Category - Jimmy Somerville

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Jimmy Somerville

I discovered later in life that there’s not that many men with a counter-tenor vocal ability.

– Jimmy Somerville

Jimmy Somerville

The first record I ever danced to in a grown-up disco was Donna Summer’s ‘A Love Trilogy’. I danced for the full 15 minutes and I thought to myself, ‘This is it, this is what it’s all about.’

– Jimmy Somerville

Jimmy Somerville

I’ve never liked bosses telling me what to do.

– Jimmy Somerville

Jimmy Somerville

I definitely didn’t have a happy childhood.

– Jimmy Somerville

Jimmy Somerville

Actually, it doesn’t matter to the papers why you left Glasgow. They never look at the roots of the problems you had, and you simply end up being painted as un-nationalistic.

– Jimmy Somerville

Jimmy Somerville

Glasgow is a city, but it’s one with a small-town mentality.

– Jimmy Somerville

Jimmy Somerville

Actually, have you ever heard Sylvester’s live version of ‘Mighty Real’ that was recorded in San Francisco? If I listen to that, I never fail to get goose bumps all over. I go crazy. That song just makes me so emotional.

– Jimmy Somerville

Jimmy Somerville

When you grow up with constantly being told or made to feel that you are less than, then it’s very difficult to grow into an adult and to shake that off.

– Jimmy Somerville

Jimmy Somerville

People like Duran Duran were a big production but it was a nothingness. That’s just my personal opinion.

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Jimmy Somerville

I went to squat with a bunch of friends – creative, intelligent, political people. We got involved in a community project funded by the Arts Council and we made this video. I sang a poem and somebody, I think it was Richard Coles, who was later my partner in the Communards, said I had a very strange sound and I should use it.

– Jimmy Somerville

Jimmy Somerville

So many people have to struggle for years, very few bands get success with their first record, but I was instantly successful and famous on a very large scale, which was scary.

– Jimmy Somerville

Jimmy Somerville

I’ve always relied on a big producer and big studios. I had budgets that were ridiculous.

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