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Distinguish|Brett MyclesInfobox musical artist| name = Bret Michaels| image = BretMichaels.JPG| caption = Bret Michaels live with Poison on July 11, 2008 at the Moondance Jam | background = solo_singer| birth_name = Bret Michael Sychak| birth_date = birth date and age|mf=yes|1963|3|15| birth_place = Butler, Pennsylvania , U.S.| origin =| genre = Glam metal , hard rock , country rock , Country music|country | instrument = Singing|Vocals , Guitar , Piano , Harmonica , Percussion instrument|Percussion | years_active = 1983–present| label = Capitol Records Cyanide Music Inc. VH1 Classic Records| associated_acts = Poison (band)|Poison , Jessica Andrews | website = http://www.bretmichaels.com/ BretMichaels.com Bret Michaels (born Bret Michael Sychak , March 15, 1963) is an American musician, actor, director, screenwriter, producer and reality television personality. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist of the glam metal band Poison (band)|Poison . Besides his career as lead singer, he has several solo albums to his credit, as well as one chart single. He appeared in the VH1 reality show Rock of Love with Bret Michaels and its sequels, and as a judge on the talent show Nashville Star . He was the winning contestant on NBC's reality show The Apprentice (U.S. season 9)|Celebrity Apprentice 3 .
Early life
Michaels was born Bret Michael Sychak, to Wally and Marjorie Sychak, north of Pittsburgh in the city of Butler, Pennsylvania .cite web|url = http://www.biography.com/search/article.do? id=278900|publisher = Biography.com|title = Bret Michaels|accessdate=April 1, 2009 He has two sisters, Michelle and Nicole.cite web|url= http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/bret-michaels/bio/142699|title= TV Guide biography He claims that his parents had originally intended for him to have the middle name "Maverick", after the title character in the popular James Garner TV Western series Maverick (TV series)|Maverick . http://www.annecarlini.com/ex_interviews.php? id=164 Anne Carlini - Exclusive Magazine He is of Carpatho-Rusyn descent.cite news| url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-smolenyak-smolenyak/bret-michaels-the-rusyn-r_b_585549.html | work=Huffington Post | title=Bret Michaels: The Rusyn Roots of the Rock of Love | date=May 21, 2010
At the age of six he fell ill, and during a three-week stay in the hospital, he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes . Behind the Music VH1 ; September 28, 2009
Music career
Michaels began playing the guitar as a teenager. With drummer Rikki Rockett , bass player Bobby Dall and guitarist Matt Smith (musician)|Matt Smith , he formed the band Paris, in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania in 1983. After playing the Pennsylvania bar circuit, in early 1984 they moved to Los Angeles to seek fame on the Sunset Boulevard scene, eventually changing their name to Poison (band)|Poison . That same year he met 16-year-old Tracy Lewis, who would become both his girlfriend, and the muse for one of his most memorable songs. Eventually Matt Smith tired of the band's struggle to find fame, and returned home. He was replaced with C.C. DeVille , who would become both Michaels' friend and a source of conflict.
1980s – 1990s
Local publicity about the band eventually led to a record deal with Enigma Records , and their first album, Look What the Cat Dragged In . It did not see great success until 1987, when Michaels convinced the band to film a video for their song, "Talk Dirty to Me." The album went platinum, and the band became famous.cite web|last=Shelton |first=Sonya|title=Poison Biography|url= http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608001262/Poison.html|work=Musicianguide.com|publisher=Net Industries |accessdate=9 August 2010|year=2010 In March of that year, however, Michaels collapsed onstage due to his diabetes. Responding to rumors that he was a drug addict, he announced publicly that he was a diabetic .
1987 also saw the dissolution of his relationship with Lewis, who felt that fame had changed him. Though Michaels contends that Lewis was unfaithful to him, Lewis (now Lewis Crosby) insists that it was Michaels who was unfaithful. Michaels was inspired by the breakup to write " Every Rose Has Its Thorn ", explaining that the rose represented his fame and success, whereas the loss of his relationship represented the thorn. The song was released as a power ballad single in December 1988, and is regarded as "the ultimate 80s anthem about heartbreak."
Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s Poison became one of the biggest glam metal bands in the world, recording their second album, the multi-platinum selling Open Up and Say... Ahh! , and their third album, the multi-platinum selling Flesh & Blood (Poison album)|Flesh & Blood . However, their lives were characterized by the escalating tension between Michaels and DeVille that derived from their mutual drug use, which came to a head during their 1990/91 "Flesh and Blood" world tour. Also cited is the spectacle of DeVille's behavior during the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards . After getting into a fistfight with Michaels, DeVille left the band, and descended further into addiction. Poison went on with new guitarist Richie Kotzen recording the Gold album Native Tongue (album)|Native Tongue and then with guitarist Blues Saraceno recording the album Crack a Smile... and More! . In the mid 1990s, after a night of partying, Michaels came close to dying when he crashed his Ferrari into a telephone pole. He incurred serious injury, including broken ribs, a disfigured nose and lost teeth. In 1999, reunited with original guitarist C.C. Deville, Poison went on a successful greatest hits reunion tour. In the next decade Bret Michaels would split his time between Poison and a successful solo career.
2000s
Michaels recorded his first solo album in 1998 titled A Letter from Death Row (album)|A Letter from Death Row which was the soundtrack to the A Letter from Death Row (film)|same-titled movie he directed, wrote, and starred in. In 2003, he released the studio album Songs of Life (Bret Michaels album)|Songs of Life which featured the singles "Raine" (dedicated to his daughter) and "Bittersweet". Michaels also released his first solo music video for the single "Raine" which was directed by Shane Stanley .
Michaels served as a judge during the 2005 season of the reality television singing competition Nashville Star and released a country rock album in the same year called Freedom of Sound which featured the singles "Right Now, Right Here", "Open Road" which Michaels performed live on the show and the hit single " All I Ever Needed " (featuring Jessica Andrews ), which also included a music video.
Michaels released a best of album called Rock My World (album)|Rock My World in June 2008 which featured music from his reality television series Rock of Love with Bret Michaels|Rock of Love including the new singles " Go That Far (Bret Michaels song)|Go That Far " (Rock of Love theme), "Fallen" and "Start Again", the first two singles also featuring music videos with clips from the series. The album charted at #40 on the Billboard 200 , #4 on the Top Independent Albums , #4 on the Top Hard Rock Albums and #16 on the Top Rock Albums chart.cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/#/album/bret-michaels/rock-my-world/1143601|title=Billboard – Bret Michaels chart history (Rock My World) |year= 2010 In December 2008, Michaels released a single version of "Driven" (rock mix) which also featured a music video with preview clips for the third season of Rock of Love, titled Rock of Love Bus , Michaels also re released the "Fallen" single with acoustic, piano and demo versions included.cite web|url = http://www.bretmichaels.com/2009/music_files/2008singles.php|title = 2008 digital singles|publisher=BretMichaels.com
Michaels released a 30-minute DVD from Time Life in 2008 called Hard & Heavy Confidential featuring Bret Michaels which included acoustic versions of "All I Ever Needed", "Driven", " Every Rose Has Its Thorn " and "Something to Believe In", it also included in depth interviews.cite web|url = http://www.timelife.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay? catalogId=10001& storeId=1001& langId=-1& top_category=90001& productId=72518|title = Time Life Video: Hard & Heavy confidential featuring Bret Michaels|publisher=TimeLife.com The DVD was included in the Hard & Heavy CD/DVD collection from (Time Life) advertised on TV by Bret Michaels. The same 4 acoustic performances were also released on CD which was titled "Bret Michaels Acoustic Sessions."cite web|url = http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/bretmichaels/albums/album/24285466/acoustic_sessions|title = Bret Michaels Acoustic Sessions: Music Review|publisher = RollingStone.com|date =
In March 2010, Michaels released a new single called " Nothing to Lose (Bret Michaels song)|Nothing to Lose " from his upcoming new studio album, Custom Built (album)|Custom Built . The song featured the guest vocals of Miley Cyrus . In April 2010, he released the second single "Lie to Me" and in May 2010 released the third single, "Wasted Time".
Michaels performed on the American Idol (season 9)| American Idol season 9 finale on May 26 against his doctor's recommendation. Michaels also performed a duet of "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" with Miley Cyrus on the June 18, 2010 episode Good Morning America .Herrera, Monica. http://www.billboard.com/column/viralvideos/miley-cyrus-and-bret-michaels-duet-on-good-1004099223.story#/column/viralvideos/miley-cyrus-and-bret-michaels-duet-on-good-1004099223.story "Miley Cyrus and Bret Michaels Duet on 'Good Morning America'" Billboard (magazine)|Billboard ; June 18, 2020
On July 6, 2010, Michaels released his new album Custom Built (album)|Custom Built . The album became Michaels highest charting solo album to date peaking at #1 on both the Top Independent Albums and Top Hard Rock Albums chart and also charting at #4 on the Top Rock Albums and #14 on the Billboard 200 .
