Brian Setzer, guitarist and singer of the Stray Cat and Brian Setzer Orchestra, revealed that he had been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease.
In a recent post on Instagram, Setzer shared a close-up photo of his hand playing the guitar, saying, “At the end of our last stray cat tour, I noticed that my hands were twitching. Since then, I discovered there is a car. – Immune diseases can't play the guitar.”
He continued, “It's not painful, but when you play, you feel like you're wearing gloves. I saw an advancement in being able to hold a pen and tie your shoes. This sounds ridiculous. But I was somewhere I couldn't even do that.”
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Brian Setzer, frontman for The Stray Cats and Brian Setzer Orchestra, announced an autoimmune disease that prevented him from playing the guitar. (Tony Nelson/Future Publishing by Getty Images)
Setzer thanked Mayo Clinic for helping with the treatment.
“I know I'll beat this, it'll just take time. I love you all,” he concluded.
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Setzer, 65, rose to fame alongside his band, The Fray Cats, playing rockabilly inspired by the 1980s.
Their debut album, “Strey Cats,” featured two hit singles, “Strey Cat Strut” and “Rock This Town.”
After the group disbanded in 1984, Setzer went solo and formed the Brian Setzer Orchestra, a 17-piece big band ensemble in the 1990s.
Brian Setzer rose to fame with his group The Fray Cats, who plays rockabilly music inspired by the 1980s. (Robert Knight Archives/Redferns)
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The group was hit on the cover of “Jump, Jive and Wale” and won a Grammy Award for its best pop performance by the duo and group. The song “Sleep Walk” from the same album “The Dirty Boogie” also won a Grammy Award for its best pop instrumental performance.
His music is also featured in the film “Elf” in a swing-inspired version of “The Nutcracker Suite,” performed by the Brian Setzer Orchestra.
Brian Setzer toured regularly and continued to release new albums in his career for decades. (Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images)
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Setzer toured regularly over the years, completing the show's run last summer, and last released his solo album, “The Devil Collects” in 2023.
