Song Quotes by Gary Numan

11 Song quotes by Gary Numan

Gary Numan offers a short series of thoughts on songs, hinting at his electronic roots and how melody intertwines with technology.

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When you decide to do this kind of music then you just accept the facts.

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I just didn't make music that you could sing with a big grin, still don't.

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I'm not good at happy, lightweight kind of music. I'm not really good at pop music. 'Cars' is probably the only true…

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There does seem to be a kind of split. There are those people who are more entrenched in the early electronic years,…

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I think any song should sound good just played on a solitary instrument with the vocal. If you have those basics you…

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I did an album a long time ago called 'Replicas,' which was entirely science-fiction driven, or science-fantasy. Since then it's been a…

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I always say it took me 10 minutes to write 'Cars,' but if I am honest it could have been even less…

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I never call myself a singer, ever. I never will. I've always been really embarrassed about my voice. I've never been confident…

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I'm very lucky in the sense that I've got a voice that's distinctive. Not good, but distinctive. That's a very useful thing…

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Strangely enough, when the Sugababes' 'Freak Like Me' went to number 1, which was built around my 'Are 'Friends' Electric' song, I…

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'Are 'Friends' Electric?' was two songs: the verse part and the talking part. Two different songs I couldn't finish. One day I…

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There's no point in lying saying I am doing really, really well because I'm not; I'm cult level.

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Although nothing seem right...In cars

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I have one brother, John, an airline pilot, who is seven years younger. He's adopted, though we're still blood related - he's my cousin.…

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