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Gary Numan
Numan performing live, 2011
Background information
Birth name	Gary Anthony James Webb
Born	(1958-03-08) 8 March 1958 (age 59) Hammersmith, London, England
Genres	Synth-pop new wave electronic industrial rock
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter composer musician record producer
Instruments	Vocals keyboards guitar
Years active	1977–present
Labels	Atco Beggars Banquet Numa NBR Illegal I.R.S. Eagle Machine Music Ltd. Jagged Halo Cooking Vinyl Metropolis Cleopatra Mortal BMG
Associated acts	Tubeway Army Dramatis Nine Inch Nails Paul Gardiner Bill Sharpe The Wave Team Fear Factory Battles
Website	garynuman.co.uk

Gary Anthony James Webb (born 8 March 1958), known professionally as Gary Numan, is an English singer, songwriter, composer, musician and record producer. Born in Hammersmith, West London, he first entered the music industry as lead singer of the new wave band Tubeway Army. After releasing two studio albums with the band, Numan released his debut solo album The Pleasure Principle in 1979.

With number-one singles "Are "Friends" Electric?" and "Cars", Numan achieved his peak of mainstream popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but maintains a cult following. His signature sound consists of heavy synthesiser hooks fed through guitar effects pedals, and he is considered a pioneer of commercial electronic music. Numan is also known for his distinctive voice and androgynous "android" persona. He was the winner of the 2017 T3 tech legends award.

Gary Anthony James Webb was born on 8 March 1958 in Hammersmith, West London, the son of a British Airways bus driver based at Heathrow Airport. He was educated at Town Farm Junior School in Stanwell, Surrey, Ashford County Grammar School, then Slough Grammar School in Berkshire, followed by Brooklands Technical College in Surrey. He joined the Air Training Corps as a teenager. He then briefly held various jobs including forklift truck driver, air conditioning ventilator fitter, and accounts clerk.