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- We had the pleasure of interviewing the legendary Gary Numan. He opened up about his early days, making his first album on a Mini-Moog, having famous friends and battling back from rock bottom in the 90's. We thank him for such an excellent and revealing interview.
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Gary Numan on RIML references the following albums:
Gary Numan - The Pleasure Principle
Kraftwerk - Radioactive
Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express
David Bowie - Low
Ultravox - Ultravox!
Ultravox - Ha Ha Ha
Ultravox - Systems of Romance
The Monkees
T-Rex - Electric Warrior
Gary Numan - Absolution
Depeche Mode - Songs of Love and Devotion
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Gary Numan - Sacrifice
Gary Numan - Savage
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
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What a lovely guy. Unpretentious, no chip on his shoulder. Very refreshing.
Hard not to love a guy who is so generous with his praise of others.
Hear, hear I agree with the three of you. The only thing I would say is it's a pity his music is not more well known.
GN is the king
its an aspie aspect of his , genuine , what you see is what you get , honest to the bone , wont tute his own horn ,
Nice to see a legend so down to earth
>no chip on his shoulder
lol the man made a whole album about a chip on his shoulder, Dance
What a great interview, have always loved Gary Numans music, 40 yrs, the man rock!!!
Glad to see he is back and making music. I really like "My Name is Ruin". Great song.
Replicas, Pleasure Principe, & Telekon… ALL 3 ARE AMAZING ALBUMS. I still play all 3 to this day. I wasn’t born yet until 1980 but I remember getting all my Aunts “hand me down” 45 Vinyl Singles & 12 Inch Vinyl, & Regular Vinyl Albums all the time when I was 5 to 8. I had about 5 singles & 5 albums I played 24/7. 2 singles were “CARS” & “ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC” by the great Gary Numan. It’s truly incredible how his electric electronic music he made opened up doors for FUNK to ELECTRONIC METAL then to RAP MUSIC of the 1990’s with all those electronic songs and albums were sampled.
I truly love Gary Numan because he made songs that will live on way after I’m dead.
A genius, yet very humble and down to earth human. thanks for watching XC
Have been a fan since 81 what a wonderful human and such amazing music.
Always loved his early stuff and the way he explains it is so spot on, what an intelligent individual, almost on the level of Bowie right here- a true, success story!
I was lucky enough to be invited back to the hotel with Gary and the band after a gig. A really down to earth decent bloke. Had a great laugh with Ced Sharpley too, God bless him
Gary Numan: what a HERO, in every sense!
Ill be going to see him in Dublin in March (2018) at the Olympia Theatre and I would advise all Numan fans to go THERE to see him. He is unreal live and the Olympia is a fucking superb venue....just that perfect size of intimate and large...you won't be disappointed.
Gary's sound direction contrasting The Pleasure Principle to Exile was such a huge turnaround that you could tell something had definitely changed, and he had found this new raw energy and it was amazing! I wasn't aware of the in-between days except for "New Anger", but hearing his more recent stuff shows how innovative and amazing he has reinvented himself into being!
Interviewer, respect, waited right through long answers, no interrupting, proper job.
I love Gary´s music, always have. The thing about Queen printing "No Synthesizers Used" is because in many occasions Brians guitar really sounded a lot like a synthesizer, he liked to play with sounds and studio techniques even back then. It has nothing to do with thinking synths down, but to highlight the skill of Brian´s ability to create such sounds with his guitar that no-one had done before.
Nice point regarding Queen and the "no synths" liner notes: I'd always taken that to mean it was a bit of a slam on synthesizers but I think you're correct in your comment. Cheers!
@@Northerntransmissions he is absolutely correct.
The world needs more people like Gary Numan. What a lovely bloke he really is.
I have always loved all of his music.
Great interview! Smart questions met smart answers. Very inspiring to me. Thank you.
Thank you, appreciate it. Gary Numan was a brilliant guest on the show, he offered up one of our best interviews to date!
Oh Gary, you could fill. any arena or blow up Coachella
Love your humbleness-❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Wonderful interview!
Wow!!!! I don’t think he knows how awesome he is!!!!
