Bret Michaels is, if nothing else, a true survivor. He has survived a
life long battle as an insulin dependent diabetic, a well publicized
near fatal car crash in 1994 and the countless musical trends and fads
of the last two decades.

“As soon as I ever start to just go through the motions I’ll quit,”
confessed the 44 year old singer, songwriter, producer, director and
actor in a recent interview. But there’s little chance he’ll even slow
down let alone quit anytime soon. In fact, after more than 20 years in
the business this award winning, multi platinum superstar’s career
continues to move at warp speed.

As front man for the legendary rock band Poison, Michaels has sold 25
million records and scored an amazing 15 chartbusting Top 40 singles
including “Talk Dirty to Me,” “Something to Believe In,” “Nothing But
a Good Time” and the timeless #1 smash “Every Rose Has its Thorn.” And
in the new millennium Poison’s music has been featured in such big
screen flicks as “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” “Grandma’s Boy” and “Deuce
Bigelow-European Gigolo.” They continue to be one of the industry’s
top grossing concert attractions and their 2006 “20 Years of Rock” CD
was a bona fide Top 20 gold smash. Their current single, a remake of
the 1974 Grand Funk Railroad classic “We’re an American Band” was
produced by Don Was (The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt).

Michaels has also produced and written material for other artists
including Stevie Nicks. He wrote and produced the song “Love’s a Hard
Game to Play” which appeared on Nicks’ platinum album “Timespace: The
Best Of Stevie Nicks.” More recently Michaels could be heard providing
background vocals along with Phil Vassar on the Kenny Chesney/Uncle
Kracker duet single “Last Night Again.”

In the mid-90s Michaels formed a film production company with actor
Charlie Sheen. The partnership ultimately led to Michaels writing,
directing and starring in several films including “A Letter From Death
Row” which he executive co-produced with Sheen.
As an actor, Michaels has made regular appearances on such hit
television shows as “Yes Dear,” “Martial Law,” and “The Chris Isaak
Show.” And he has also co-hosted “Access Hollywood” and been a judge
on the wildly popular “Nashville Star” program.
Setting his musical sights beyond Poison, Michaels released his debut
solo album “Songs of Life” in 2003 followed by the rootsy, Americana
flavored sophomore record “Freedom of Sound” in 2005.

“I would play music whether I made it or not,” Michaels told a
journalist in 2002 and it’s that commitment to his art that continues
to keep him at the forefront of the entertainment industry.