Gary Numan is in one piece. He has returned safely from his trip cage diving with great white sharks near Guadalupe Island. I’d asked him to check in with me when he got back to make sure the sharks had not devoured him.

How were the sharks?
They were graceful, beautiful, and emanated a serene power that was palpable. I love them even more than I did before. The experts say we were visited by about a dozen different sharks during the trip, ranging from about twelve feet up to a huge sixteen-foot female.

How scared were you? Did the sharks eat you at any point?
I honestly wasn’t scared at any point. Not because I’m brave, far from it, but the organization we traveled with was highly professional, and we could see how carefully things were done. Also, the other customers on the trip were all experienced divers and helped my wife, Gemma, and I a lot as we struggled with the gear. It was just a fantastic, major thing to do in my life, and I can’t wait to do it again.

* Gary Numan plays tonight at Neptune Theater.