Brian Setzer of the Stray Cats says he has been dealing with a health issue that has affected his ability to perform on stage.

Veteran rockabilly musician Brian Setzer has revealed he’s currently unable to play guitar, with an unspecified autoimmune disease halting his celebrated abilities.

Brian Setzer of Stray Cats and big-band fame reveals he is receiving care for an autoimmune disease that has curtailed his ability to make music.

Brian Setzer announced on social media on Friday, Feb. 14, that after he realized he could not play guitar, he was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease.

"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.

Setzer said the effects of his illness became apparent during the Stray Cats' 2024 summer tour, the group's first road stint in five years

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.

Brian Setzer shared a startling revelation with his fans this week while updating them on his recent health struggles. The Stray Cats co-founder wrote in a Thursday, Feb. 13 post on Instagram that he started to observe during his rockabilly band’s tour last year that he wasn’t quite able to handle his guitar in the way that he was used to playing it.