Gary Numan

Gary Numan is a British musician and songwriter who brought synthesiser-led music to a wide pop audience through Tubeway Army and his solo recordings. Are ‘Friends’ Electric? introduced his electronic sound to the charts, followed by Cars and The Pleasure Principle, both UK number ones in 1979.

His subsequent albums included Telekon, I, Assassin and Warriors, moving between electronic textures, guitar, strings and funk. During the 1990s, Sacrifice and Exile returned to darker electronic material. His work has remained an influence on later electronic and industrial musicians, including collaborators such as Fear Factory.