Richard really is an interesting guy - and the most unlikely pop star ! I know he became a reverend years later..
When he was talking about coming out as gay and moving to London , it made me think that Small Town Boy was actually based on Jimmy Somervilles real life experience.
Young gay guy comes out, isn’t accepted by his father so runs away to London on the train to be who he wants.
It seems that Richard was lucky to
meet Jimmy who gave him his lucky break..