United Kingdom, June 25 -- Gary Numan thinks the way he met his wife is probably "illegal" now.

The 68-year-old singer's spouse Gemma O'Neill - who is 10 years his junior - was one of his fans and a regular at his gigs in the 90s, which was how they first struck up a rapport.

He told The Times newspaper: "That's how I attracted her, which I think is illegal now."

When the Cars hitmaker heard Gemma's mother had died, he managed to track her down via his own fan club.

He explained: "I used the fan club to get her phone number. I rang her up and said, 'Hello, it's me,' and she put the phone down - she thought it was somebody playing a cruel trick."

But Gary called again, and Gemma gave him a quiz to prove his identity before he suggeste...