bluedot 2018 | Interview: Gary Numan

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5 жыл бұрын

Electronic pioneer Gary Numan, notorious for hits such as 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' and 'Cars', has had a influential career that has spanned close to four decades. His music continues to be an inspiration to artists across genres and eras, having released 22 studio albums.
We spoke to him at bluedot 2018, where he gave us insight into how his music career began, if there may be life elsewhere in the universe and what he would say to those extra-terrestrials.
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@sparkyhartfield7777 4 жыл бұрын

I met Numan on his 1998, 2001, and 2015 tours...the way he talks to you in that unassuming, chill, low key humorous way is EXACTLY the same way this interview is.!

@lachietod3918 5 жыл бұрын

A very genuine person in the music business. Answers questions, without trying deflect the question, or make himself look better with the response. Vastly, vastly, underrated, for reasons beyond why, maybe the next few years will be Gary's', and they will be thoroughly deserved.

@electrikm38 5 жыл бұрын

It’s nice to see a rock n roll star like Gary being so down to earth and honest about his career that he is showing his human side being humble.

@MudGod1969 5 жыл бұрын

Such a humble dude..I would love to just chill by my pond and have a chat with Gary...sigh.... someday...lol.

@OurSecondlifeabroad 5 жыл бұрын

Great interview - Gary is totally on top of his game at the moment. I love his new album savage and his previous album Splinter!

@scatton61 5 жыл бұрын

"It's a bit harsh ... when you've got kids" :-)

@dianeskyuser7016 4 жыл бұрын

Gary you are so humble, but you may have been one of the last to find it but you were the only one to master it and make it something that no one else ever could! That's why we love you so much keep rocking.

@btm380 3 жыл бұрын

6:52 that laugh. So pure.

@Cristiano48239 5 жыл бұрын

Such a down to earth, humble, bloke. I wish I could get hold of the videos of when he still lived in England, fans camping in his garden etc.

@daleonov 5 жыл бұрын

2:16 "Get rid of us" brutal, but I agree :) Great interview!

@Tokiofritz 5 жыл бұрын

I love the way Numan's evolved from the cold, android vibe of his earlier days into this really warm, genuine and humble guy while still delivering some top notch dark electronic music (I hate using the term 'industrial').

@yvonnemulder9038 2 жыл бұрын

Loveley laugh

@ContactingTheDead 5 жыл бұрын

*Very humble man*

@alisonkovacs9871 3 жыл бұрын

I love the way Gary is so humble and when he gets giggles

@TheWillHadcroft 5 жыл бұрын

"Get rid of us." Yup.

@julietterichards5214 3 жыл бұрын

I love this I have been a fan 💕 for years love his music 🎶🎵

@hexwarp1029 5 жыл бұрын

I just went and saw Gary Numan here in Colorado recently and he put on a great show. I can't help but feel some of his 90's industrial type sound has become cohesive and really solidified.

@user-qi3wy4cp1k 5 жыл бұрын

Gary are you ok from the Cleveland accident?? My family was so worried we were actually going to go to the concert and meet you but the accident happened, I prayed and prayed for that man, he’s always in my prayers

@VanessaHape 2 жыл бұрын

He's just so LIKEABLE. He and his wife are definitely on the same page as me about the future of the planet. Funny though, in other interviews he seems very excited and hopeful about the future.

@RTK171 5 жыл бұрын

So real and honest Mr Numan he's a nice guy and no bullshit which is rare and considering he has had a influence on music to this day

@alisonkovacs9871 3 жыл бұрын

I love Gary he is my absolute gothic beauty bless him

@distortech2 5 жыл бұрын

And this is precisely why I adore this guy so much.

@SullenMorbius 5 жыл бұрын

Wig?

@morningcoffeecat2271 3 жыл бұрын

@@SullenMorbius "wig?" It seems all you talk about on Gary Numan videos is his hair. You're very odd.

@SullenMorbius 3 жыл бұрын

@@morningcoffeecat2271 it's beautiful

@audioartisan 5 жыл бұрын

Oh man ...The way to make a perfect Earth: "Get Rid of Us". Well said, and Priceless! Gary, I could hang out with you man!

@kam75 5 жыл бұрын

The music of my past..still today..cheers man!!

