Gary Numan chats to ilikemusic.com

And that's why the RIP song getting to number one on the Kerrang chart was such a brilliant thing for me. We've been trying to get to this position for a long time, and each album we've done has got better reviews. I've been trying to do the right festivals and constantly be seen in contemporary circles rather than nostalgiac circles.

I don't like nostalgia anyway. Looking back to move forward seems a silly way to go about things. So it's vindicating with the new stuff being received so well.

ILM: Exactly. Music is meant to be an expression of self, so as you grow as a person your music grows.

Gary: I don't understand people who do an album, which does really well, so they do an album just like it. And then 20 years later they're still singing songs they wrote way back, they must get bored! When you start making music you're trying to create something new and put your own stamp on things, and you have to do that each year when things have moved on, so you have to reinvent yourself and push forward.
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