Happy Birthday: Gary Anthony James Webb (born 8 March 1958), known professionally as Gary Numan, is a British musician. He entered the music industry as frontman of the new wave band Tubeway Army. After releasing two studio albums with the band, he released his debut solo studio album The Pleasure Principle in 1979, topping the UK Albums Chart. His commercial popularity peaked in the late 1970s and early 1980s with hits including "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars" (both of which reached number one on the UK singles chart). Numan maintains a cult following. He has sold over 10 million records.
Numan is regarded as a pioneer of electronic music. He developed a signature sound consisting of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals, and is also known for his distinctive voice and androgynous "android" persona. He received an Ivor Novello Award, the Inspiration Award, from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors in 2017.
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Hah, Cars is the only thing I know by him -- and that thanks to GTA Vice City, which introduced me to 1980s music in general....
His *very* early stuff was very rough & ready..... But when he hit is stride I loved it.
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