Mick Mars, the guitarist for Mötley Crüe, announced his retirement from touring on Wednesday. A representative for the 71-year-old musician, who is a founding member of the hard rock group, spoke to Variety about the decision. 'Mick Mars, co-founder and lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe for the past 41 years, has announced today that due to his ongoing painful struggle with Ankylosing Spondylitis (A.S.), he will no longer be able to tour with the band,' the rep.
told Variety. Retiring: Mick Mars, the guitarist for Mötley Crüe, announced his retirement from touring on Wednesday (pictured June 2022)The representative continued, 'Mick will continue as a member of the band, but can no longer handle the rigors of the road.
A.S. is an extremely painful and crippling degenerative disease, which affects the spine.' According to the Mayo Clinic, Ankylosing Spondylitis 'is an inflammatory disease that, over time, can cause some of the bones in the spine (vertebrae) to fuse.
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