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Gary Numan's Life Beyond the "Long Shadow" of 'Cars'

Bob Ruggiero, Houston Press, 12 March 2014

WHILE HIS latest record, the dark and evocative Splinter (Songs From a Broken Mind) is giving him some of the best reviews of his 35-plus-year career, Gary Numan knows that many people associate him with one song: 1980's synth-heavy Top 10 hit 'Cars'.

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