So lovely guy, human being I would say! A very very interesting interview and confessions. Thank you!
Loved his synth music...especially CARS!!!
Not a massive fan but always enjoy listening to his interviews always got something to say
So sympathetic and heart warming!
He actually gave advice in the end
I respect Gary.
Of course! He is a master after all!
@@Northerntransmissions there's a video on the Book on DEVO when Jerry Casale went to Gary Numan in1979 at
Santa Monica Calafiorina by Michael Pilmar
Love to hear a genius speak! 😊
I love him
The monkees was my second concert at like 5 or 6 years old!
His song 'Cars' changed my life as a 14 year old.
Honestly hoping to catch him with Ministry
What a genuinely decent man...
So glad my family was open minded musically.All my friends,people I attended school with were pure rockers.Which I am as well but also not stuck in that groove.So boring to just listen to same old,same old.B.B.Gabor,Gary Numan,B 52s,Nash The Slash,Teenage Head...etc awakened other parts.
This is one of the best interviews I've seen with Gary! I mean seriously good. He's definitely my kind of person, kindred spirit. Much love and success to him, always.
But I wish commentors would stop giving shit about his hair. Who cares what it is, real, transplant, wig, extensions...people change their hair to feel good about themselves (Max Cherry in Jackie Brown anyone?). I mean I wear fake dread extensions all the time and people just compliment it, usually, but honestly I don't give a fuck what they think..I do it for me.
Thanks for the comments! Yes, we were both blown away at how open and honest he was on camera, something very rare and very appreciated. The show was great that evening as well.
Angels like music... in the dna you know.
Wot a luverly bloke, and he flies aeroplanes, diamond geezer !
❤
His bit of advice is actually right when you think about it. On the person giving you that advice...well either they should have made it big already on their own advice (not likely if they're there talking to you) or, they did indeed make it big but not on that bit of advice, only by simply being lucky.
What works for someone else will never work for you...especially if that someone else attained their stature in another time from you entirely.
I dare you to make use of the advice of say...idk Paul McCartney on how the Beatles made it big...or hell even your own grandfather. Won't work. Just get out there and do your own thing. I like Gary's point of view on that, truly.
Has anyone seen my mini moog? I've been looking for years. My mum is gonna kill me!!
If that really had been your Minimoog, we'd all have owed you a huge debt of gratitude for inadvertently giving rise to some of the most memorable synth riffs ever written. :D
I've been fortunate enough to have spoken to Gary a couple times, and this is *exactly* who he is. They say "never meet your heroes"...but if your hero is Gary Numan, that rule does not apply. He *is* the guy you hope he will be.
Nicely said.
Thanks!
That makes me so so happy to hear. I hope I get my chance next time he's in seattle. I couldn't afford the VIP meet and greet.
I met him in oakland around 6 years ago and he is so genuine. He didn't charge for a meet and greet when everyone started, he spoke and had a photo with everyone. He is absolutely this. Such a wonderful humble man.
He comes across as completely down to earth and it's a shame he is not more well known.
God bless you Gary and thank you for all your music looking forward to more.
I've gone down the rabbit hole today watching Gary on interviews and what a nice humble honest man he is
One of the humblest. Thanks foe watching XC
@@Northerntransmissions You're welcome :)
How cool is the interviewer?!!!!!!!
The right questions and plenty of space for Gary to answer.
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Agree with what you say about not listening to advice. There are millions of people out there telling you how to do everything, but they themselves suck at it. Do your own thing. Thanks Gary.
Such a contrast. A man who is famous because of his talent and commitment to being himself. And his warmth and integrity shine through. And then there's Nathan Rich. A man who's only god is money. Who has no depths low enough to which he won't sink in order to make it.
Bloody hell, the man is amazing. This was a great interview :-)
We were blown away with him as well.
Not a huge Numan fan, but he does give a good interview and is a pretty self-effacing, modest dude. Very humble likeable guy. Would be cool to have a few beers with him.
In todays world, there are worse accolades than that.
I love seeing him progress out of his darker days, humble af
What an Ace interview... Good on you Gary... screw commercialism and promote creativity.....
