Gary Numan: I Wasn't Good Enough When They Needed Me to Be

About this episode

Gary Numan shares his experiences of childhood and neurodiversity in a candid conversation with Mine and Paul.

In a searingly honest conversation with Mine and Paul, Gary Numan reflects on a childhood of expulsions, canings and the creeping realisation that he wasn't unlikeable, he was just wired differently. He talks about fatherhood, emotional dysregulation and his neurodivergent household. Oh, and David Bowie had him thrown out of a room once. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr Mine Conkbayir MBE, Paul Whitehouse

Guest: Gary Numan

Topics covered

• neurodiversity
• fatherhood
• emotional dysregulation
• childhood experiences
• music industry

Keywords

• ADHD
• neurodivergent
• childhood trauma
• music
• David Bowie

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