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Gary Numan on how he expresses his emotions

Gary Numan reflects on how he expresses his feelings differently and how songwriting is an emotional release. With tracks from Deftones and Led Zeppelin and a 20-minute mix to end.

Grounding is a series which celebrates the unique perspectives and creativity of neurodivergent artists. Across the series they explore how neurodiversity shapes their relationship with music and highlight the songs that hold personal significance.

Critically acclaimed, multi-award winning, musical legend Gary Numan discusses how being autistic shapes his emotional life. He reflects on how he expresses his feelings, reacts in a way people wouldn鈥檛 usually expect and how songwriting used to be an emotional release. Alongside personal stories, Gary offers a curation of music with tracks from Deftones and Led Zeppelin finishing with a 20-minute mix to close the show.

Produced by Louise Mason for Granny Eats Wolf, working with The Donaldson Trust, The National Body for Neurodiversity

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Mon 22 Sep 2025 23:00
蜜芽传媒 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Nirvana

    Smells Like Teen Spirit

    • Nevermind.
    • Geffen.
    • 1.

  • Limp Bizkit

    Break Stuff

    • Significant Other.
    • Interscope.
    • 4.

  • David Bowie

    The Hearts Filthy Lesson

    • 1. Outside (The Nathan Adler Diaries: A Hyper Cycle).
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 3.

  • Filter

    Obliteration

    • Obliteration.
    • Golden Robot Records.

  • Sneaker Pimps

    6 Underground

    • Becoming X.
    • One Little Independent Records.
    • 3.

  • Depeche Mode

    Higher Love

    • Songs of Faith and Devotion.
    • Venusnote Ltd..
    • 10.

  • Gary Numan

    Lost

    • Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind).
    • Cooking Vinyl.
    • 6.

  • Nine Inch Nails

    Head Like A Hole

    • Pretty Hate Machine.
    • TVT Records.
    • 1.

  • T. Rex

    20th Century Boy

    • Tanx (Deluxe Edition).
    • Demon.
    • 19.

  • Sex Pistols

    Anarchy In The UK

    • Never Mind The Bollocks, Here鈥檚 The Sex Pistols.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 8.

  • Korn

    Here to Stay

    • Untouchables.
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • Deftones

    Minerva

    • Deftones.
    • Maverick.
    • 3.

  • Simple Minds

    Alive And Kicking

    • Once Upon A Time (Super Deluxe).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 5.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Kashmir

    • Physical Graffiti (Deluxe Edition).
    • Atlantic Records.
    • 6.

  • Azam Ali

    Abode

    • Elysium For The Brave.
    • Six Degrees Records.

  • SOFIA ISELLA

    Hot Gum

    • Single.
    • SOFIA ISELLA.

  • Dead Can Dance

    Opium

    • Anastasis.
    • Dead Can Dance.
    • 6.

  • The Sisters of Mercy

    Lucretia My Reflection

    • Floodland Collection.
    • Rhino.
    • 3.

  • Wardruna

    Helvegen (First Flight of the White Raven LIVE)

    • Kvitravn - First Flight of the White Raven.
    • Columbia Local.
    • 13.

  • Agnes Obel

    Riverside

    • Philharmonics.
    • Play It Again Sam.
    • 20.

  • Gazelle Twin, Gary Numan & Ade Fenton

    Black Dog - Gary Numan & Ade Fenton Mix

    • Shadow Dogs.
    • Invada Records UK.
    • 1.

  • Raven Numan

    Here for Me

    • Here for Me.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 22 Sep 2025 23:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 6 Music