Gary Numan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gary Numan
Occupation	Pop Singer
Date Of Birth	Mar 8, 1958(1958-03-08)
Age	66
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Pisces

Gary Numan Biography

Gary Numan is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on March 8, 1958 in London, England, United Kingdom. English musician, composer and musician who created electronic music for commercial use such as the hit songs “Cars” and “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?”

He was a major influence on other artists like Dave Grohl, Trent Reznor, and Marilyn Manson with his music.

Gary Anthony James Webb (born 8 March 1958), better known as Gary Numan, is an English singer, musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He entered the music industry as the frontman of the new wave band Tubeway Army. After releasing two albums with the band, he released his debut solo album The Pleasure Principle in 1979, topping the UK Albums Chart. While his commercial popularity peaked in the late 1970s and early 1980s with the No. 1 singles “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” and “Cars”, he maintains a strong cult following.

In the late 1970s, Numan began developing his style. According to Numan, this was an unintentional result of acne; before an appearance on Top of the Pops, “I had spots everywhere, so they slapped about half an inch of white make-up on me before I’d even walked in the door. And my eyes were like pissholes in the snow, so they put black on there. My so-called image fell into place an hour before going on the show.” His “wooden” stage presence was, in his words, a result of extreme self-consciousness and lack of “showmanship” and often referred to as being “like an android”. During this period, Numan generated an army of fans calling themselves “Numanoids”, providing him with a fanbase which maintained their support through the latter half of the 1980s, when his fortunes began to fall. He later said that he “got really hung up with this whole thing of not feeling, being cold about everything, not letting emotions get to you, or presenting a front of not feeling”.

He got married Gemma O’Neil, a longtime fan of his. The couple, along with their three children live within East Sussex.

Gary Numan Net Worth

Gary Numan is one of the richest Pop Singer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gary Numan 's net worth $7 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was an operator of a lift truck as well as an air conditioning vent fitter and a clerk in the accounting department while a teen and also joined in the Air Training Corps.

He was the founder of Tubeway Army, a British punk rock group Tubeway Army with his uncle, Jess Lidyard, and Paul Gardiner.

Numan was born Gary Anthony James Webb on 8 March 1958 in Hammersmith, London. His father was a British Airways bus driver based at Heathrow Airport. He was educated at Town Farm Junior School in Stanwell, Surrey; Ashford County Grammar School; and Slough Grammar School, followed by Brooklands Technical College in Weybridge, Surrey. He joined the Air Training Corps as a teenager and then briefly held various jobs including forklift truck driver, air conditioning ventilator fitter, and accounts clerk. When Numan was 15 years old, his father bought him a Gibson Les Paul, which became his most treasured possession. He played in various bands, including Mean Street and the Lasers, before forming Tubeway Army with his uncle, Jess Lidyard, and Paul Gardiner. His initial pseudonym was “Valerian”, probably in reference to the hero in French science fiction comic series Valérian and Laureline. He later picked the surname “Numan” from an advert in the Yellow pages for a plumber whose surname was “Neumann”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Gary Numan height 5 ft 8 in Gary weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Gary Numan Dating?

According to our records, Gary Numan married to Gemma O'Neil. As of December 1, 2023, Gary Numan’s is not dating anyone.

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Numan has been credited as a key influence by fellow British musician Kim Wilde as she was working on her debut single “Kids in America” with her brother Ricky. Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal of Tears for Fears, another New Wave act of the 1980s, cited Numan’s style as one that inspired them while recording their debut album The Hurting.

Facts & Trivia

Gary Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Gary Numan celebrates birthday on March 8 of every year.

In 1980, Numan topped the album charts for a third time with Telekon, with the singles “We Are Glass”, “I Die: You Die” released prior to the album reaching No. 5 and No. 6. “This Wreckage” taken from the album in December also entered the Top 20. Telekon, the final studio album that Numan retrospectively termed the “Machine” section of his career, reintroduced guitars to Numan’s music and featured a wider range of synthesisers. The same year he embarked on his second major tour (“The Teletour”) with an even more elaborate stage show than the Touring Principle the previous year. He announced his retirement from touring with a series of sell-out concerts at Wembley Arena in April 1981, supported by experimental musician Nash the Slash and Shock, a rock/mime/burlesque troupe whose members included Barbie Wilde, Tik and Tok, and Carole Caplin. A live two album set from the 1979 and 1980 tours released at this time reached No. 2 in the charts. Both albums, also individually released as Living Ornaments ’79 and Living Ornaments ’80 also charted. The decision to retire would be short-lived.

Why did Gary Numan retire?

Numan retired from touring in 1981, claiming that he didn’t enjoy the experience as much as he thought he would , performing three final “farewell” sold-out concerts at Wembley Arena in April 1981. 16.

Is Gary Numan rich?

Gary Numan net worth: Gary Numan is an English singer, composer, and musician who has a net worth of $7 million dollars.

How long has Gary Numan been married?

Gary Numan married Gemma O’Neill in 1997. Gemma was a fan of Numan, and was a member of his fan club from Sidcup. A regular at his concerts, they eventually met at a difficult time in Numan’s career in the 1990s and sparked a relationship. They have three daughter together: Raven, Persia, and Echo.

Can Gary Numan fly a plane?

Then in 2005, after several of his friends and colleagues were killed in unrelated flying accidents, he gave up flying. In an interview in 2009 he said “I loved going to air shows, you’d bond really tightly with your team mates – it’s an extreme thing to be doing, and you trust your life to them. And then it ended.

What time is Gary Numan on stage at Wembley?

Date and time: 07 May 2022 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.