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Gary Numan
Gary Numan


Background information
Birth name Gary Anthony James Webb
Born March 8, 1958
Born place Hammersmith, West London, United Kingdom
Genre(s) Synthpop
New Wave
Electronic
Industrial Rock
Gothic Rock
Years active 1977—present
Label(s) Eagle Records
Atco Records
Beggars Banquet Records
Metropolis Records
Associated acts Nine Inch Nails
Fear Factory
Tubeway Army
Dramatis
Paul Gardiner
Shakatak
Website Website



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Katy Perry Denies Beach Boys Lawsuit

August 6, 2010
Katy Perry Denies Beach Boys LawsuitKaty Perry has denied reports that The Beach Boys are set to sue her over the lyrics in her recent single 'California Gurls'.

US tabloid reports claimed the band’s record label believed they should be given a writing credit because Perry's song includes a lyric from their 1965 hit, 'California Girls'.

The line - “I wish they all could be California Girls" - is rapped by Snoop Dogg in Perry's version.

But Beach Boy Mike Love, who wrote the original with Brian Wilson, later said they were "definitely not suing Katy Perry".

And responding to the report on Twitter, Perry wrote: “Just to be clear...no one is suing anyone.

“The press just loves to once again fabricate & exaggerate stories to get hits or sell papers.”

Perry’s song is taken from her new album ‘Teenage Dream’, which is released on August 30.

(by Jason Gregory)



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