Gary Numan was interviewed by The Quietus for their series Bakers Dozen (artists choose their favorite 13 albums of all time). The first album on Numan's list is Nine Inch Nails' Pretty Hate Machine, and Numan revealed it was the album that inspired him to continue making music:
"You suddenly realise that you get this credit for starting this whole electronic thing--or being around in the beginning at least--and then you realise that someone has taken that spark of an idea and turned it into something far more ferocious and far more adventurous than when you did it. And it makes you feel like a bit of a shit and you need to get off your high horse and start working again. For me it was a real shake up because someone had taken this so much further than I'd ever had."
Amazing stuff! Numan (as you would expect) listed many other brilliant albums as part of the Baker's Dozen. I won't ruin it for you by listing them here, just head over to the Quietus to read the full feature.