Complex sentence: Linden has acknowledged the influence of the Band; in the early 1980s, Linden met three of its original members, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson and Levon Helm.
Split into simpler sentences: Linden has acknowledged the influence of the Band. In the early 1980s, Linden met three of the original members, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson and Levon Helm.