I never call myself a singer, ever. I never will. I’ve always been really embarrassed about my voice. I’ve never been confident about it. I think it’s a little bit better now than when I first started. There are people I admire who are genuinely brilliant singers and I know the difference between what they can do and what I can do. Gary Numan Read Quote
I’ve spent a lot of time in the United States and I’m not under any illusions that it’s a crime-free nirvana. I’m well aware it has plenty of problems, though they seem to be associated with particular areas. Gary Numan Read Quote
Before breaking into music, I had various jobs: forklift driver, driving a courier. But I was forced into working rather than doing it off my own bat because that was my dad’s way: you got a job and paid your way. Gary Numan Read Quote
I always say it took me 10 minutes to write ‘Cars,’ but if I am honest it could have been even less than that – and it has been a really successful song over the years. It is still massively used, in advertising, in films, and people do cover versions of it a lot. Gary Numan Read Quote
When I was a kid it was big news when someone flew around the world in a little aeroplane, but nobody cared when I did it. Then, to rub salt into my wounds, the customs people ripped my aeroplane to pieces, looking for stuff. Gary Numan Read Quote
I am very old-fashioned about marriage. It is for life and I mean it. I always knew that when I met the right girl, the life I had before – being single, in a band, girls everywhere – would be over. Gary Numan Read Quote
I’m not good at happy, lightweight kind of music. I’m not really good at pop music. ‘Cars’ is probably the only true pop song I ever wrote. I wish I could write more, but I’m not very good at it. Gary Numan Read Quote
I’ve got Asperger’s syndrome and I’m not a very good people person, so I’ve always been more comfortable around machinery. Not in a weird way – I don’t want to marry my car or anything stupid like that! Gary Numan Read Quote
I met Gemma, my wife, when she was 12. She had a schoolgirl crush on me and her dad had arranged for her to meet me. Later, she started coming to my concerts, but I only got to know her well after her mother died. I rang to see how she was, and that’s how it started. Gary Numan Read Quote
