hugely satisfying, but live work has the excitement and the lifestyle that I love. Gary Numan excitementgreathugely Change image and share on social
I want to start my own airplane business. I'm going to buy two Dakotas, paint them up in war colours and do, er, nostalgia trips to Arnhem - you know, where the old paratroopers used to go - and charge them about 20 quid a time. Gary Numan airplanearnhembusiness share on social
Song-writing is therapy for me. I'm a very moody person, very difficult to live with. There's a lot going on and a lot of contradictions. My life is always one step away from disaster. Gary Numan contradictiondifficultdisaster Change image and share on social
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. Gary Numan arrangecomeconcert share on social
If you've been massive and it's all slid away, you tend to get written off. It's quite difficult to overcome that, which is why I've got this problem with nostalgia. Gary Numan difficulthavemassive Change image and share on social
I was a loner as a child and happiest at home, launching toy rockets and aeroplanes. When I started causing trouble in my third year at grammar school, Mum was really surprised. My parents sent me to a child psychologist, who suggested I might have Asperger's syndrome. Gary Numan aeroplaneaspergercause share on social
When I was 11 I became a massive fan of The Monkees. We had a so-called 'band' of kids on my street and we'd go along to people's houses and mime to Monkees records. Gary Numan bandcallfan Change image and share on social
In the mid-1980s to the early 1990s I was writing songs not because I particularly liked what I was doing, but because I was desperately trying to get back into the charts. I really didn't enjoy it. I didn't like the music I was making, I wasn't proud of it, like I have been before or since. Gary Numan 1980s1990sback share on social