Gary Numan of Tubeway Army discusses his legendary career (2009)

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Gary Numan of Tubeway Army discusses his legendary career (2009)

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6 жыл бұрын

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Gary Numan, member of the new wave band Tubeway Army with hits like "Are Friends Electric?" is known for his unique style that he describes as "like an android". He is considered as one of the pioneers of electronic music. Numan debuted as a soloist with the album "The Pleasure Principle", a rock album with no guitars, instead Numan used synthesizers to create a distorted and metallic tone.
1:50 When did punk die?
7:07 Early encounters with electronic music
15:11 Playing the guitar vs. the keyboard
24:30 about bands like the Styx or musicians like Bruce Springsteen
26:53 The philosophy behind his style
29:52 Anecdotes from the stage
36:44 about his experience with the Blitz club scene in London
43:44 Can the rave scene be tied to economic hardship?
50:51 Gary Numan speaks about Asperger's and the time he took a break playing live
59:35 Incorporating the synth-technique
1:02:58 The music industry and opportunities for artists such as Cabaret Voltaire
1:05:45 3 things that impacted his music: Ultravox with John Fox, Nine Inch Nails (Pretty Hate Machine) and Songs Of Faith And Devotion by Depeche Mode
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@persephone6896 4 жыл бұрын

Gary is so likeable. I love his energy, so ego-free.

@Pete_D55 3 жыл бұрын

The more I look into him the more I realise how hughley influential he was and still is.

@DrJ-hx7wv Жыл бұрын

He's autistic. He's great, but it's not a virtue.

@leetaylor3304 2 жыл бұрын

I have been fortunate to meet Gary Numan x3 times. He was so humble, and even remembered meeting before. I once dressed as a Storm Trooper while my mate dressed as Darth Vader. GN loved it and laughed his ass off. Evening posting the photo on his Twitter feed. He's such a great bloke and a brilliant song writer. His stage shows are fantastic.

@tundra5171 2 жыл бұрын

Stormtrooper in Drag?

@slumdogjay 3 жыл бұрын

Seen him live last year. Outstanding. One of the best live acts I’ve ever seen. 62 and bursting with energy.

@jamesjackson-df1hi 4 жыл бұрын

He's so right about cable tv & media ruining the variety of music. Nowadays its too formulaic. I remember buying an album and getting the train home reading the cover, inside cover, label & all, even sometimes the smell of certain sleeves which sounds weird now but people of my generation will know exactly what i mean. Good times.

@maxsimgue9764 3 жыл бұрын

...when Antichrist Superstar dropped, it was the scent of the sleeve that affected me most, after my ears. There’s a lot of info on the early Numan years on ToTP; even to me, looking back on a time before my own, there was such a new wave of fascinating sound and vision from this period.

@hayeselisha2237 3 жыл бұрын

Instablaster...

@onlyme219 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed for me it was the album King of the new frontiers, Adam and the Ants. Cost £3.49 at the time.

@SuperDonnaMO 4 жыл бұрын

Unpretentious. His creative process in his mind is unremarkable, but he doesn't seem to realise that this is why it's amazing :)

@shonuff6221 5 жыл бұрын

He's so humble...

@Nubianette 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing that I’m only realizing at 54, how cool he is, and I liked his tunes when I was in high school! The live performances I seen are so cool! No wonder his wife was crushing on him at a young age!

@gw2934 Жыл бұрын

Charmingly honest, unwavering punk attitude, deceptively funny ,,as driven as a juggernaut,as focused as a laser beam ,,I've seen them all,Bowie Floyd U2 etc,,but Tubeway army EdinburghaPlayhouse 1979 was still the best live concert I ever seen, the sound was just unbelievable quite simply ,Gary Numan Cool as Fk ! .love him.!.

@reeses_unicorn 4 жыл бұрын

Gary Numan is someone I'd love to have a conversation with. :) The fact that he's a fellow Aspie is really cool to me, too.

