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.

Veteran rocker and Massapequa native Brian Setzer is no longer able to play guitar due to an auto-immune disease. Setzer, known for his work as frontman for the Stray Cats, posted to his Instagram account about the health crisis,

Rockabilly icon and Stray Cats frontman Brian Setzer has shared a health update with fans: he is currently unable to play guitar due to an autoimmune disease.

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.

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

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.