Mick Mars (born Robert Alan Deal,^[1] May 4, 1951,^[2] in Terre Haute, Indiana^[1]) is the lead guitarist for heavy metal/glam metal band Mötley Crüe. is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Terre Haute is a city located in Vigo County, Indiana. ... For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation). ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Glam metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s - early 1980s in the United States. ... For the popular-music magazine, see Musician (magazine). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition (chords) or melody to songs, or both. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Mötley Crüe (IPA pronunciation: ) is an American Hard Rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. ... is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Terre Haute (pronounced ) is a city in Vigo County, Indiana near the states western border with Illinois. ... For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation). ... Lead guitar refers to a role within a popular music band, especially a rock band, that provides melody or melodic material, as opposed to the rhythm of the rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... Glam metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s - early 1980s in the United States. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... Mötley Crüe (IPA pronunciation: ) is an American Hard Rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. ...

Career

After his family relocated from Indiana to California, Deal dropped out of high school and began playing guitar in a series of unsuccessful blues based rock bands throughout the seventies, taking on menial day jobs to make ends meet. After nearly a decade of frustration with the California music scene, the 30 year-old Deal reinvented himself, changing his stage name to Mick Mars and dying his hair jet black, hoping for a fresh start. In April of 1981 he put in a want-ad in the Los Angeles "Recycler" newspaper describing himself as a "Loud, rude, and aggressive guitar player". Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee contacted him and the three decided to form a band together. Upon Tommy Lees's prodding, they persuaded local Rockandi singer/frontman Vince Neil to hop on board. It was Mars' suggestion that the band be called Mötley Crüe, a name that had stuck in his head from his days as a member of a band called White Horse. One of his band members walked passed calling them "...a motley looking crew." After dabbling with spelling and punctuation, he came up with "Mötley Crüe"^[3] Blues music redirects here. ... Nikki Sixx (born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna, Jr. ... This article is about the American drummer Tommy Lee. ... Vincent Neil Wharton (born February 8, 1961 in Hollywood, California), better known as Vince Neil is the lead singer for American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. ... Mötley Crüe (IPA pronunciation: ) is an American Hard Rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. ...

Unlike many of the hard rock/heavy metal guitarists of his era, Mars' guitar style is steeped in the blues tradition. He employs frequent use of a metal slide in his soloing and takes on both the rhythm and lead guitar duties of the band. In the studio and live, Mars frequently tunes his guitar down to D (rather than the standard E) to get a stronger and crunchier rhythm sound. The altered tuning also increases string slack to enable his characteristic hammer-on trills, pitch bending, and pinch harmonics during soloing. Mars has introduced the pedal steel guitar to many of Mötley Crüe's later recordings and live sets. Blues music redirects here. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Hammer-on is a stringed instrument playing technique performed (especially on guitar) by sharply bringing a fretting-hand finger down on the fingerboard behind a fret, causing a note to sound. ... Finger vibrato is vibrato produced on a string instrument by cyclic hand movements. ... Pinch harmonics is a guitar technique in which the nail or thumb slightly catches the string after it is picked, creating a high pitched sound in any position. ... Pedal steel guitar with two 10-string necks The pedal steel guitar is a type of Electric guitar that uses a metal slide to stop the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. ...

For the sum of his career with Mötley Crüe, Mars has created the aura of being a somewhat mysterious figure, letting the other members of the band speak for him in public and in print, despite being the eldest and most articulate member of the band. In what public interviews he has conducted, Mars often comes off as a very reserved and somewhat quiet individual, though not shy by any means. A home video made in 1984 and posted on the web by one of his former White Horse bandmates reveals Mars to be a rather jovial, wisecracking, down-to-Earth person-- one who obviously saw his fair share of adversity during his long rise to the top.

After an eventual split of Mötley Crüe in 2001, Mars dealt with worsening health problems (see Health section below), depression and eventual financial bankruptcy, reportedly giving up guitar playing. Mars' situation improved with the reformation of Mötley Crüe, kindling the desire to play again. Mars underwent hip replacement surgery in the autumn of 2004 that was followed with intensive physical therapy. Despite his precarious health condition, he was able to perform in the Carnival of Sins tour in 2005 and the Route of all Evil Tour with Aerosmith in 2006.

Mars has recently contributed his songwriting talents to the Swedish band CRASHDÏET. Their second album entitled, The Unattractive Revolution, was released on October 3, 2007 and featured two songs co-wrtitten by Mars. ^[4] Crashdïet is a hard rock band from Stockholm, Sweden. ...

Mars is currently co-writing songs with John LeCompt (ex-member of Evanescence) and the other band members of Machina. ^[5] For the optical phenomenon, see Evanescent wave. ...