@alisonkovacs9871 Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous gary love him so much now he is older

@jamesdennerboccextreme4282 Жыл бұрын

So engaging. I must say, when I heard My Name Is Ruin and came to know it was indeed Gary, was absolutely great! Down In The Park will forever be in my head and often is

@onlyme219 2 жыл бұрын

Been down the rabbit hole today on Gary and interviews, what a lovely honest man is seems to be

@clairehamilton8900 4 жыл бұрын

Loved that era/ music/ his look. Life seemed more fun back then. His music was brilliant. Still sounds great

@sonic970 3 жыл бұрын

Gary you sparkle the most when you are you 💖🌹

@cinsationalcinema1776 5 жыл бұрын

Love him so much

@vicesquadpunk 2 жыл бұрын

Very good, great interview… Gary is very honest and open, most likely due to his Asperger’s which is refreshing in the music industry. Met him a couple of times, a most nice and straightforward man ✊️😊🇬🇧

@zagrockstrum 2 жыл бұрын

TRUE PERFORMER ON STAGE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HIM TOMORROW AT REBELLION 22

@dylansdad987 3 жыл бұрын

Such an amazing guy, so humble and self deprecating. Inspirational to listen to, both in the interview environment or musically.

@alisonkovacs9871 Жыл бұрын

Love this gorgeous man and the interview

@almthomson 2 жыл бұрын

I love Gary's stance on this-this Punk was really wide

@maaritwelling2418 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best concerts I have ever seen festival hall Brisbane 1979. The sound just hit you in the chest and Gary was brilliant I was absolutely into his music the' radio stars 'supported him.

@jacquelineiona1996 2 жыл бұрын

Hi fellow fans...Gary's Cars really moved me right into Post Punk which I still love today ....40+ years later. We just saw him live in Philadelphia last week and he sounded GREAT! I loved the show ...great guy too.

@WhisperingJohn 5 жыл бұрын

Very interesting man. Seems a nice guy, too.

@jonhare1540 3 жыл бұрын

Even tho it was being played when i was 8=9 , it is so memerable, got staying power of sound, and what a voice, absolutely unique, top stuff.

@MrWindmills 4 жыл бұрын

Legend

@mickgatz214 4 жыл бұрын

What an awesome interview, I love it !!! (much thank you to the original uploader) :)

@sparekeiv 2 жыл бұрын

Totally love this guy!

@cpcnw 2 жыл бұрын

First vinyl I bought was TD Rubycon. Friends was exactly what I was looking for. Love Sci-Fi and especially music derived from a mysterious but exciting future world.

@TheGreatAlan75 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the description info.. 🙂

@biancachristie 3 жыл бұрын

I *love* that he calls Steve Strange a “tit.” Somebody needed to call him out

@almthomson 2 жыл бұрын

And I always loved the Utravox thing

@SuperDonnaMO 4 жыл бұрын

He's so honest and non pretentious.

@ricardoguevara3417 3 жыл бұрын

VERY HUMBLE

@coqui1550 4 жыл бұрын

Love Gary Numan. 💕

@Alexandrosflower 4 жыл бұрын

Humble, nice, interesting guy

@v-town1980 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Living in NJ (US) all my life, I constantly heard the praising of Springsteen and Jovi...to my disgust. Maybe that's a bit too harsh, but, like Gary, I gained absolutely nothing from listening to those kinds of artists.

@jacquelineiona1996 2 жыл бұрын

I love Gary's music 💕 and even though I do like some of Springsteen's songs I totally get what Gary is saying ...I'm not totally keen on the interviewer here...hmmmm

@calabiyou 5 жыл бұрын

That was interesting he didn't rate Devo. I know he hung out with Mark Mothersbaugh a few years ago. Mark is a great artist and Devos reaction to Kent State is kind of poignant. Wish I knew more about behind the scenes of these artists.

@kevcatnip7589 4 жыл бұрын

Dont think GARY likes the aty rock

@TheGreatAlan75 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, Devo for me is one of the best from that era

@simonbarber2098 2 жыл бұрын

I'm really surprised he does not like Devo. They are a seminal, outstanding band who influenced the likes of Bowie and the Stranglers. They were at the forefront of keyboard driven music.

@stringer-ik1pc 3 жыл бұрын

The human league were a huge influence on him. Phil oakeys look (make up etc) and the human leagues album travelogue.

@carcarjinks1430 5 жыл бұрын

gary is an interesting person. it's strange to compare his lyrics to his conversational speech. it's like he's 2 different people.

