Complex sentence: Thirty years earlier, Soutine had been in love with Drioli's wife Josie, and one time when they were all drunk Drioli asked Soutine to paint a picture on Drioli's back and then tattoo over it.
Split into simpler sentences: Thirty years earlier, Soutine had been in love with Drioli's wife Josie. Once when they were all drunk, Drioli asked Soutine to paint a picture on Drioli's back and then tattoo over it.