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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]], the [[2009/09/08 Los Angeles, CA|Henry Fonda Theater]] and the [[2009/09/10 Los Angeles, CA|Wiltern Theater]], performing guest vocals on "[[Down 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).
In [http://thequietus.com/articles/02803-gary-numan-and-nine-inch-nail-s-trent-reznor-to-collaborate an interview with The Quietus] shortly after the final dates, Numan stated that he and Reznor plan to make music together. Numan was also chosen as one of the openers for the [[Nine Inch Nails Live 2013|Tension 2013 Tour]].
==Discography==
*''Jagged'' (2006)
*''Dead Son Rising'' (2011)
*''Splinter(Songs From A Broken Mind)'' (2013)
[[Category:Related to NIN]]