Brian Setzer of the Stray Cats has developed an autoimmune disease that prevents him from playing guitar, according to a recent Instagram post from the Massapequa-raised frontman. Setzer, 65, did not cite a name for the disease, but noted that it has affected his ability to perform other tasks with his fingers.

"I know I will beat this, it will just take some time," the musician wrote in a social media post on Thursday.

Brian Setzer of the Stray Cats recently issued a sad update. He states that he was having trouble playing his guitar. It turns out that he has an auto-immune disease that prevents motion in his fingers.

Brian Setzer, the guitarist/singer frontman of the Stray Cats and the Brian Setzer Orchestra, has revealed he has been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. In a recent post to Instagram, Setzer shared close-up pictures of his hands playing guitar,