Complex sentence: In an effort to break the deadlock, Radiohead decided to tour for the first time since 2004; according to Yorke, We basically had all these half-formed songs, and we just had to get it together.
Split into simpler sentences: In an effort to break the deadlock, Radiohead decided to tour for the first time since 2004. Yorke said: We basically had all these half-formed songs, and we just had to get it together.