@user-qi3wy4cp1k 5 жыл бұрын

I need to watch more

@erikt211 5 жыл бұрын

He sounds like a super chill guy!

@sanguineaddiction13 5 жыл бұрын

I absolutely adore Gary. He is an astounding artist ... I was recently at a show in Denver a month back HOLY SHIT, he put on one of the best shows I've ever seen in my life! Live long and prosper Gary Numan💜

@AmandaMoore253 5 жыл бұрын

He is amazing and talks so much sense. x ❤️

@ChrisJSetterington 5 жыл бұрын

Gary has been an inspiration, a big influence, and still is.

@co.agmusic 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant interview and some incredible answers

@martinfitzgerald1605 5 жыл бұрын

Superb, down to earth interview.

@raychealesmith5912 5 жыл бұрын

Love him , love him, love him ....

@redsinsaneurbex7691 4 жыл бұрын

This guy is so relatable. Jesus, he’s epic

@theaudioeng 5 жыл бұрын

Nuuuuuummaaaannn!! 😎🎹🎹🎹

@ASHMUSICBOX 5 жыл бұрын

great stuff

@Broomehall 5 жыл бұрын

Never been a huge fan, but have to say he seems such a nice guy, like really nice ! ... humble, honest, not at all full of himself, rare nowadays.

@IAmKye 5 жыл бұрын

To hear Gary Numan describing discovering a synth is my favourite thing

@RobertParenton 5 жыл бұрын

WoW! I have seen him at the Trees Dallas, Texas 2018.

@outsidethepyramid 5 жыл бұрын

I would've loved to have bumped into him there at Jodrell Bank. He's hero of mine. He is the Master of sound.

@dussikkeyvar12 5 жыл бұрын

What a nice friendly modest man...really like him!

@eileenanglinactor 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting take and I totally agree with him. His new album Savage is the best since Telekon.

@darkjonnoel 4 жыл бұрын

inspiration

@toddsmith4704 5 жыл бұрын

New tour was excellent come back to seattle gary !

@clivejones5880 5 жыл бұрын

Gary wouldn't say anything to the aliens because he would be 'praying to the aliens'. ;-)

@mrclaytron 5 жыл бұрын

Fuck I love Gary.

@stevelira52524 5 жыл бұрын

My own opinion (and i know we all cant stay the same) but i first heard you in 79/80........to me you were better as an android.......now (musical presence) its like youre a robot. But hey thats my own opinion. My oldest son has aspergers.....you Sir are a creative influence to those...Awesome youre music (old and new) is still holding.

@Fruitbat-tb3lg 5 жыл бұрын

I wished more people were like Numan

@johnpowell351 3 жыл бұрын

First time seeing this, even then he said we are the virus on earth ,exactly what his latest album is about, regards Joanne

@TheMjphoto45 5 жыл бұрын

I saw Gary in omaha. Awesome

@lorraine1086 3 жыл бұрын

You wernt the first but you was the best and totally unique !

@andyq9669 5 жыл бұрын

I'll vote him in as our global representative for first contact....

@g-plan9future204 5 жыл бұрын

Top bloke.honest

@doristhistleton3575 4 жыл бұрын

it’s all fun and games 😆👽

@yvonnemulder9038 2 жыл бұрын

Love him Nederland thought of robot , in friends electric what is not?

@pieterschwartz5521 5 жыл бұрын

Seems like a down to earth guy

@benpowers8697 5 жыл бұрын

I agree about getting rid of us'only problem is we'll take the rest of the Animal Kingdom with us.

@kevcatnip7589 5 жыл бұрын

Honest compromise is destroy any one with a womb

@TheBigMclargehuge 4 жыл бұрын

Get rid of us. So the world will be better for whom? Are you actually suggesting that the inanimate Rock that is our planet is more important than sentient life? How could that even be? Importance is a human construct.

@soulminer 4 жыл бұрын

Onya Gaz.

@monkey6531 3 жыл бұрын

*Serious look* "I wouldn't say anything to them, id keep quiet"

@yvonnemulder9038 2 жыл бұрын

Gratis guy

@davidfaas58777 3 жыл бұрын

The Truth is out there 👽

@Torrente70 5 жыл бұрын

when will be friends electric?

