Gary Anthony James Webb was born on 8th March 1958, in Hammersmith, London, England, and is a singer and songwriting British pioneer of synth pop, known especially for one of his greatest hits – “Cars” – which reached number one on the British charts in 1979. He has been active since the end of the 1970’s.
How much is the net worth of Gary Numan? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is as much as $7 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2017. Music is the major source of Numan’s fortune.
Gary Numan Net Worth $7 Million
To begin with, the boy was raised in Hammersmith; Gary’s father was a bus driver at British Airways, which is why Gary wanted to become a pilot at an early stage, but this professional wish was not fulfilled due to a lack of schooling. Gary thought of many other professions, but already by the age of 15 he had begun to write songs, and played in several bands. Together with his uncle Jess Lidyard, and Paul Gardiner, he founded the band Tubeway Army. He first appeared under the pseudonym Valerian, and took his artist name Numan later.
Numan’s career really began at the end of the 1970s, when he founded the New Wave Band Tube Army. In 1979, they landed the worldwide hit “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?”, and the same year, his already third album “Replicas” was number one in the British charts for four weeks. Later, another number one single hit followed, entitled “Cars”, with both singles certified gold. The two following albums (now under the name of Gary Numan), “The Pleasure Principle” (1979) and “Telekon” (1980), again appeared on the British charts, and until the middle of the 1980s, especially in England the band was very successful; all the aforementioned albums received certifications for sales. In 1982 he released the album “I, Assassin”, and had his last big single hit with “We Take Mystery”. By that time, however, his popularity had already begun to fall and after the album “Warriors” (1983) Beggars Banquet broke the record contract.
Numan subsequently founded his own record label, Numa Records and released the albums “Berserker” (1984), “The Fury” (1985) and “Strange Charm” (1986). He also collaborated with Bill Sharpe from the Shakatak group, and after several failures, his career turned around in the 1990s. The album “Sacrifice” (1994) received a positive reception by several critics. Groups like Hole, Foo Fighters, The Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson made cover versions of his songs, and Nine Inch Nails mentioned Numan as an important influence. Numan’s new goth rock style resulted in albums like “Exile” (1997) and “Pure” (2000), which gave him a partially new audience, while his earlier music was re-launched.
In 2013, Numan released its twentieth studio album, “Splinter” (Songs from a Broken Mind), and the album “Savage” (Songs from a Broken World) is set for a late 2017 release.
Finally, in the personal life of the singer and musician, Numan married Gemma O’Neill in 1997. Today he lives with her and their three children in East Sussex – his family is largely excluded from public view. Numan claims to have a mild form of Asperger’s syndrome.
Singer, Musician, Singer-songwriter, Record producer, Keyboard Player, Actor
Education
Town Farm Junior School in Stanwell, Surrey, Ashford County Grammar School, Slough Grammar School in Berkshire, Brooklands Technical College in Surrey, Air Training Corps
Nationality
British
Spouse
Gemma O'Neil (m. 1997)
Children
Raven Numan, Persia Numan, Echo Numan
Parents
Tony Webb, Beryl Webb, San Francisco, CA, United States, Cars, Are 'Friends' Electric?, Down in the Park
Nicknames
Gary Newman , Gary Numan - , Gary Anthony James Webb , Numan, Gary , Gazza
NME Award for Bastard of the Year (1979), NME Award for Image of the Year, Moog Innovation Award (2016, Moog Music)
Record Labels
Numa Records, Mortal Records
Albums
Tubeway Army (1978), The Pleasure Principle (1979), I, Assassin (1982), Warriors (1983), Exile (1997), Pure (2000), Dead Son Rising (2011), Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) (2013), Savage (Songs from a Broken World) (2017)
Music Groups
Tube Army, Shakatak group (collaborated)
Movies
Top of the Pops: The Story of 1979 (2014, documentary), I'm Alan Partridge (2002), The Mighty Boosh (TV Series, 2004)
TV Shows
Stars in Their Eyes (1998), The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014-2015), Beavis and Butt-Head (2011), Electric Dreams (2009), Top of the Pops (TV Series)
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The previous Labour government was a disaster. World crises came and went and they sat on the fence with every single one of them, and then along came a party that wasn't like that. Thatcher (Margaret Thatcher) had a clear idea about everything and seemed to be massively pro-British against the rest of the world.
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I honestly don't know what criteria makes someone right-wing or left-wing anymore. The boundaries of those definitions seem to be in a state of flux. I'm not socialist, I know that. I don't believe in sharing my money. If I go out and work my nuts off and make some money, I don't feel that I should have to share it with my community.
Performed "Cars" as a duet with Burton C. Bell and the rest of Fear Factory.
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His song, "Cars," hit #9 in the U.S. charts June 7, 1980. In 1996, the song was utilized for an English TV ad which renewed its popularity and returned it to the top 20 in England, UK
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In 1982 he attempted to fly his single-engine Cessna around the world. He was arrested in India on suspicion of spying. Charges were later dropped.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Go for It
2016
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Halt and Catch Fire
TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 2014 - 2016 writer - 2 episodes, 2014 - 2016
Hunters
TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 2016 writer - 2 episodes, 2016
Everybody Wants Some!!
2016
performer: "Cars" / writer: "Cars"
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-2015
TV Series writer - 3 episodes
Shameless
2015
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Forever
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2015 writer - 1 episode, 2015
Top of the Pops: The Story of 1980
2015
TV Movie documentary performer: "This Wreckage" / writer: "This Wreckage"
Covert Affairs
2014
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Top of the Pops: The Story of 1979
2014
TV Movie documentary performer: "Are Friends Electric?" - as Tubeway Army / performer: "Cars" / writer: "Are Friends Electric?" - as Tubeway Army / writer: "Cars"
Rude Tube
2013
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Plush
2013
performer: "Who Are You" / writer: "Who Are You"
One Hit Wonderland
TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2012 writer - 1 episode, 2012
Beavis and Butt-Head
1994-2011
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
The Muppets
2011
performer: "Cars" / writer: "Cars"
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2011
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Huckabee
2010
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2010 writer - 1 episode, 2010
Fringe
2010
TV Series writer - 1 episode
20 to 1
2010
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Nip/Tuck
TV Series 1 episode, 2010 performer - 1 episode, 2003