Complex sentence: Ian Curtis, vocalist of pioneering post-punk group Joy Division, hangs himself in his Macclesfield home, just days before Joy Division are scheduled to begin their first U.S. tour.
Split into simpler sentences: Ian Curtis, vocalist of pioneering post-punk group Joy Division, hangs himself in his Macclesfield home. His death comes just days before Joy Division are scheduled to begin their first U.S. tour.