Yes!!!!! Besides there's always an underground of people feeling your music was written from the feels of their soul, out supporting ya.
He was a creator of a genre not many people have done that
Seriously he's an underappreciated mad genius.
Kraftwerk, Bowie, and Iggy Pop "The Idiot", Eno, Roxy Music, Can, Eloy, lots of bands were exploring such texture before Numan. I like his music, but he's not the first.
@@markrago5024 No, but he was the first that took it into the top 3..... (and that's usually not the originators).
If you listen to the interview closely you'll hear Gary say that he was at the back of the queue, which he said he was a little embarrassed about.
He was part of the 'wave' of new music only.
Even BOWIE admitted to stealing 'sounds'
NUMAN formed a hybrid of sounds which was very clever.
He is one of the best and most original in his genre. Successful largely amongst his peers. Nin and so many who want to collab and work with him helps bring him into view of younger audiences. That had helped him massively. Plus he learns from peers instead of just teaching.
Nobody is as honest humble about fame from a first person point of view as Gary Numan. I remember drinking a red bottle of pop after a little league game back in 1979 and hearing Cars for the first time and was transformed as if everything before in music was the past and a new era was being kicked off.
He was stiffed by the music establishment in the 80's, yet he seems to carry no bitterness.
@@casinodelonge
No fuckin doubt...
@@casinodelonge Yeah - and for no reason too, except maybe jealousy.
@@casinodelonge like he said in this IV...it was his fault for listening to the Establishment so I guess he cant be bitter at himself...I think hes just grateful that he managed to "wake up" in the end
Great to hear that Depeche Mode helped save him musically. A lovely fella 😊
He truly is a lovely person. So honest and humble.
I love when Gary is smilling :)
Gary is a sweet little man. I remember when I was little and a member of the Young Farmers Club (don't ask cos I don't know either), we were having a little evening tour of Fairoaks Airport in Chobham - I don't know if he still does but he used to fly his plane from there. Our group leader spotted him by his plane. We all went over to him and stood up and didn't say much - he just stood there smiling, and signed autographs for every single one of us little know-nothing-about-music children of the 80's.
What a cool story! Thanks for sharing! He seems like such a genuine sweet guy. I'd do anything to get him to sign my Gary Numan vinyls. I have The Pleasure Principle, Telekon, & Replicas. Not sure at the moment if I have more but I know for sure I have originals of those.
He packed it in I think. He flew a Harvard in displays , which I saw in 1990 and very good he was too. He eventually became a display authoriser signing off other pilots on behalf of the CAA
@@Sindollx666x I have those also, plus the On Broadway single and a picture disk 12" of Miracles, plus various other singles. There was no invention of the meaningless CD that would ever demote these gems to the back of the garage, or rubbish bin - low and behold.
Gary has been the favourite of mine since Are Friends Electric, and the only disappointment there has been is when I eventually got tickets to a big just 5 miles from where I live, due to short notice could only get my Mum to go with me, and when Gary was performing in the hall, with all of us in black except for Mum in her Sunday best decide crimpline, she felt so out of place - bless her - we had to leave after just 4 songs. Yep, Gary Numan is amazing, a true hero of the last decade and this one too.
Love this interview! Gary we all are proud of you! Your music is timeless.
How true on all accts!
This is a great episode - he's so open and giving of his life, history and muse.
Thanks! We had a great time meeting and talking with him. A living legend.
Gary you are freakin cool man!
We are extremely proud of you Gary. I am so proud to be a Numan fan and have been for many years. Hammersmith Odeon is waiting for Savage homecoming show. 💋💞
I remember in my senior year in high school ('76/'77), this older guy we hung with came over one day with this new record called 'Ultravox'. I thought that the name was unbelievable. It sounded so futuristic, and blew me away. And I hadn't even heard the record yet. And when a bunch of us jumped in his car to get high, and drive around, he put on a tape of that record. It was so cool, and new sounding. Blew us away, I never heard music like this before . And then a few years later in 1979, I went into my favorite record store and they were playing this record called 'Gary Numan Tubeway Army'. The song 'Me I Disconnect From You' from the album came on and I was blown away again. I thought it was Ultravox at first, till I looked at the cover. I bought it right away and it was fantastic (the song 'Cars' wouldn't come out yet until 1980). No one we knew had even heard of Gary Numan. I immediately thought that these 2 bands, Ultravox (1st 3 albums with John Foxx) and Gary Numan , was the direction David Bowie should have went in after his Ziggy Stardust period. When I played it for people, they thought it WAS David Bowie. Well anyway, been a big fan of this great music ever since those days back in the late 70's, and so glad to see that Gary Numan is still around, and making music, and doing great. Thanx Gary for all this great music, and You Tube for this great interview.