On August 4, 2010, Michaels appeared in the fifth season of '' America's Got Talent (season 5)|America's Got Talent and performed " Every Rose Has Its Thorn ", accompanying himself on acoustic folk guitar.
Despite not being released as a single, a music video was produced for "Riding Against the Wind" a song from Michaels' latest album "Custom Built" that also doubles as the theme song for his new VH1 reality show Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It . The music video was released on October 7, 2010, exclusively at Billboard's and contains footage from the series, which officially premieres on VH1 on October 18, 2010.cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/album/bret-michaels/custom-built/1379640#/news/video-premiere-bret-michaels-riding-against-1004119714.story|title=Video Premiere: Bret Michaels' "Riding Against The Wind"|year= 2010 Michaels also released a music video for the cover of Sublime (band)|Sublime 's song " What I Got ", which is the fourth single from "Custom Built". The music video is a special tribute to his fans and was released on Thanksgiving.cite web|url = http://www.hollywoodnews.com/2010/11/26/bret-michaels-premieres-holiday-version-of-what-i-got-music-video/|title =Bret Michaels premieres holiday version of ‘What I Got’ music video|publisher=2010
On December 31, 2011, Michaels celebrated the new year with a New Year’s Eve concert from the 'Get Your Rock On' Solo tour. The concert took place in Springfield, IL at the Prairie Capital Convention Center. To make the night complete, this New Year's Eve bash will be featured and well documented in the music video for the new single "Get Your Rock On" from Bret's upcoming album release of the same namecite web|url = http://www.bravewords.com/news/171033|title =Bret Michaels New Year's Eve Extravaganza|publisher=2012. The single "Get Your Rock On (featuring Sal Costa)" was released January 9, 2012.
In conjunction with his new single Michaels also released another single titled "Get Your Ride On (featuring Phil Collen )" on January 10, 2012. The song will also Serve as Monster Energy AMA Supercross Opener all season on Speed (TV channel)|Speed with an exclusive video that premiered on SPEED TV January 7, 2012. The video will be customized for each race throughout the seasoncite web|url = http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bret-michaels-ride-serve-monster-212000196.html|title =Bret Michaels’ Get Your Ride On to Serve as Monster Energy AMA Supercross Opener All Season on SPEED™|publisher=2012.
Rock of Love
Michaels starred in the reality television dating competition series Rock of Love with Bret Michaels , the first season of which premiered in July 2007.cite web|url = http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/14/rock_of_love_with_bret_michaels_premiere|title = StarPulse.com Newscite web|url = http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/casting/2006_Dec_06_vh1_rock_of_love|publisher = RealityBlurred.com|date=December 6, 2006|title = VH1 Rock of Love Jes Rickleff was the winner of Rock of Love with Bret Michaels (season 1)|Season One . However, she announced during the October 2007 reunion show that she and Michaels were not right for each other and told runner-up Heather he was all hers and that he should have chosen Heather. The first season was released on DVD in early 2008.
The show's Rock of Love with Bret Michaels (season 2)|second season premiered on January 13, 2008. On April 13, 2008, Michaels selected Ambre Lake as his "Rock of Love". After the show the two maintained a relationship, but parted ways after just a few months due to personal commitments, but they remain good friends.cite web|url = http://tvwatch.people.com/2008/07/16/rock-of-love-2s-bret-michaels-ambre-lake-split/|title = Bret Michaels & Ambre Lake|publisher=
A third season, Rock of Love Bus , premiered on January 4, 2009. which was a series high for VH1,cite news | work = The Hollywood Reporter | title = Brighter Mon. at NBC| first = James | last = Hibberd | date = 15 April 2009 | accessdate = 7 March 2011 | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brighter-mon-nbc-82374 Michaels chose Penthouse Pet Taya Parker as the winner. When asked about a fourth season of Rock of Love , Michaels said "Now they want me to come back for a fourth 'Rock of Love.' I feel that it should be something that changes up, but I still want that fun element. What you see is what you get with me."cite web|url = http://www.coloradodaily.com/ci_13171844|title = Bret Michaels: Poison frontman talks music, 'Rock of Love' and new book|publisher = Coloradodaily.com|date =
Other television and film appearances
Michaels and actor Charlie Sheen established a film production company, Sheen/Michaels Entertainment, which produced the movie A Letter from Death Row (film)|A Letter from Death Row (1998), which Michaels wrote, directed and starred in, and for which he released a soundtrack album. They also produced No Code of Conduct that same year, which Michaels also directed and acted in. Their company also produced the feature film Free Money (film)|Free Money , starring Marlon Brando and Mira Sorvino , and the surfer movie '' In God's Hands (film)|In God's Hands in which Michaels also had a small acting role.