@johnsimmons3055 4 жыл бұрын

My name is ruin!

@WhisperingJohn 5 жыл бұрын

The guy has amazing hair. I'm so jealous.

@peakyparttimers9362 5 жыл бұрын

Kutta Kyte what jealous over a wig. Come on! He's awesome guy but he's wig looks silly.

@martinwood744 5 жыл бұрын

It's a transplant isn't it?

@darrentaylor3371 5 жыл бұрын

its actually a hairpiece that is glued on. they shave the top of the head like a monks and measure and apply the hairpiece. gary lost his hair back in the 80s

@peakyparttimers9362 5 жыл бұрын

Darren Taylor gary was losing his hair in his 20s he had a hair transplant but it wasn't successful and he wanted density. So he ended up wearing a wig. It's too big to be a hairpiece it's a wig. There no hair line and it's still false at the back so it's a full lace wig. Don't get me wrong he's a legend but it is a wig.

@darrentaylor3371 5 жыл бұрын

its hairpiece blended into his own back and sides. its well known and you can find this info on here too. look up hairpieces for men.

@RyanInLA 5 жыл бұрын

that hair for a man his age is incredible!! oh wait...

@richardstill8689 3 жыл бұрын

I hate interviews with musicians cos they mostly full of shit, this been the most honest and entertaining and SUCH a nice guy, if only the rest of the music industry could be like Gary

@jona71377 5 жыл бұрын

Human time is only relevant to us.

@GHOST-mi4jh 2 жыл бұрын

GHOST NATION,👻!

@Biffinnbridge 5 жыл бұрын

Why does he wear that hat?

@roguemoon4599 2 жыл бұрын

he's nothing short of a icon.

@martinfitzgerald1605 5 жыл бұрын

What about an Asian leg? I love music and Megadeth, GnR, Judas P will play in Indonesia but how about Gary, K.J., Depeche? Singapore, Japan, Aust, Hong Kong and so on. Masses of followers.

@carcarjinks1430 5 жыл бұрын

the 'get rid of us' answer was somewhat disturbing.

@davebrown8227 5 жыл бұрын

syrup of shame

@johnyasmin13 5 жыл бұрын

Did he have his hair piece made on the planet zork where you go outside and look the other way. You wouldn't believe the things they do!!!

@extrastype 5 жыл бұрын

Cars... What was you actually thinking about when you wrote it..

@SpeccyMan 5 жыл бұрын

I believe the song relates to an incident where he was being attacked and sought refuge in his car. "I was in traffic in London once and had a problem with some people in front. They tried to beat me up and get me out of the car. I locked the doors and eventually drove up on the pavement and got away from them. It's kind of to do with that. It explains how you can feel safe inside a car in the modern world... When you're in it, your whole mentality is different... It's like your own little personal empire with four wheels on it.”

@deliapearsall6334 5 жыл бұрын

I still listen to cars till this day!!. I love those synthesizers !!!

@user-js3rg9sj1k 5 ай бұрын

Ya,....I went there in x.l.5.😂

@SullenMorbius 5 жыл бұрын

Damn, that's one hell of a wig.

@ilovethe80sNW 5 жыл бұрын

I really like Numan, and I hate to chuckle about it, but these wig comments are killing me!! LOL!

@Wonky4925 5 жыл бұрын

Gulp !! The hair!!

@garyeaton6172 5 жыл бұрын

Tony J yours ain’t much better

@Cristiano48239 5 жыл бұрын

I think he has nice hair. I think it is a transplant. Could do with a little trim. x

@doristhistleton3575 4 жыл бұрын

nature awalys. wins

@yvonnemulder9038 2 жыл бұрын

Alles electric waschmachines licht s

@g2macs 5 жыл бұрын

Mr Webb would say to the Aliens.....don't listen to The Fury, avoid 'Strange Charm and for the love of God don't go near Metal Rhythm!

@geraldshearer9072 5 жыл бұрын

but you were gary . i loved the human league . dalek i love you . but you pushed it . and they all followed . at 12 my parents let me go to birmingham to see the touring principle . the same year siouxsie and the banshees . with the human league as support . then my sister a few weeks ago said they just gave up and stopped arguing with you because they knew you would do it anyway