I was a fairly new Air Traffic Controller back then. The boss came to the tower and told me a film crew would be coming and that I would need to brief two pilots on where they could perform the aerobatic demonstration. I remember think ing that I used to listen to his music and watch on telly as a kid and now I’m giving him instruction on where to fly. It never got better. This was a highlight. He was a professional. 4:55
I met Gary Numan at RAF Swanton Morley air show in 1993 ish. He was an absolute gentleman. No airs or graces at all. It was the day before, (practice day). I was in the motorbike display team. He was like every other person that came over to watch. My wife was changing our toddlers nappy. She handed him a fully loaded nappy to him and asked if he can dispose of it. No questions asked. Off he went and put it in the nearest bin. My missus almost fainted when she found out she handed a poo riddled nappy to her teenage idol!
Yes I was Blessed to do that Flight with Gary who is the Most Devoted Bloke to His Fans that I have ever seen! Thanks to Fergus Dudley of Radio one for Setting the Flight up and Gary who smiles a lot when He is not on Camera !
I remember when VH1 said that he flies planes but the failed to say that he still did music! I learned on my own that he was still doing music when I saw his name featured in the Dark City soundtrack, and heard my song "Down in the Park" in the Goth Collection called This is Goth. After hearing that song, I became a fan looking for more of his music and found tons of albums that he did since "Cars". I saw his concerts and they are like Nine Inch Nails on Steroids.
I was lucky enough to meet Gary when flying into Badminton and he's a nice guy, everything I hoped he would be. Seems like yesterday, but it was back in the 1980s eek! ✌️👍😀💜
Are you kidding me?? Gary Fucking Numan flying a single engine like it's nothing?? I should not be surprised but damn! That guy never ceases to amaze me.
wow.. not seen this interview for a long time! i was on school holidays when this was on tv and i stayed in and recorded this on my dads VCR... tape is long lost unfortunately........ thanks for sharing 👌
Great to see Gary flying a Harvard trainer. My dad trained RAF fighter pilots in these as an RCAF flight instructor with the Commonwealth Air Training Plan programme in Canada during WW II. They are not very forgiving to fly!
He had quite a few top ten hits plus 3 number 1 selling Albums. It's just his first couple of singles hit number 1 and became huge classics. Even now 40 years later his last two albums - Savage and intruder are brilliant and defining.
NME magazine once said that Numan would never influence any new bands! Kanye West Marilyn Manson Franz Ferdinand Nine inch Nails Dave Grohl Shirley Manson Sugar babes To name a few I will just leave this here.. Oh He’s still rocking, I’m of to see him n Glasgow in May for a mini tour of the Pleasure Principle and Replicas Albums!🖤🖤❤️❤️
@PIRTEKM3 Ironically Rob Brydon has also had a hair transplant, look up rob brydon bald on google and youll see, then watch him today on would i lie to you and his hair is thick as ever!
for all the crap gary has taken over the years, you still have to give him respect for his air display skills. music was not the best period of course, but machine and soul is still worth a listen despite its detractors
Gary belongs to a secret club that's shrouded in mystery, no he's not a member of the iluminati. It's called The Hair Club For Men. Now he can swim drive a convertable and even fly a plane. All the time having a full head of his own hair, taken from his scrotal area and arm pits.
That's the worst hair "system" I've seen. Looks like a weave of the remnants of his hair transplants and some artificial hair. Some years later he abandoned it or it all just fell out and now he's taken to wearing the world's worst wig. Poor Gary and his hair, he never could get it right. He needs to see the bloke who did the wig For Elton John, instead of wearing that dead cat on his bonce like he is now.
I heard he was trying to get radio play and mostly trying to pay off debts. Then his wife convinced him to go for an industrial sound for his next album (very reminiscent of Nine inch nails who ironically was influenced by numans album Telekon)
@@awesomemantm2000 Yes, Sacrifice was amazing because of that revival, but I personally think his first step forward after many years was his Dream Corrosion Tour in 1993; Gemma also inspired him to look deep into his catalog and find the best stuff, leading to one of his best live shows ever! It was the first time he played Noise Noise and Jo the Waiter, which is her favorite song by him!
