Mötley Crüe have been embroiled in a nasty legal battle with their former guitarist Mick Mars, who retired from touring due to an arthritic condition known as ankylosing spondylitis, then sued his bandmates for kicking him out of the band altogether. Mars (real name Robert Alan Deal) was intending to keep recording with the Crüe and doing limited performances, but he’s been replaced by John 5, best known for his work with Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie.
