Gary Anthony James Webb (born 8 March 1958), better known as Gary
Numan, is an English musician, singer, 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 hits including "Are 'Friends'
Electric?" and "Cars", he maintains a cult following. He has sold over
10 million records.Numan is considered a pioneer of electronic music,
with his signature sound consisting of heavy synthesiser hooks fed
through guitar effects pedals. He is also known for his distinctive
voice and androgynous "android" persona. In 2017, he received an Ivor
Novello Award, the Inspiration Award, from the British Academy of
Songwriters, Composers, and Authors.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
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