Word Down Your Way: Does Gary Numan regret throwing the glo-stick that hit David Bowie?

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10 ай бұрын

Gary Numan is about to set out on a UK acoustic tour, some of it in churches and one date in a cathedral. He talks here - from the Scottish estate house he’s just bought - about some of the first shows he saw and what he’s learnt about live performance. This includes ...
… the peculiar effect of seeing Nazareth at the Rainbow in 1973.
… the fate of the £5 note he’d asked Queen to autograph.
… why he doesn’t talk onstage, and why that’s about to change.
… what musicians take for granted.
… the church that insisted on his lyrics before they let him perform there.
… what happened when he dodged the security for Bowie at Wembley Arena.
.. what’s involved in creating a “relentless” live act.
… a fondness for the Monkees and Marc Bolan and the secret of his 1981 Bogart hat.
Gary Numan’s tour dates here ..
garynuman.com/tours/
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Пікірлер: 32

@walsingham-xxiii 10 ай бұрын

A lovely chap. The music press treated him disgracefully.

@257ian 10 ай бұрын

I'm big fan. I've met Gary a few times, he is a genuinely nice guy.

@SamLowryDZ-015 10 ай бұрын

It's nice to see he can finally relax in an interview.

@nigelgoodwin5094 9 ай бұрын

Very relaxed interview. Love it. The Birmingham acoustic gig was AMAZING. MOre talk Gary! Kick that Asperger's! NUMAN IS!

@danieladams9950 10 ай бұрын

How did Numan end up being the most down to earth musician? What a lovely, self effacing chap.

@robertthrossell4321 8 ай бұрын

He always was 👍👍

@thelightdreams 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic interview - Gary is always such a joy to listen to.

@jimcondon762 10 ай бұрын

Lovely interview with a super, down to earth genuine rock star.

@jaydee4674 10 ай бұрын

Star?

@Scratiznutz 9 ай бұрын

@@jaydee4674Why? Is not one of the most covered and sampled artiste not a star? One who is namechecked as an influence by other reknowned 'stars'?

@headron66 3 ай бұрын

@@Scratiznutztotally agree, re my comment on the main page, some folk have absolutely no idea!👍

@kennethtaylor541 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful interview, best episode in a long time. Reinvented himself so many times and great to see him doing so well personally and in his career.

@iannumanfanwright1743 10 ай бұрын

Such a lovely guy..met him so many times

@leighfoulkes7297 Ай бұрын

Love his last three albums, just keep playing them all back-to-back.

@original.dwornboy 10 ай бұрын

Nice mention for Bolan on what would have been his 76th birthday.

@kevincross9206 9 ай бұрын

Great interview. So down to earth, honest and straightforward. Would loved to have seen him down on Brighton tonight, but tickets (naturally) went in minutes.

@markwatkins8309 10 ай бұрын

Talented, innovative, one of the greats of modern music. History WILL judge him more kindly. Never really got enough credit up until recently.

@OtelliSandrina 7 ай бұрын

Very glad he said Marc Bolan was more important to him than Bowie,especially after learning how Robert Jones treated him...also how he would have liked to meet Marc!

@lastschicker 10 ай бұрын

They forgot they interviewed him on Whistle Test in 85, almost 38 years ago.

@janicemccreery8170 9 ай бұрын

Great interview!

@headron66 3 ай бұрын

It was lovely listening to Gary, funny he ends up getting a house in my neck of the woods. I remember the magazine NME once saying that ‘Numan will never influence future bands’ Kanye West Nine inch Nails Dave Grohl Shirley Manson Marilyn Manson Sugar babes Franz Ferdinand To name but few! I’m of to see him in May on his pleasure principle and replicas album tour and to think I traveled to Wembley in 81 to see his retirement concert😂 ❤❤🖤🖤