Editing Gary Numan (section)

==Musical influences==
In a 2012 interview, Numan spoke about the music that has had an influence on him over the years. As a teenager he was fan of [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]], [[David Bowie]] and [[Queen (band)|Queen]].<ref name="theq">{{cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/interviews/bakers-dozen/gary-numan-favourite-albums/|title=Music for a Chameleon: Gary Numan's 13 Favourite Albums|author=Marszalek, Julian|publisher=The Quietus|date=6 December 2012}}</ref> His band [[Tubeway Army]] started in the [[punk rock]]-vein in 1977, but Numan later said that the punk rock style was adopted with the sole intention to obtain a recording contract.<ref>Gary Numan, Tubeway Army ''The Plan'', Beggars Banquet 1984 liner notes.</ref> [[Ultravox]]'s 1978 album ''[[Systems of Romance]]'' was the main influence behind Tubeway Army's transition into an electronic sound. Numan cited the album, and particularly the song "Slow Motion", as the blueprint for what he wanted to achieve.<ref name="theq" /> Moving away from the commercially successful [[synth-pop]] on the 1979 albums ''[[Replicas (album)|Replicas]]'' and ''[[The Pleasure Principle (Gary Numan album)|The Pleasure Principle]]'' to a more introspective and partly [[ambient music|ambient]] sound,<ref name="ast">{{Cite web|url=https://astralnoizeuk.com/2021/05/12/song-from-a-broken-world-a-look-at-the-tumultuous-musical-career-of-gary-numan/|title=Song From A Broken World: A look at the tumultuous musical career of Gary Numan|author=Wain, Stuart|publisher=astralnoizeuk.com|date=12 May 2021}}</ref> David Bowie's collaborations with [[Brian Eno]], the band [[Japan (band)|Japan]] and [[Lou Reed]]'s ''[[Berlin (Lou Reed album)|Berlin]]'' album has been cited as some of the influences that informed Numan's 1981 album ''[[Dance (Gary Numan album)|Dance]]''.<ref>Steve Malins, Gary Numan ''Dance'', Beggars Banquet 1999 liner notes.</ref> At this point, [[jazz]] and [[funk]] influences became prominent in Numan's music, as on the single "[[She's Got Claws]]" and his 1982 album ''[[I, Assassin]]''.<ref name="ast" /> His 1983 album ''[[Warriors (Gary Numan album)|Warriors]]'' started as a collaboration with [[Bill Nelson (musician)|Bill Nelson]], guitarist in [[Bebop Deluxe]], which was another of Numan's favourite bands in the 1970s.<ref name="theq" /> Adopting a heavier, more aggressive sound, the production of his 1984 album ''[[Berserker (Gary Numan album)|Berserker]]'' took influence from [[Trevor Horn]]'s production of [[Frankie Goes to Hollywood]].<ref>Steve Malins, Berserker ''The Numa Years'' Eagle Records 1998 liner notes</ref> Wanting to broaden his musical output, Numan's mid- to late 1980's releases featured a [[jazz-funk]] style,<ref name="ad" /> blending an industrial edge with funk and synth-pop sensibilities.<ref name="ast" /> Following the release of two commercially and critically unsuccessful pop and funk influenced albums in the early 1990s, Numan found new pivotal influences in [[Nine Inch Nails]] and [[Depeche Mode]]'s 1993 album ''[[Songs of Faith and Devotion]]'' that inspired him to move into a darker sound that became the trademark of his later career.<ref name="theq" />