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The Authorised Biography

Title:

The Authorised Biography

Artist:

Gary Numan

Auther

Ray Coleman

Publisher

Sidgwick & Jackson

How old:

This Book is old!

Release Date:

December 1st 1982

Format:

Book 128 pages

ISBN:

9780283988769

Price Guide:

£20.99

Country:

United Kingdom 

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Paperback book 

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This 128 Page paperback Book . The book was published in the UK in 1982 by Sidgwick and Jackson and illustrated throughout with outstanding photographs (both black & white and colour). 

FOREWORD BY GARY NUMAN 

I must admit to feeling rather proud, and honoured, that someone has taken the time and trouble to write a book about me. It’s the final piece in a jigsaw dreamed about many years ago.

The fact that the writer is Ray Coleman makes it all the more special.

Since our first meeting Ray has become a good friend, not only to me, but to my entire family. He has earned a great deal of respect; that is something of a rarity in the music business and elsewhere.

It is something he himself deserves to be proud of. Books to me are history and from history we must learn. 

In reading this book I learnt things about myself that came as quite a surprise, some good, some not so good.

I read about Numan as though he was someone else, not me at all.

This is a book for anybody who‘s ever sat back and said, One day.


CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 6

1 HIGH WAY TO FAME 9
2 PRAYING TO THE ALIENS:
THE EARLY YEARS 15
3 IDREAM OF WIRES:
FIRSTSTRUGGLES 31
4 WHEN THE MACHINES ROCK 41
5 THE IMAGE AND THE MUSIC 63
6 THE MANAND H/S LIFE 85
7 THE PLEASURE
PRINCIPLE: FLYING 95
8 THE JOY CIRCUI]?
KEEPING IT/N THE FAMILY 107
9 MORAL: THE PRESS
AND GARY’S SCARS 115
1O NOTGUILTY 121
TOMORROW 124
DISCOGRAPHY 126
PHOTO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 128
INDEX 128

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