Gary Numan “misses” his wife when she goes to the shops.
Gary Numan
The ‘Cars’ hitmaker thinks his spouse Gemma is his soulmate and he hates being parted from her, even if it’s just for a few hours.
Asked if he thinks Gemma is his soulmate, he said: “I do, I suppose. I wouldn’t use that word.
“But I do believe… she seems to be so perfectly suited, it’s as if we were made for each other. Like a perfectly fitting glove that ages with you.
“How long have we been together now? 28 years. Yeah. And I still miss here. I still miss her when she goes to the shops.
“So I guess ‘soulmate’ is one way of putting it.”
The 62-year-old hitmaker credits his wife – with whom he has three children – for his shift back to more personal music with his 1994 album ‘Sacrifice’ and even now she’s a big influence on his work.
He told Reader’s Digest magazine: “That whole change of direction was entirely down to Gemma and her support.
“Even up to this very day, she’s still an important part of it. She keeps me going the right way.”
Gary has been busy working on a double album, which he hopes to release next year, and even after so many years as a musician, he still “struggles” in the studio.
He said: “I still struggle. I’ll go into the studio later today and I’ll be nervous or anxious that I’m not going to come up with an idea.
“If I do come up with something I’m happy with, it’ll be as if it’s just the best day ever.
“And if I don’t, I’ll be really miserable and down.”
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