Editing Kid Rock (section)

==Early life==
Robert James Ritchie was born in [[Romeo, Michigan]], on January 17, 1971, the son of Susan and William "Bill" Ritchie (1941–2024),<ref>{{cite web |title=Bill Ritchie, former Sterling Heights auto dealer and father of Kid Rock, dies in Florida |url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2024/02/16/bill-ritchie-father-of-kid-rock-and-ex-sterling-heights-auto-dealer-dies/72633949007/ |website=www.freep.com}}</ref> who owned multiple car dealerships.<ref name="Biography">{{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/people/kid-rock-251986|title=Kid Rock|website=Biography.com|access-date=October 13, 2017|archive-date=October 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013224846/https://www.biography.com/people/kid-rock-251986|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="cowboysindians"/> He was raised in his father's large home on extensive property,<ref name="Biography"/><ref name=Freep2016>{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2016/11/04/kid-rock-macomb-county-house/93299716/|title=Kid Rock's posh childhood home listed in Macomb County for $1.3M|website=Freep.com|access-date=November 3, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107142821/http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2016/11/04/kid-rock-macomb-county-house/93299716/|url-status=live}}</ref> which included an [[apple orchard]] and barnyard for their horses.<ref name="The Independent">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/my-secret-life-kid-rock-musician-age-37-870596.html|title=My Secret Life: Kid Rock Musician (age 37)|last=Philby|first=Charlotte|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|access-date=November 30, 2010|location=London|date=July 19, 2008|archive-date=March 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324122407/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/my-secret-life-kid-rock-musician-age-37-870596.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He attended [[Romeo High School]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dailytribune.com/2011/04/22/kid-rock-visits-romeo-high-school-donates-money/ | title=Kid Rock visits Romeo High School, donates money | date=April 22, 2011 }}</ref> His younger sister, [[Jill Ritchie]], is an actress.<ref name=Heartbreak/> In the 1980s, Ritchie became interested in [[hip-hop]], began to [[breakdance]], and taught himself how to rap and DJ while performing in talent shows in and around [[Detroit]].<ref name=Biography/><ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist |id=kid-rock-p15074/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Kid Rock – Biography|last=Huey|first=Jeff |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=November 30, 2010}}</ref>