Brian Setzer is looking forward to a summer full of motorcycle riding, and when he’s not on his bike he’s amped up to hit the road with the Stray Cats. While that might not sound exactly newsworthy, it was only a few months ago that the 67-year-old guitarist couldn’t even tie his shoe, much less work a throttle or a vibrato bar.
Last October, Setzer was forced to cancel the Stray Cats’ fall U.S. tour as a result of a debilitating autoimmune disease that left him unable to play guitar – or do much else.