Gary Numan wants out of the UK for the well being of his wife and three daughters. After the recent riots Numan submitted paperwork to his attorney to officially emigrate to the US.
All well and good I suppose, welcome to the melting pot Gar (should it be approved) but what is most disturbing is the Disneyland image he has of the States. His naivety evident in these quotes:
"Every village and town in England has a bunch of thugs running around in it. The riots were the nail in the coffin. I have been sitting on the application for the last two months, asking Gemma if she is absolutely sure because once it is done, it's done forever. The day after the riots, I got onto the lawyer and said, 'let's do it – get on with it'. I do love being English and I am not anti the country but I have got to think of the children.
"America clearly has its own problems, but Santa Monica is great. It has beautiful beaches and the Pacific ocean. There is not one bit of trouble and not one surly or aggressive person there. Everyone is friendly. You ask the teenagers there for directions and they are polite and helpful. Do that here and you are as likely to get stabbed as you are to get directions. The fact is the English are pretty miserable."
I do wish them well but really someone needs to tell him the flowers don't whistle and squirrels and rabbits cant talk. Very odd.