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'''Gary Numan''' (born '''Gary Anthony James Webb''' on 8 March 1958) is an English singer, composer, and musician. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of commercial electronic music and has been described as the "King of synthpop". Numan is widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" (with Tubeway Army) and "Cars". Numan's more recent output, however, from 1994's ''Sacrifice'' to 2006's ''Jagged'', has been much darker and industrial in nature, incorporating haunting soundscapes with a lyrical tendency towards Atheism and a general anger towards organized religion.
[[Nine Inch Nails]] covered Numan's song "[[Metal]]" on the remix album ''[[Things Falling Apart]]'' (2000). So far, Gary Numan has been a surprise guest during the last leg of the [[Wave Goodbye Tour]], making appearances at the [[2009/07/15 London, England|O2 Arena]], the [[2009/09/02 Los Angeles, CA|Hollywood Palladium]], the [[2009/09/06 Los Angeles, CA|Echoplex]], and the [[2009/09/08 Los Angeles, CA|Henry Fonda Theater]] performing guest vocals on "Down in the In The Park" from Tubeway Army's ''Replicas'' (1979), "Metal," "Cars," both from ''The Pleasure Principle'' (1979), and "I Die: You Die," from ''Telekon'' (1980).
Given the similarities between Numan's recent output and Nine Inch Nails' body of work, it has long been the hope of NIN and Numan fans alike that the pair will one day collaborate, be it in the studio or supporting each other on tour.