Gary Numan: What song would you want played at your funeral?

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Originally asked

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Gary Numan

British musician

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Not one of mine.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 July 2017 source ↗

Others on this question

Burt Reynolds American actor

The psalm would be the 23rd. I’ll have to think about the song.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2015 source ↗

David Olusoga Historian and broadcaster

I’ve spent my life hogging the stereo. My funeral feels a good moment to finally let someone else choose the soundtrack.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 March 2021 source ↗

Julie Andrews English actress, singer and author

Something triumphant, I couldn’t tell you what but something vibrant and joyous.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2019 source ↗

Louis Theroux British and American journalist and author

The Weird Weekends theme music: Mini Skirt by Esquivel.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 November 2018 source ↗

Now. I enjoy what I do for a living, the children are here and I am still happily married after 25 years.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 July 2017 source ↗

Yesterday, when Gemma, my wife, played me The End Of Suffering by Thich Nhat Hanh when we were driving into Hollywood.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 July 2017 source ↗

I was an air display pilot for 15 years, and watched most of my friends die in crashes. When the children came along, I got out of it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 July 2017 source ↗

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