MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist Says He Lost 6 Inches Through Arthritis

July 8, 2008

According to Contact Music, MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars is a prisoner of his own home when he's not on the road with his band — because a debilitating form of arthritis has left him unable to drive anywhere.

Mars was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) when he was 19 and reveals the degenerative disease has left him unable to move his head.

He tells Blender magazine, "If I could go places I would, but I'm stuck. This stuff I have won't allow me to move my head, so I can't drive. It's quite an inconvenience."

And the aging rocker, who is believed to be 57 years old, reveals his condition is shrinking him.

He adds, "This AS crap has shrunk me down really small. I used to be almost five-foot-nine, and I'm just a little over five-three now. It stinks... I'm just squashed."

(Thanks: The Metal Den)

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