Complex sentence: He grew up in the Clifton council estate of Nottingham and started playing guitar aged 12 after being introduced to the guitar by his uncle Mark, he also states that his formative musical moment was hearing Don McLean's "Vincent" on an episode of The Simpsons.
Split into simpler sentences: He grew up in the Clifton council estate of Nottingham and started playing guitar aged 12 after being introduced to the instrument by his uncle Mark. He also states that his formative musical moment was hearing Don McLean's "Vincent" on an episode of The Simpsons.