Complex sentence: In 1982, after Mike "The Man" Morris started becoming too demanding, rather than firing him, Gould, Bordin, and Bottum decided to quit and form a new band.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1982, Mike "The Man" Morris started becoming too demanding of the other members. Rather than firing him, Gould, Bordin, and Bottum decided to quit and form a new band.