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My dad was a baggage handler at Heathrow and careful with money. H

My dad was a baggage handler at Heathrow and careful with money. He worked hard and had three jobs when I was young. I wish Id inherited his care for money. Sadly, Ive grown up to be rather scatty when it comes to finances. – Gary Numan

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Before breaking into music, I had various jobs: forklift driver, driving a courier. But I was forced into working rather than doing it off my own bat because that was my dads way: you got a job and paid your way. – Gary Numan

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I was a loner as a child and happiest at home, launching toy rockets and aeroplanes. When I started causing trouble in my third year at grammar school, Mum was really surprised. My parents sent me to a child psychologist, who suggested I might have Aspergers syndrome. – Gary Numan

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I am very old-fashioned about marriage. It is for life and I mean it. I always knew that when I met the right girl, the life I had before – being single, in a band, girls everywhere – would be over. – Gary Numan

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