The electronic pioneer lays himself bare in a conversation that mixes talk on his new album Intruder and the pressure and difficulties the lows of his career and the high-praise from artists such as Trent Reznor, Dave Grohl and Lady Gaga brought with it's production, the several instances of good fortune that enabled Are Friends Electric to get to number one and kickstart his career and a near-death experience that had Numan consider killing his friend in order to survive.