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(R)evolution

The Autobiography

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(R)evolution

By: Gary Numan
Narrated by: Gary Numan
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This audiobook opens and ends with music from Gary Numan's 2021 album Intruder.

A Daily Mail 'best TV and showbiz memoir' for 2020

From humble beginnings in Middlesex, where money was scarce but dreams were encouraged, to the award-winning godfather of electronica, Gary Numan has seen it all. His incredible story can be charted in two distinct parts....

The first: a stratospheric rise to success quickly followed by a painful decline into near obscurity. At school, Gary fell through the cracks of the system and was expelled. An unlikely but determined popstar, he earned his first record deal aged 19 and, two years later, had released four best-selling albums and had twice toured the world. But, aged just 25e, it felt like it was all over. Gary's early success began to hold him back and he battled to reconcile the transient nature of fame with his Asperger's syndrome.

The second: a 20-plus year renaissance catalysed by a date with a super-fan. Gary catalogues his 15-year struggle with crippling debts, his slow, obstacle-laden journey back to the top (and the insecurity that comes with that) and why Savage reaching number twi in 2017 meant more than the heady heights of 1979. Gary also candidly discusses the importance of his fans; why having Asperger's is a gift at times; the inspiration behind the lyrics; flying around the world in 1981; IVF struggles and the joy of fatherhood and his battle with depression and anxiety.

(R)evolution is the rollercoaster rise and fall (and rise) of one man, several dozen synthesisers, multiple issues and two desperately different lives. By turns hilarious and deeply moving, this is Gary Numan in his own words - a brutally honest reflection on the man behind the music.

©2020 Gary Numan (P)2020 Hachette Audio UK
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Fantastic read

Enjoyed listening to Gary tell his story in his own words. I loved this book, his honesty. I had no idea how tough it had been for him, how cut throat the music industry is. He's an amazing talented man. Good for him and his crazy beautiful Gemma.

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Brilliant

long time fan here....
Great insight to a brilliant storyteller/musician. i learnt so much about songs I've so loved over the years.
i have always loved Gary's voice so listening to him is an absolute pleasure.
I'm so glad i listened to this. I'm sorry it's finished, now!
Even more of a fan now!

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Only his voice would do.

If this autobiography had been read by anyone other than Gary, it would not have been nearly as good. Listening to that voice that I know so well recounting his life, was, for me, a really compelling listen. The little giggles here and there and the obvious emotion in Gary voice at times, added depth to the story. I loved listening to this and recommend it to existing fans, or anyone who remembers the 80’s and the beginnings of electronic music with as much affection and nostalgia as I do.

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