And thank you for your comment. Gary Numan is an interesting artist whose influence is deeply embedded in music, either directly or subtly. It was a real pleasure to meet and interview him. Certainly one of our best interviews to date.
My 15 year old autistic son loves John Foxx era Ultravox, he teaches me so much about music I should know for myself!!
@@casinodelonge Your son is too cool..To even know about this great pretty much underground music from the mid 70s to 1980..He must have a cool circle of friends..Barely anyone, or anyone we knew even heard about or would even listen to it back then...Until the early 80s I'm sure. When Ultravox and Gary had kind of a few hits...But even then...
@@frankny4947 Finn has no friends, he just likes to explore music, he loved Cabaret Voltaire and when he bought Eno’s Music for Airports, the old rocker dude at the music shop thought he was the coolest 12 year old ever. Why that album? Because Simple Minds referenced it in I Travel, he loves early Minds too 😊
Gary is such a charming and self assured chap, so much so he can see and accept that he's not infallible. Then there's his work ethic and so he has made his way back from a very dark place. I have no doubt the Numan family are rightly proud of this long standing and hugely influential contributor to the music world. None other than Afrika Bambaataa sites Gary as the unlikely and unknowing founder of Hip Hop in the early Eighties, with Cedric Sharpley's (RIP) drums from "Films" being the most sampled bit of music - probably ever...!
After reading the previous comments, I don't know what to say except that when I discovered Numan in the Pleasure Principle Days, I knew I had found an artist I could believe in. (I was 19) The song 'Films' got me going and got my mind and body in full gear.
Tiberius Carey Pleasure Principle is the best album I have ever heard. I still listen to it today. It has everything I need and is an awesome piece of music.
It's a great album. I pop it on my record player frequently.
I'm as far removed from electronic music as you could imagine but I have a lot of respect for Gary Numan. This is a brilliantly honest interview from a seemingly very nice, modest guy. In fact, towards the end, I found myself wanting to shake him to make him realise what a major contribution he's made to his genre. Most of the bands he was gushing about probably wouldn't have existed were it not for his influence.
what an excellent and very open interview gary is so down to earth.
Love Gary Numan❤. He's a great musician and all around lovely, sweet man.
It is so nice to see him back doing what he does so well. The British music press were vile towards him, many of them beyond anything I had ever seen before. Genuine person, genuine talent...Excellent to see him outliving the bitter haters.
Gary Numan is DEFINETELY a legend in music! We're so fortunate to live in a lifetime that we can say "I seen Gary Numan live in concert" :-)
His onstage persona and his records are dark and alienated, yet in person he is a friendly, humble and genuine chap
Saw him a few days ago (first time ever) in Detroit at St. Andrew's Hall. Awesome show, so full of energy, emotion, and immense audio/visual joy! Truly an artist and a legend. Such a humble and down to earth guy. Long time fan!!! Keep rockin' Gary, and come back to Detroit soon.
Great interview. Normal unpretentious guy talking openly about his career and more. Respect ✊
I saw his performance for the first time this weekend in Stockholm! And was just blown away! For me it was a whole new universe, haven't listened that much to his music before. Now..I'm gonna listen to every single piece of his fantastic work! What an amazing artist! He also seems like such a really nice guy and just authentic
Exile is one of my favorite albums of the late 90s. Just about every album he's done is incredible but that one hit me in a way I cannot describe.
There are over 800 songs in his library. It will be quite a listening adventure you have ahead of you. Cheers.
