Complex sentence: McGurk, born as Mick Rushford, in Glasgow, Scotland, was raised in the Gorbals nortorious slum area by his grandmother and brothers; although some media reports claim that Rushford was raised in Edinburgh.
Split into simpler sentences: McGurk, born as Mick Rushford, in Glasgow, Scotland, was raised in the Gorbals nortorious slum area by his grandmother and brothers. Some media reports claim that Rushford was raised in Edinburgh.