Complex sentence: Their own music was inspired by punk rock bands such as The Ramones, Johnny Thunders, The Damned, The Cramps, The Stooges, The Velvet Underground, The Faces, Big Star, Slade, Badfinger and the Rolling Stones.
Split into simpler sentences: Their own music was inspired by punk rock bands such as The Ramones, Johnny Thunders, The Damned and The Cramps. As well as rock artists such as The Faces, Big Star, Slade, Badfinger and the Rolling Stones.