Dear Gary...Don't be so hard on yourself mate. You are one of the best! I came to your stuff just slightly off the mark, at least as far as the current trend was concerned...about 1984. Loved your work since and before. Have to say, Strange Charm was a really good album. One of my favourites, though it seems it was during a time that you don't value so much. Sod that. You're a brilliant song writer. Nine Inch Nails are excellent, and they do you a good service. But you were there shaping the mold in the first place. Hats off man.
I also want to say that I love listening to Gary Numan as much as NIN or Depeche Mode. There are certain times in my days when I need to turn Gary Numan on, and no one else can help me like he can during those times. He's as equal to me as Trent or Depeche Mode. I'm just speaking from the heart. And, Savage is a brilliant album, don't get me wrong.
I agree. Numan is better than NIN and DM. his first 4 albums are genius "Tubeway Army", "Replicas" , "the pleasure principle", and "Telekon" are better than any 4 albums by either of those bands he mentioned
Josh Meny I feel the same way, he’s very special and I personally would prefer listening to him over the other two! I was in A&M listening to Trent ‘s album before it was released and it blew me away, never heard a sound like that before, and I was truly blessed to hear it in the place it was recorded at, so don’t get me wrong, BUT, there is something timeless in Gary Numan I can always go back too. And to hear him be so humble, lovely...
I'm with you Josh. I love those bands all so so much, they're like blood in my veins. But to me so is 16Volt (way way underappreciated industrial/elecrtonic) Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Marilyn Manson, Switchblade Symphony, KMFDM. It's rare Depeche Mode, Nin, or Gary and my list above are far from my ears.
Nice one Gary, what a nice bloke and humble almost to a fault. Don't do yourself or what you pioneered down, you were the epitome of cool back in the day and the music you made in that era was every bit worthy of Mr Reznor's accolades or anyone else who sites you as an influence. I'm actually proud of the fact that the first album I ever bought was the Pleasure Principal, I loved it then and I still love and play it now. Are friends Electric was my favourite song ever for years and years when I was younger. I've also a great respect for someone who found some light and direction from an album that was itself a product of a very desperate time for Depeche Mode. It is indeed a fantastic album and says a lot about where Gary must have been at this time.
Sacrifice was the album that made me get into numan and wanted me to hear everything he did
What a sincere fella.
It was quite a surprise when we shot this, I was expecting a very different interview but couldn't be happier with what we got!
Great Interview. Gary's a very humble man.
Thank you, and thanks for watching. We were honored to have him as our guest.
Gary Numan is so awesome! I love his humility. He seems like a really down to Earth guy. It would be so cool to hang out with him.
17:00 That was one of the most disarmingly charming things I've ever heard anyone say. :)
I agree: he is a surprisingly charming person, a pleasure to meet.
Most people's kids, especially of celebrities, never truly get how and why their parent(s) are so loved and appreciated...at least not until they're older, usually.
What a cool guy,here's to you Gary.
Bought the pleasure principle the day it came out I was 17 years old and I never looked back and I become a musician myself following his footsteps what a great treasure Gary is!!🤩🤩🤩
Bright, talented, revolutionary, sincere, and SO humble artist.
I was a music journalist many years ago, and I had to interview Gary over the phone around the time the Crazier single came out. Just before I got the call from his PR my recording equipment stopped working. I was nervous and panicking about it.
Gary’s PR calls and puts me on to Gary, who I explained the situation to. He was so understanding and said he was happy to let me type up my responses and he’d wait as I did so. He made me feel so much better, was generous and respectful and basically a gem of a human. I’ve never forgotten that.
Nice guy, very cool music...TERRIBLE WIG!
Can't knock his advice at the end. If you have the talent, then fail on your own terms and not someone else's...
just saw him last night here in Winnipeg, thanks for sharing this!
Cheers! Thanks for watching.
I was there too! I flew in from Edmonton. Did you notice how old the crowd was? LOL. He's so great in this interview.
Well considering I bought Cars on 45 when I was a kid, thats no surprise! I feel just so lucky that he played in such a small venue, was able to see him up close
Ian McCausland wtf???? He was in Winnipeg?????? Bloody hell I wished I had known.
Songs of Faith and Devotion...if you've never heard it, listen a few times...
