He Sold Out Wembley, Then Lost Everything
This week, we explore the chaotic downfall of Gary Numan, the synth-pop pioneer who conquered the charts with “Cars” before his career spectacularly imploded. From his meteoric rise with Tubeway Army to his infamous 1981 Wembley Arena retirement, we examine the panic and financial ruin that followed his sudden exit from the stage. We’ll uncover the truth behind his two-million-dollar pyramid stage, his bizarre life as a tax exile and stunt pilot, and the disastrous comeback attempt that left him broke and rejected by the industry. This is the story of how a twenty-three-year-old icon turned his greatest triumph into the most expensive mistake in rock history. Kindly like and subscribe – it really helps this channel a lot. I do appreciate it!
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@rubybilly8071
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
Stewie Griffin's version of CARS was the best.😂😂😂😂
@raeroa7982
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
Big fan of your writing style! Been sharing your stuff & hyping you up! Would be so cool for Halloween if you did TYPE O NEGATIVE 💚💚💚💚
@JohnOwens-cn4fx
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
I don't care what they say, I pronounce it Moo-g also. 😝
@argopunk
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
"Cars" was all over the radio in Canada. At least in Ontario. It was around the same time, on mainstream radio I heard The Jam, The Clash, The Specials, The English Beat, and some other post-punk bands. Soon after that brief period, you pretty much only heard that kind of music on stations like the legendary CFNY in the Toronto area.
@stevemillar4248
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
It's actually a silent G: "Moo synthesizer". Or the "Mini-moo". Invented by Obert Moo (the capital R is both silent and invisible, while the lower case r is just an r).
@nickpalance4096
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
2:25 YES ‼️ 🎉 Moooog 🐄 is how I know it.
And…
And the image format from 1987 (and supporting simple animations by 1989) sounds like a brand of peanut 🥜 butter 🧈
@JoeLakeSongbook
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
I was actually disappointed when I first bought The Pleasure Principle. Please let me explain. I had previously purchased the North American version of Xoo Multiplies by Yellow Magic Orchestra, which was actually a compilation of the best from the Japanese version of that album, plus the best tracks from their album Solid State Survivor. I was actually blown away. I still am, but I remember at the time thinking I had stumbled onto the music of the future. Sadly, the future never heard that album, but hearing Numan after that was almost like a culture shock, though I did actually get to like his music enough that I bought a second album of his as well.
@ParlusLouch
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
Tries not to get too close to one's heros
@megmcguigan3857
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
He supported Thatcher so screw him.
@ctcards2636
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
Ill be watching them Walmart parking lots for you !!! lol hahaha. That had me laughing my ass off hahaha. SHOW YOUR FACE !!! hahah. I do the same thing with my card channel, i dont show my face. I just show the baseball cards 🙂
@HopeandJoy1-f4t
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
What did you say about David Gilmore? 😛
@spacepodstudio
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
Its a Mooooog not moge.
@aarongrooms8881
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
I used to work at moog and BOB HIMSELF pronounced it "MOGE" LONG "O"
@GuyTheArtist
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
I never really cared for that song, but knowing his diagnosis the lyrics make so much more sense.
@guitfidle
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
Good lord man, it's pronounced Moog not Moog! Jeez
@rickyguitarman1985
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
i have no idea who this guy is!
@rayluko2824
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
@Guitarmeetsscience…
LOVE this video on Gary Numan! I will NEVER forget the first time I heard ‘Cars’ on the radio, as a kid, but as a young budding musician (keyboard player!), it blew me away, but then it seemed that was it, no big follow up hit…
And I hate to burst all the ‘Moooooogies’ here, but most people probably have no idea that it is the last name of Dr Robert Moog, the inventor of the famed Ladder Filter that was in every Moog synthesizer.
In in the song ‘Cars’, that eerie synth lead that sits on top of the rhythm hook, is in fact a Polymoog synthesizer, top of the line when that song was recorded. ‘Vox Humana’ is the name of the ‘patch’.
And it is DEFINITELY pronounced ‘Moag’, rhymes with ‘Rogue’!
And I totally agree with you about David Gilmour, still love his playing though! 😇😎
@SunGod1087
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
if I was him and wanted to get back into making music like that I'd just anonymously join another band. If you're talented the fame and fortune should return I think. So you could start a band with some nobodies and kill it at concerts and do it all over again. I think he wanted to see his name in neon again and didn't realize fame only comes once like that so throwing it away isn't a good idea.
@mysteryclock98
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
The Moog vs Moog side quest was also brilliant btw, thank you for that too!
@TheDonSapius
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
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@StageRight555
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
What if I told you, that I thought this video was about The British Bulldog (he sold out Wembley), challenging Bret Hart, for the Intercontinental Championship, and headlining Wembly Stadium, at Summerslam 1992. Davey Boy Smith may have won that match, but he definitely lost a lot of everything following that match. He was so high on crack-cocaine, that Bret Hart had to literally carry him through the match.
@ronh1752
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
Was he getting mugged or moged? haha
@robertbondurant5223
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
It is moog I'm with you on that and Pluto is still a planet I don't care what they say
@TheNorthie
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
I'm always listening to the music you talk about on this channel. I didn't realize so much was going on behind the scenes. Tragedy, triumph, success, failure. It's so interesting to hear all this
@615photos
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
Wait… it's NOT pronounced Moog? Whoops…
@TheNinjaPicker
October 10, 2026 at 6:15 pm
Yeah that would be horribile if you got Mooged in a mall