About Gary Numan
Born 8th of March 1958 in Hammersmith, London, England.
Started his musical career in 1977 as a punk rocker in the band [[artist:Mean Street]], before being sacked in May 1977. He responded to an advert in Melody Maker to join the band The Lasers, alongside [[artist:Paul Gardiner]]. Both soon left to form their own punk band, [[artist:Tubeway Army]], with his uncle [[artist:Jess Lidyard]] filling in on drums.
In 1978 [[artist:Tubeway Army]] was signed to [[label:Beggars Banquet]] and released a couple of punk singles. By then he was using the name Numan and the band was performing live in pubs and clubs around London, supporting [[artist:263209]]. Whilst recording demos for Beggars, Gary stumbled upon a "Minimoog," that had been left behind in the studio, still programmed to a sound that caught his attention.