Gary Numan's Deafness Bombshell: A Tour of Pain & Pride

0:00On April 6th, Gary Newman, the synth pioneer who blew up in the late 70s with two-way army and solo hits like cars, just dropped a bomb show. At 68, he's 90 percent deaf from 50 years of cranking amps to the max during live shows. Now he's rocking hearing aids full time. He spilled the details on the I'm ADHD. No you're not podcast with Paul Whitehouse and Dr. Mine, Conk Byyear. Those endless high-volume gigs finally caught up, turning his world way down. Musicians face brutal odds here, four times more likely than most folks to get noise-induced hearing loss and 57 percent higher risk for, tinnitus from all that sound assault. This hits extra hard as Gary mourns his younger brother John, who died suddenly from a heart attack in November, right after they said goodbye. He's been breaking down on stage every night through the pain. Shout out to his 22-year-old daughter, Raven, killing it on her first-ever tour opening for him. Staying in budget motels, long van rides, handling her uncle's loss and dad's struggles,

1:04she's flawless on stage, even pausing a manchist to show to help. A fan in the crowd, Gary's tearing up with pride, calling her a tower of strength as they push through. I'm Cory with the story and you've been listening to entertainment and celebrity news today. AI-powered pop culture coverage.