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Mötley Crüe guitarist
Born
Robert Alan Deal in Indiana, Mars moved to the Los Angeles area with his family at age nine. During the 1970s, Mars played in a variety of unsuccessful local bands. Then, in early 1981, Mick joined the group that became Mötley Crüe when bassist
Nikki Sixx and drummer
Tommy Lee gave him an audition after seeing an ad he put in a local newspaper that read, “Loud, rude and aggressive guitar player available.”
Singer
Vince Neil joined the group a few months later, and Mötley Crüe was born. Mars is credited with naming the band; he’d recalled that a member of an old group he’d played with had once referred to their band as “a motley looking crew.”
May 4, 2021
Depending on who you ask, Robert Alan Deal (PKA Mick Mars) was either born on this day in 1951 or on April 4, 1955. For the sake of argument let s go with the prior so we can say he s the newest member of rock s Septuagenarian Club, Mick is the legendary lead guitarist for Motley Crüe. For most of his professional career, Mars has openly struggled with ankylosing spondylitis, a chronic, inflammatory form of arthritis that mainly affects the spine and pelvis. It was initially diagnosed when he was 17 and has increasingly impaired his movement and has caused him a great deal of pain. This led to hip replacement surgery at the end of 2004.
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