“I have thought an awful lot about [the farewell concerts], but I haven’t changed my mind. I’ll never say that I won’t miss it because I will. But it is for the best. I can’t make a film while I’m touring all the time. It drags you back from progressing your career. Maybe that’s why David Bowie only tours every two years – it gives him a chance to catch up again. I didn’t realise until now that that could be the reason.”

Gary Numan, Melody Maker, 1981