Complex sentence: Don Henley said: "We like to be a nice little country-rock band from Los Angeles... about half the time", and added: "We wanted to get away from the ballad syndrome with" One of These Nights.
Split into simpler sentences: Don Henley said: "We like to be a nice little country-rock band from Los Angeles... about half the time". He added: "We wanted to get away from the ballad syndrome with" One of These Nights.