Michaels appeared in the CBS sitcom Yes, Dear , Season 1, Episode 6, titled ''Greg's Big Day , first aired 6 November 2000. He also appeared as himself in three episodes of The Chris Isaak Show from 2001 to 2004.
On May 1, 2008, Michaels appeared on a special celebrity edition of '' Don't Forget the Lyrics! , on which he raised $200,000 to donate to charity.cite web|url = http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/1313/12534/Poison.html|publisher = TheGauntlet.com News|title = Poison|date =
Michaels appeared on the 2009 Tony Award s, during which a he was struck in the head by a set piece. He subsequently sued the event's organizers, claiming that the collision led to his 2010 brain hemorrhage. The suit is as of|July 2011|alt=currently pending.cite news|title=Bret Michaels suit over Tonys accident moved to NY|url= http://news.findlaw.com/ap/e/1403/07-07-2011/20110707015000_11.html|accessdate=July 7, 2011|newspaper=Associated Press|date=July 7, 2011
In 2010, Michaels was the winning contestant on the NBC reality television series The Apprentice (U.S. season 9)|Celebrity Apprentice 3 on NBC.cite news |title=Bret Michaels Wins ‘Apprentice’ After Illness |work=The New York Times |first=Brian |last=Stelter |date=May 24, 2010 |url= http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/24/bret-michaels-wins-apprentice-after-illness/
Michaels stars in a series named Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It , which depicts his life at home with his daughters and their mother.cite news |title=Bret Michaels Reveals Offstage World in VH1's 'Life As I Know It' |work=The Rolling Stone |first=Daniel |last=Kreps |date=May 18, 2010 |url= http://shar.es/mYBxM Filming of the series began before Michaels' health troubles, and filming was suspended after his hospitalization. VH1 aired a preview of the series on May 31, 2010, and the series aired in fall 2010.cite web |title=Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It – Coming Soon To VH1 |work=VH1 |date=May 17, 2010 |url= http://blog.vh1.com/2010-05-17/bret-michaels-life-as-i-know-it/
Michaels hosted the Miss Universe 2010 pageant along with Natalie Morales on August 23, 2010. http://missuniverse.com/news/view/77 ROCKER BRET MICHAELS AND NATALIE MORALES (NBC'S 'TODAY') TO HOST THE '2010 MISS UNIVERSE; PAGEANT' ON NBC MONDAY, AUGUST 23
Michaels appeared on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 's Gibb's Family Episode that aired on January 6, 2012.
In other media
Michaels was portrayed as a guest singer in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock , which features him singing " Go That Far (Bret Michaels song)|Go That Far " from his solo career, and Poison's " Talk Dirty to Me ".
Charity work
Michaels and his band visited troops at Al Asad Air Base on October 6, 2007, while on a tour of U.S. bases in Iraq in support of Armed Forces Entertainment .cite web|url= http://www.dcmilitary.com/stories/102507/hendersonhall_28091.shtml|title=Bret Michaels hails troops at Al Asad Air Base|last=Sewell|first=Matthew|date=25 October 2007|work=dcMilitary.com|publisher=Comprint Military Publications|accessdate=18 May 2010
He earned $640,000 for the American Diabetes Association for competing in and ultimately winning the Celebrity Apprentice 3.
Personal life
Michaels has two daughters with Kristi Lynn Gibson. Raine Elizabeth Sychak was born in May 2000, and Jorja Bleu Sychak was born in May 2005. They live in Scottsdale, Arizona .cite news |url= http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2010-05-05-bret-michaels_N.htm |title=Bret Michaels says hemorrhage felt like gunshot |work= USA Today |date=5 May 2010 |accessdate=7 March 2011 Michaels' fear that Raine was "borderline diabetic" was a recurring element during Michaels' tenure on The Apprentice (U.S. season 9)|The Celebrity Apprentice 3 , on which he appeared to raise money for the American Diabetes Association . Raine herself appeared on the season finale of that program on May 23, 2010, when her father won that season. The Apprentice (U.S. season 9)|The Celebrity Apprentice 3 ; NBC ; May 23, 2010
While filming the finale of his reality show, Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It , Michaels proposed to Kristi Gibson, the mother of his two children and his on-again, off-again companion of 16 years.Rodriguez, Jayson. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1654705/20101221/bret_michaels.jhtml "Bret Michaels Proposes To Longtime Girlfriend", MTV, December 21, 2010 The finale aired December 20, 2010. http://tv.msn.com/tv/episode/bret-michaels-life-as-i-know-it/untitled.10/ Bret Michaels: Life as I Know It: Episode Info: Untitled, MSN , accessed December 21, 2010.
