Mick Mars is known for his aggressive, melodic solos and bluesy riffs.
17 Facts About Mick Mars
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Mick Mars was inspired to play guitar, after seeing his first concert in Indiana.
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Mick Mars dropped out of high school and began playing guitar in a series of unsuccessful blues-based rock bands throughout the 1970s, sometimes using the name Zorky Charlemagne, and occasionally taking on menial day jobs.
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On October 26,2022, Mick Mars announced his retirement from touring with Motley Crue.
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Later that day, the band released a statement stating that, whilst Mick Mars hadn't been fired, he isn't touring with the group.
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Mick Mars signed a severance agreement that would divest him of those and other future interests, in return for a five per cent stake in the group's 2023 tour, which is going on without him.
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In 1986, Mick Mars contributed to the compilation album Hear 'n Aid.
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In February 2023, amidst the controversies surrounding the band lawsuit, Mick Mars began works on a solo album again, produced by Cory Marks in Los Angeles.
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Mick Mars stated that plans surrounding a solo album, had previously been discussed since 2014.
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Mick Mars has contributed songwriting to John LeCompt, a former member of Evanescence and the other band members of Machina, and to the Swedish band Crashdiet.
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Mick Mars played guitar on the title track of Hinder's 2008 album Take It to the Limit, and contributed a guitar solo to the song "Into the Light" by Papa Roach, on their 2009 album Metamorphosis.
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Mick Mars contributed a guitar solo to the song "The Question" on Rock Star: Supernova runner-up Dilana's US debut album Inside Out.
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Mick Mars co-wrote and appears in the music video of the song "Boss's Daughter" by Pop Evil on their 2011 album War of Angels.
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In November 2019, Mick Mars released a new song, "The Way I'm Wired", with Black Smoke Trigger.
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Mick Mars was married to Emi Canyn from 1990 to 1994.
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For most of his professional career, Mick Mars has openly struggled with ankylosing spondylitis, a chronic, inflammatory form of arthritis that mainly affects the spine and pelvis.
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Mick Mars said in the bands 2001 autobiography, The Dirt:.