The more of his music I hear, the more interviews like this I listen to, the more I like/respect him and his amazing music.
Living Ornaments '79, '80... dance, pleasure principal, I assassin. Those are my favourite records... I have them on vinyl, cd and also on cassette... John Foxx's Metamatic is one of the records that I feel it's the most similar to the music designed by Gary Numan... both have a bit of Kraftwerk inside them... (to me)
Telekon!
Hands down one of the most influential individuals in modern/post-modern music. It's amazing he's maintained (or regained) humility. So glad you're back to doing your thing, your own way, Maestro Numan!
Great interview, captivating, and inspiring too. I admire GN's frank and raw approach to the posed questions, there is clearly an unshakable drive in him still, which I respect...
Does Gary know that he created an entire realm of sound and fantasy? I grew up listening to his music, and in the 1980s through 2000s I learned computers at a professional level. Its as if he knew the consciousness of an advanced machine, yet he doesn't seem to know anything of that. Very strange, very special.
truly gifted artist, and a kind soul. Thanks for watching XC
This interview alone makes me even more excited to be going to his show tonight.
Cheers!
Gary: I FEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeelllll YOUuuuuuuuu!
Great interviewer...he really listens, in respect, to what the artist has to say.
Thank you, it's always good to hear people are getting what we're doing! Cheers!
Bravo! Seems that Gary has this real friend in the E.M.-scene: Jean Michel Jarre...what great artistic oppurtunities, in terms of working together, laying around right there, ayhhh??? ;-}
😊i love Gary's interviews! he is so down to earth and cool, a truly amazing person. Thanks for posting ❤
I've never heard of Gary Numan before tonight. I supposed, being British, his music wasn't played much in the U.S. which is too bad. He seems to be another British singer who came upon some bad times. The British have really impressed me with their musicians. Those that have fallen and gotten back up are so humbled by their experiences. Unlike some like Motley Crew or G&R from the states. I think they're getting old and need to grow up. Just my opinion though!
I have owned the Gary Numan single Cars for 41 years and recently realised it was a rare red vinyl print.Hold the 45 up to the light i was told insisting it was black and them a red beam hit my vision.
songs of faith and devotion is arguably Depeche's best album ever and I know this might sound crazy but perhaps one of the best albums ever released (seriously listen to a tune like Walking In My Shoes) . And to think it was released when "grunge" was at its peak is crazy.
It is a landmark album for sure.
Depeche Mode is so good, sadly I've never got to see live. That my first year at burning man there was a club playing Depeche Mode for hours. I danced so much I stepped on my foot wrong sprained my ankle and blew a tendon. Crappy part was my camp was waaaaaaay far away on the other side of the clock and I had to walk very far when it was over on an effed up foot. It was also I think a Wednesday or Thursday so I missed all the really good events fri & sat coz I could barely walk. But i still had a blast, and the DJ gave me a robotic kids space gun and ice cream after his set. It was worth it to me haha.
He's spot on about Pretty Hate Machine. That is one stunning work of genius: there is so much raw, concentrated anger on that record that you could cut through tempered steel with it.
That comment about the Joy Division quote was completely backwards, they were somewhat dismissive of Gary, like many of his contemporaries were...I love them both though...
Funny they talked about Captain Beefheart . A good friend of his , Frank Zappa never cared if his music was commercially successful . He wrote music that he liked and if other people liked it that was good enough for him . Many musicians have called him a genius . You either loved his music or you hated it . Gary seems to have picked up on that a bit . Write music that you like .If others like it then great . Well done Gary.
I love Numan’s honesty, he says it like it is...
Ive liked gary numan since 79 up until now.amazing singer amazing man .Be proud G Numan uv done yaself v proud.🫶
Saw Gary last month he did the whole Savage album, it was absolutely spectacular, I wish i could go again.
very good interview. shows everything about the ups and downs of life and the career of gary. a very humle and normal guy. good that he´s back.
Came for Gary Numan record preferences, instead got Gary Numan downward spiral / career depression / bankrupt stories... and I think everyone has these stories, he's just the only one modest enough and connected to reality to freely admit it. Great guy.