"I have one brother, John, an airline pilot,……" — Gary Numan

"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. My parents couldn't have any more children after me, so when Dad's brother died, they adopted John, then just a baby."

— Gary Numan

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