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Electropop pioneer Gary Numan: ‘I really struggled with fame, I didn’t take to it well’

The singer talks ageing, life in Los Angeles – where he has lived since 2012 – his anniversary tour of ‘Telekon’ and how he is still riddled with self-doubt
In 2012, Londoner Gary Numan emigrated with his wife and three daughters to the United States
It’s raining in late-afternoon Ireland, inevitably, as the call goes through. But for electropop pioneer Gary Numan, it’s 10am in Los Angeles and the sun is shining, equally inevitably.
In 2012, aged 54, the Londoner emigrated with his wife and three daughters, after some gentle pressure from Mrs Numan (born Gemma O’Neill, she has Cavan and Dublin parents).




