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'''Gary Numan''' (born '''Gary Anthony James Webb''' on 8 March 1958) is an English singer, composer, and musician. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of commercial electronic music and has been described as the "King of synthpop". Numan is widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" (with Tubeway Army) and "[[Cars]]". Numan's more recent output, however, from 1994's ''Sacrifice'' to 20062013's ''JaggedSplinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)'', has been much darker and industrial in nature, incorporating haunting soundscapes with a lyrical tendency towards Atheism and a general anger towards organized religion.

[[Nine Inch Nails]] covered Numan's song "[[Metal]]" on the remix album ''[[Things Falling Apart]]'' (2000). So far, Gary Numan has been was a surprise guest during the last leg of the [[Wave Goodbye Tour]], making appearances at the [[2009/07/15 London, England|O2 Arena]], the [[2009/09/02 Los Angeles, CA|Hollywood Palladium]], the [[2009/09/06 Los Angeles, CA|Echoplex]], the [[2009/09/08 Los Angeles, CA|Henry Fonda Theater]] and the [[2009/09/10 Los Angeles, CA|Wiltern Theater]], performing guest vocals on "[[Down In The Park]]" from Tubeway Army's ''Replicas'' (1979), "Metal," "Cars," both from ''The Pleasure Principle'' (1979), and "[[I Die: You Die]]," from ''Telekon'' (1980). [[Trent Reznor]] posted two high-definition videos of Gary Numan playing "Metal" and "Cars" with the band at the O2 Arena on [[nin.com]] via the website vimeo.com. "Metal" can be found [http://vimeo.com/channels/ninlive09#6859071 here] and "Cars" [http://vimeo.com/channels/ninlive09#6859938 here].

Given the similarities between Numan's recent output and Nine Inch Nails' body of work, it has long been the hope of NIN and Numan fans alike that the pair will one day collaborate, be it in the studio or supporting each other on tour. In a recent interview with [http://thequietus.com/articles/02803-gary-numan-and-nine-inch-nail-s-trent-reznor-to-collaborate an interview with ''The Quietus'']shortly after the 2009 dates, Numan says stated that he and Reznor plan to make music together. On October 2, 2009, Trent Reznor posted two high-definition videos Numan was also chosen as one of Gary Numan playing "Metal" and "Cars" with the band at openers for the [[2009/07/15 London, EnglandNine Inch Nails Live 2013|O2 ArenaTension 2013 Tour]] on , singing alongside Trent for "[[nin.comReptile]] via the website vimeo.com. "Metalat both Florida shows, along with his own song, " can be found [http://vimeo.com/channels/ninlive09#6859071 here[We Take Mystery (To Bed)]] and "Cars" . The latter is from the album ''I, Assassin'', which was recorded with Tension 2013 bassist [[http://vimeo.com/channels/ninlive09#6859938 herePino Palladino]].

*''Dead Son Rising'' (due for release in 20092011)*''Splinter(Songs From A Broken Mind)'' (due for release in 20102013) ==External Links==*[http://www.numan.co.uk Official Gary Numan site]*[https://www.facebook.com/GaryNumanOfficial Gary Numan on Facebook]*[https://twitter.com/numanofficial Gary Numan on Twitter]

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