gary numan

Gary Numan received the ‘Legend’ award this month at the first ever Artrocker Magazine awards in London. Numan, who rose to fame in the late 70's as the front man, writer and producer for Tubeway Army, is considered one of the pioneers of new wave and electronic music. Numans later music would go on to be a lot darker and industrial sounding, though always keeping that familiar Numan sound.

Numan has said that his experimental style was developed in the early days by hooking up keyboards and synthesizers through guitar pedals to make noises that he liked. Although he is widely know for his electronic and synthesized music, Numan has stated that he has always primarily been a guitar player.

Numan's musical style and experimentation has been copied and covered by many musicians in many styles since first appearing in the music industry, with many famous names including Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and Marylin Manson citing him as a huge influence.

Here is an amazing live performance of A Prayer For The Unborn from the year 2000 album "Pure"