Steve Reed and Rob Alexanders film follows the tortured star in the run-up to the release of his latest album SplinterAfter years of being patronised,Gary Numan is recognised as a pioneer of electronic music and there is pure pop inspiration in the elegant, haunted singles of his heyday. A documentary about Numan’s life main up to the release of his album Splinter is welcome, and,though it does feel a bit like a promo video at times, there is always a kind of tortured honesty in Numan – particularly when he confesses to a Larkinian anxiety at the sight of stale people in their seventies, or who are facing the death that horrifies him. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com