1979 - The Pleasure Principle - Gary Numan

45 Years Ago - 1979 Gary Numan released his debut solo album The Pleasure Principle.

"Cars" peaked at #9 and #56 Club. According to Numan, the song's lyrics were inspired by an incident of road rage:

"I was in traffic in London once and had a problem with some people in front. They tried to beat me up and get me out of the car. I locked the doors and eventually drove up on the pavement and got away from them."