Complex sentence: As a musician and guitarist, he cites Ritchie Valens, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and other countless artists from the late 50s to mid 70s as primary influences; though he has expressed great interest in musics post 1970s to present.
Split into simpler sentences: As a musician and guitarist, he cites Ritchie Valens, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and other countless artists from the late 50s to mid 70s as primary influences. In recent times, he has expressed great interest in musics post 1970s to present.