Mick Mars retires from Motley Crue

[Hardline]

Motley Crue have issued a statement on the decision of their founding guitarist, Mick Mars, to retire from touring. In a statement released exclusively to Variety on Wednesday, Mars, 71, announced that his decades-long struggle with the rare disease Ankylosing Spondylitis, a type of arthritis that affects the spine, has made touring untenable. In the statement below, the band confirms rumors that former Marilyn Manson/ Rob Zombie guitarist John 5 will replace Mars on tour. (While Mars’ statement said he will continue to be a member of the band, presumably for future recordings, the group’s comment does not mention that.)

https://variety.com/2022/music/news/motley-crue-statement-mick-mars-retirement-1235416290/

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Can't really blame him, he has been a trooper.