Who the hell is Bret Michaels?


On Apr 27, 3:40*pm, Chemo the Clown > wrote:
> 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.