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-'''Gary Numan''' began recording and writing in 1977 and still records, writes, and performs to this day.
+{{Infobox musician
+| Name = Gary Numan
+| Type = Solo artist
+| Img = Gary Numan.jpg
+| Landscape =
+| Caption =
+| Birth name = Gary Anthony James Webb
+| Alias =
+| Born = [[March 8]], 1958 (age {{Age|1958|3|8}})
+| Origin =
+| Instrument = guitar, vocals, keyboards
+| Genre  =
+| Active = 1977–present
+| Acts =
+| URL = [https://garynuman.com/ garynuman.com]
+| Current members =
+| Former members =
+}}
+'''Gary Numan''' is an English new wave musician who been working since 1977
-'''Gary Numan''' was an influence on [[Weezer]], mostly [[Matt Sharp]]. Although [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Brian Bell]], [[Patrick Wilson]], and [[Scott Shriner]] are fans of his work as well.
+==Overview==
+Gary Numan was an influence on [[Weezer]], mostly [[Matt Sharp]]. Although [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Brian Bell]], [[Patrick Wilson]], and [[Scott Shriner]] are fans of his work as well. Numan, along with [[The Cars]] and [[Devo]] were influential in Weezer's use of Moog Synthesizers as well as the main influence on Sharp's side project [[The Rentals]].
-'''Gary Numan''' was the main influence on [[Matt Sharp]]'s side project [[The Rentals]] and it's even been said that the artists '''Gary Numan''', [[The Cars]], and [[Devo]] were the main influence in [[Weezer]]'s [[Moog]] Synthesizer use.
+==Weezer Connections==
+In 1992 Weezer played a show where they covered the song [[M.E.]] which Patrick Wilson sang.
-In 1992 [[Weezer]] played a show where they covered the '''Gary Numan''' song [[M.E.]] which [[Patrick Wilson]] sang.
+In 2008 as a B-Side to [[Pork and Beans]] was a cover of the song [[Are 'Friends' Electric?]] featuring vocals by Brian Bell.
-In [[The Rentals]]' song "[[Sweetness and Tenderness]]", [[Matt Sharp]] sings:
+==The Rentals Connections==
+In the song "[[Sweetness and Tenderness]]", Sharp sings:
 <poem>"I guess it's real simple
 It's just like when Gary Numan says
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 You are just business, you're worthless".</poem>
-In 1997 [[Matt Sharp]] and [[Damon Albarn]] released a cover of the '''Gary Numan''' song [[We Have a Technical]].
+In 1997 Sharp and Damon Albarn released a cover of the '''Gary Numan''' song [[We Have a Technical]].
-In 2008 as a B-Side to [[Pork and Beans]] was a cover of the '''Gary Numan''' song [[Are 'Friends' Electric?]] featuring vocals by [[Brian Bell]].
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