Health

For most of his professional career, Mars has struggled with an arthritic condition called Ankylosing Spondylitis. It was initially diagnosed when he was 17 years old, and has increasingly impaired his movement and has caused him a great deal of pain and suffering. This led to hip-replacement surgery at the end of 2004. ^[6]. Due to the fragility of his condition, he is kept on large amounts of pain killers, although has recently stated that his newest medication is better at subduing his joint pain. After his hip replacement surgery, Mars became healthier and became strong enough to tour. From January of 2005 to October of 2006 Mars toured with the reunited Mötley Crüe. The band undertook a handful of dates in the Summer of 2007. Ankylosing spondylitis (AS; also known as Bechterews disease; Bechterew syndrome; Marie Strümpell disease / Marie Struempell disease / Spondyloarthritis) is a chronic, painful, progressive inflammatory arthritis primarily affecting spine and sacroiliac joints, causing eventual fusion of the spine; it is a member of the group of the autoimmune spondyloarthropathies with... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

Mars has also admitted to a drinking problem during most of the tours between 1984 and 1988, until the band cleaned up for their hugely successful Dr. Feelgood album. To this day he is reportedly clean and sober. This article is about the year. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Dr. Feelgood is the fifth album by heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on September 1, 1989. ...

Equipment

Amps

• Marshall JCM-800 Head
• Rivera Bonehead 100 Watt Head
• Soldano SLO-100 Super Lead Overdrive Head

Cabinets

• Marshall Straight Cabinet / 4x12
• Rivera Straight Cabinet / 4x12

Guitars

• Stagg black les paul for "live wire" vid.
• Gibson Les Paul Customs for Too Fast For Love Shows 1981-1983.
• Gibson Les Paul Custom, B.C. Rich Warlock, Gibson Flying V and Guild Flying Star during the Shout At The Devil tour 1983-1984.
• Hamer Explorers, Kramer Barettas and Kramer Pacers during the Theatre Of Pain tour 1985-1986.
• Kramer Custom Shop Telecasters during the Girls Girls Girls tour 1987-1988.
• Kramer Custom Shop "mirror top" Telecasters and a variety of Barettas and custom shop Kramers during the Dr. Feelgood tour 1989-1990. (Fender Stratocaster in Don't Go Away Mad video.)
• Fender Stratocasters and Telecaster, Gibson Les Pauls, Charvel Super Strat and Paul Reed Smiths during the Decade of Decadance Shows 1991 - 1993.
• Fender Stratocasters during the Mötley Crüe tour 1994-1995.
• Gibson Les Pauls, Chet Atkins signature and Fender Stratocasters as main stage guitars for Generation Swine shows 1996-1997, Greatest Hits support shows 1998-1999, New Tattoo tour 2000-2001, Carnival of Sins Tour/Route of all Evil Tour 2005-2006.

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Pedals

• Dunlop Crybaby Wah Foot Controller (rackmount)
• Rocktron All Access Midi Foot Controller

Gadgets

• Heil Sound Talk Box
• Rocktron Banshee Talk Box

Rack

• Alesis Quadraverb Multi-FX
• Crest 7001 Power Amplifier
• Custom Audio Electronics 3+ SE 3 Channel Tube Preamp
• Dunlop Rackmount Crybaby Wah
• Dynacord CRS-222 Leslie Simulator
• Eventide H3000/3500 Harmonizer
• Rocktron Hush Super-C
• Rocktron Patchmate Switcher / Router
• Rocktron Replifex Multi-FX
• VHT 20-100 Power Amplifier
• Yamaha SPX-1000 Multi-FX

Family

• Mars is the second of five children of Tina and Frank Deal.
• Two children, Les Paul (1971) and Stormy (1973), with first wife Sharon.
• One child (estranged), Erik (1976), with former girlfriend Marcia.
• Married to Emi Canyn (1990-1994)
• Older brother to Susie Deal.

• Mick was born in Huntington Indiana, not Terre Haute. His mother and cousin Rick Wirt can verify this.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} All Music Guide Artist Page
2. ^ Motley Crue Official site
3. ^ The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
4. ^ C R A S H D I E T - The Official Web Site
5. ^ http://www.youtube.com/v/RjqfHhiD7vY&hl
6. ^ Motley Crue Guitarist Undergoes Surgery - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News

In "The Dirt" supposedly Tommy said as soon as the door swung open, "he looks like a troll!"

External links

• Mick Mars Official Site
• Mötley Crüe Official Site
• Mick Mars at the Internet Movie Database
• Metal Rules!! Interview with Mars
• http://www.b4dirt.com/ B4Dirt: A website detailing to Mick Mars'

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