@ASHMUSICBOX 5 жыл бұрын

the plan is an awesome album

@Pete_D55 3 жыл бұрын

I'm just looking into his discography, its huge! I checked out the plan, so far so good

@AdelaTomankova 4 жыл бұрын

16:47 Yeah but Gary makes it look cool

@nickalkire1187 4 жыл бұрын

Cars is the best Gary Numan song ever!!!

@Pete_D55 3 жыл бұрын

Hmm are friends electric and m.e. are my favourites

@ASHMUSICBOX 5 жыл бұрын

punk had many styles ian dury and the blockheads example punk dont have to be fast

@andrewjohnstone963 2 жыл бұрын

Gargoyle

@ASHMUSICBOX 5 жыл бұрын

punk never died

@TheBigMclargehuge 4 жыл бұрын

Uh huh

@kevcatnip7589 4 жыл бұрын

have you seen steve jones

@roenamorgan5863 2 жыл бұрын

"In Cars,he'Mr.Gary Numan,presented himself as a human'like Android,in pale facial make-up,with black conspicuous mascara under his lower eyelid. . ."1-24-2022'

@jillsnowden9158 4 жыл бұрын

Good old Gary numan went to all is old concert's an had ever outfits an hair colours he had 😂😂😂

@GerryFitzgerald 3 жыл бұрын

Sound bloke

@roenamorgan5863 2 жыл бұрын

"Let's say,he managed to get away,from a specific sort of 'Punk Music",'In Cars'. . .1-25-2022'

@barpsoon3031 4 жыл бұрын

Notice that Gary stares at his interviewer for more than 5 seconds at times. Hmmmm.....

@dimievers5573 4 жыл бұрын

lol , aspie , he counts the seconds that he feels he needs to look at people , 3 seconds is to short and to him seems being uninterested , but much longer then that seems threatning to him.

@KEEFNESS 2 жыл бұрын

talks sense and sometimes does not

@kenneth1688 6 жыл бұрын

Same story we heard all the time

@OnlyADownstat 6 жыл бұрын

Same questions, same answers i Guess

@dorothyfreeman4828 6 жыл бұрын

Kenneth go bk and listen to the wombles you sado

@cinnamongirl5410 5 жыл бұрын

@@dorothyfreeman4828 LOL

@kevcatnip7589 4 жыл бұрын

He cant cater for the hardcore fans who know the stories

@zochbuppet448 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry Gary , but as much as I like you and what you have done, I still dont believe your story of just finding a synth in a record studio, and just figured out how to use if in one day. You were heavy influenced by the 77 punky version of Ultravox, and knew what they were doing.

@lms2932 2 жыл бұрын

Why would he lie about his own life experience? You weren't there.

@DerVampyrEngel 6 жыл бұрын

Cool Interview but the thing is although I am a massive fan I am a bit puzzled about the Steve Strange feud thing I mean surely there had to be a door policy otherwise you would have every fucking stupid ordinary cockroach pleb in London to come and gawp( and beat up) the clubbers and I hardly think that Numan would tell his backing band that would be OK you can just turn up in jeans and a t shirt or an ordinary suit thing ( unless it was like the black gear they were wearing on the Touring Principle 79 tour ) So why do something as fucking stupid as that ? ( And I was a fan of Visage and .Steve Strange) Seems daft especially as that would have boosted the publicity of the Blitz ( I used to run a very short lived Gothic Punk affair''The Crypt'' so the publicity I know about and the door policy )

@biancachristie 3 жыл бұрын

Steve Strange was not your typical gatekeeper. Of course clubs have to have some kind of door policy, but he was legendary for being the *worst*. Refusing Gary’s band illustrates exactly how arbitrary he could be. And how clueless-wtf was he thinking when he wanted someone else to extend the courtesy that he wouldn’t give? smh

@DerVampyrEngel 3 жыл бұрын

@@biancachristie Well he didn't get away with it , he got hated on the club circuit because of his door policy's and also what Gary did to him when Steve tried to gatecrash Gary's party, just left Steve outside though I don't know what Steve expected after refusing Gary's band entry to the Blitz

@phillynott2459 3 жыл бұрын

Gary is proof that: 1. It's possible to know nothing about music and still write great songs. or 2. Pretend to know nothing about music, very convincingly

@stueyre5893 2 жыл бұрын

Gary is bored with the interviewer within the first ten seconds, because the interviewer hasn't done any background research and has no clue what he is talking about