Gary Numan is widely recognised as being the most important electronic pioneer in music history. Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, hip-hop innovator Afrika Bambaataa, and Oscar winner and Nine Inch Nails auteur Trent Reznor are among legions of musicians who cite his music as having been important in their own evolution. However, Numan's journey from punky pub performer to Godfather of Electronica hasn't been a smooth one. Listen To My Voice chronicles his life as he rises to become the hottest pop star of 1980, retires a year later at the age of twenty-one, falls from favour and hits rock bottom during the 1980s, struggles to regain relevance during the 90s and eventually battles his way back to the top of his game where he remains to this day. For more than four decades Numan has been built up, torn down, praised, ridiculed, buried, resurrected, and ultimately respected. This is his story, listen to his voice.

About the Author
Richard Cosgrove was born in Nottingham, home of Robin Hood, the original long haired, tight-trousered rock star. Since then he has been obsessed with music as a fan, as a bassist and as a DJ/producer. He has been going to gigs and rock clubs since before he was legally allowed to drink in the venues, and has seen hundreds of bands over the years. He was a prominent member of the global mashup/bootleg scene of the early 2000s, and has DJ'd regularly at London's legendary alternative/80s club Electric Dreams for the last two decades as well as founding and running his own Planet Earth night in his adopted home of Colchester. Throughout all this he has never lost sight of his true musical love - rock music - even going so far as to make it to the final of the 2010 UK Air Guitar Championships, and to this day can be found assuming the air guitar position whenever a riff rings out.


Book Information
ISBN 9781912587964
Author Richard Cosgrove
Format Paperback
Page Count 250
Imprint New Haven Publishing Ltd
Publisher New Haven Publishing Ltd