Complex sentence: He was an accomplished singer and pianist as a child, but gave up his musical aspirations to pursue an acting career after seeing Malcolm McDowell's performance in the 1970 film "The Raging Moon".
Split into simpler sentences: He was an accomplished singer and pianist as a child, but gave up his musical aspirations to pursue an acting career. His inspiration was Malcolm McDowell's performance in 1970 film "The Raging Moon".