Editing Jimmy Somerville (section)

==Early life==
Born on 22 June 1961, James William Somerville grew up in [[Ruchill]], a neighbourhood of northern [[Glasgow]].<ref>[https://madamesoho.com/2015/11/17/exclusive-interview-with-jimmy-somerville-a-huge-part-of-sohos-culture-and-history-has-gone-its-been-wiped-off-the-map/ Exclusive interview with Jimmy Somerville: 'A huge part of Soho's culture and history has gone – it's been wiped off the map], Ray Kinsella, Madame Soho, 17 November 2015</ref> In 1980, he moved to London, where he lived in [[squatting|squats]].<ref name="Homage">{{cite news |last1=Shepherd |first1=Fiona |title=Jimmy Somerville on loving his new album, Homage |url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/jimmy-somerville-loving-his-new-album-homage-1511228 |access-date=17 May 2020 |work=The Scotsman |date=3 March 2015}}</ref> He immersed himself in [[gay culture]], and attended the [[Timeline of LGBTQ history in the British Isles#London Gay Teenage Group|London Gay Teenage Group]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lgbthistoryuk.org/wiki/London_Gay_Teenage_Group |title=London Gay Teenage Group in LGBTarchive |access-date=27 August 2018}} {{cite news|last=Williams|first=Clifford|title=Courage to Be: Organised Gay Youth in England 1967-90|year=2021|publisher=The Book Guild Ltd|isbn=9781913913632}}</ref>