成人快手

What happens when your favourite lyricists conquer the music world? Well it seems as though a lot of them turn their hand to literature. Case in point: Gary Numan.

Speaking to , the acclaimed singer, songwriter, musician and producer spoke about his passion for writing and chatted a bit more about the book he's currently working on...

"I do love this idea of magic being real, multiple gods possibly being real... and I've been reading it for so long that I really wanted to write it. I've always fancied myself as a storyteller at some point in the future..."

After finding success at a young age, the singer revealed that he's spent much of his life conquering more challenges, but penning a novel is different: "I'm really nervous about it because for me it's a massive dream to be able to write novels and if I finish and it's no good, I'll be pretty upset."

But when it comes to transitioning from musician to writing maestro, Gary certainly isn't alone. Here's seven other stars who have made the leap...

Ugenia Lavender (2008)

Released in May 2008, the pop star's foray into the world of writing first took the form of a children's book series: Ugenia Lavender. Based on Geri (she described the character as her "inner brat" to Hello Magazine), the six stories are as much about female empowerment as her time spent in the Spice Girls: "She's a rebirth of Girl Power," she told the Guardian. "It's like handing that baton on to a different generation."

But, most recently, the former Ginger Spice has been writing a novel for pre-teens and getting some advice from someone pretty well versed in the subject: Jacqueline Wilson. "She gave me tips. Oh my God, I was so scared, giving it to her but she said she really liked the character," the pop star told the Guardian. "She gave me constructive criticism and said to keep going. So I’m keeping going."

The Favourite Game (1963)

What started with the release of his debut novel, The Favourite Game, back in 1963 soon turned into the release of 11 more books, including Beautiful Losers, The Spice Box of Earth and Book of Mercy. It goes without saying that Leonard Cohen was a wordsmith to be reckoned with.

Despite its seemingly autobiographical nature, Cohen insisted that the novel - a coming-of-age story about Lawrence Breavman, the only son of a Jewish-Montreal family - was anything but: "The emotion is autobiographical because the only person who's emotions I know about are my own," Cohen told CBC Youth in 1963. "The incidents are not autobiographical. I'm sorry. I cringe before the tyranny of fact, but it is not autobiographical! I made it up from my little head."

High in the Clouds (2005)

Is there anything that Paul McCartney can't do? We're guessing not. Since being part of one of the most influential bands in the history of music, the master-of-all-trades has gone on to have phenomenal success as a solo artist and even found the time to pen a kid's book on the way!

Co-authored alongside Geoff Dunbar and Philip Ardagh, 'High in the Clouds' follows the story of Wirral the Squirrel and his mission to live in animal harmony. But the adventure doesn't stop there, because McCartney is working on making the story into a movie and he's even recruited Lady Gaga to help him get the job done.

Watch this space...

Tarantula (1971)

In contrast to Madonna and McCartney, Bob Dylan's journey into literature was more accidental than intentional.

Tarantula - described by critic Neil McCormick as "an... amphetamine-fuelled stream of consciousness" - is an experimental prose-poetry collection and was originally penned in 1966 but only released in 1971, after Dylan's infamous motorcycle accident.

"Things were happening wildly in that period. I never had any intention of writing a book," the singer and writer told La Repubblica. "I had a manager who was asked: 'He writes all those songs, what else does he write? Maybe he writes books.' And he must have replied: 'Obviously, sure he writes books, in fact we're just about to publish one.' I think it was on that occasion that he made the deal and then I had to write the book. He often did things like that."

Bob Dylan bagged the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016, so we think, despite the critics, it all worked out pretty well.

The Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog (2005)

Gloria Estefan's book sounds as sweet as you'd imagine it to be and was actually inspired by her own pet bulldog.

Speaking to Female First in 2013, the Grammy winner revealed that the real-life Noelle had since passed away, but planned to continue the series after the second installment, Noelle's Treasure Tale:

"I was actually already working on the third book which is 'Noelle and Lulu', because Lulu my tiny chihuahua came in after, and she gave me this whole idea of a sibling rivalry, because I try to focus each book on some kind of moral or lesson and I try to make them very educational even though it's being told through entertainment which kids don't notice then."

The English Roses (2003)

With so many musicians making a move into the book world, it seems as though the leap is less daunting than you might imagine. Not the case, according to Madonna:

"It didn't come easily," she told The Guardian. "I'm methodical, so I set aside time to sit at my computer - of course, in the time that the children are at school - for four hours every day, but nothing came out. My husband [now ex-husband, Guy Ritchie] said: 'Write what you know about, and it will come, and then you edit out the bits you don't like.' And he was right - that worked."

With that advice in mind, Madonna penned a book about four girls - Charlotte, Amy, Nicola and Grace - and their jealousy over a 'perfect' girl called Binah, except the girls quickly find out that Binah's life isn't as perfect as they imagined: "The story of The English Roses is universal. You know, people jumping to conclusions about other people."