Bret Michaels was involved with Pamela Anderson . An abridged version of an explicit sex tape the couple made appeared on the Internet in 1998cite web|title=Celebrity sex tapes|work=WCBS-TV|publisher=CBS Broadcasting, Inc.|url= http://wcbstv.com/slideshows/celebrity.sex.tapes.20.228647.html? rid=4|date = and was released on DVD on September 7, 2005, by Metro Studios.
Michaels is a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League and the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League .cite web|url = http://www.bretmichaels.com/media.htm|title=Bret Michaels|publisher = Bretmichaels.com|date =| quote = It was also said that Bret could be considered the front man for the Steelers for his devotion and love for the team. He has a personalized guitar bearing the Steelers' logo, and played the national anthem at Three Rivers Stadium .cite web|url= http://www.bretmichaels.com/2009/press_files/press.php|title=Bret Michaels|quote=Bret was asked to sing the national anthem at one of the last Steelers games held at Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium before it was demolished His favorite player was Jack Lambert (American football)|Jack Lambert , and Michaels has been a member of fan club "Lambert's Lunatics."cite web|url= http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2007/06/07/5244.html|publisher=Diabetes Health|author=Linda von Wartburg|date=September 22, 2008|title=Bret Michaels, Diabetic Lead Singer of|quote=When Bret was a kid, his most influential role model was a Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker by the name of Jack Lambert (American football)|Jack Lambert . Says Bret, "He was one of these people that just had this ferocious go-for-it attitude. And that's the attitude that helped to develop my thinking. When they would be losing games, you could just see him come on the field and motivate that team to win. Finding a way. You're not going to win every game, you're not going to have a platinum record every time you put a song out, but it's the going for it that is really the pot of gold. As I've gone along, as I've experienced life, I've learned that it's the going after it that's the really awesome thing.
Health
On April 12, 2010, Michaels was rushed to the hospital after suffering intense stomach pains, and an emergency appendectomy was performed.cite news | url= http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2010/04/12/daily24.html| title=Former Poison rocker released from San Antonio hospital|publisher = San Antonio Business Journal|date= April 14, 2010|first=W. Scott|last=Bailey On April 21Shenfeld, Hilary. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20386353,00.html "Bret Michaels Prayed to God He'd Survive", People (magazine)|People.com , May 19, 2010 or April 22, 2010,cite web|url = http://www.starmagazine.com/bret_michaels_brain_hemorrhage/news/16784|title = Bret Michaels in ICU with Brain Hemorrhage |publisher = Star Magazine|date = April 23, 2010|accessdate = April 23, 2010Toff, Benjamin. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/arts/27arts-WHILECONTEST_BRF.html? scp=3& sq=bret%20michaels& st=cse "Arts, Briefly: While Contestant Ails, 'Apprentice' Thrives", The New York Times , April 26, 2010 (sources differ), Michaels was again rushed to the hospital, this time with an "excruciating" headache. Doctors discovered that he had suffered a massive subarachnoid hemorrhage . He was in critical condition,cite web|url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20363506,00.html|title=Bret Michaels Rushed to ICU with Brain Hemorrhage|last=Cruz|first=Anne Marie|date=23 April 2010|publisher=People|accessdate=23 April 2010cite news |url= http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/04/23/us-michaels-idUSTRE63M51E20100423|title=Bret Michaels has brain hemorrhage|last=Goodman|first=Dean|date=23 April 2010|agency=Reuters |accessdate=7 March 2011 and while some reports suggested that his condition had stabilized,cite web|url= http://www.tmz.com/2010/04/23/bret-michaels-stable-condition/? utm_source=twitterfeed& utm_medium=twitter |title=Bret Michaels – Stabilized |publisher=TMZ.com |date =|accessdate=2010-04-24 others later stated that this was premature.cite web|url= http://news-briefs.ew.com/2010/04/25/bret-michaels-still-in-critical-condition-according-to-his-official-website/|title=Update: Bret Michaels still in critical condition, according to his official website |work= Entertainment Weekly |last=Stack|first=Tim|date=25 April 2010|accessdate=7 March 2011 On April 28, Michael's representatives reported that he was conscious and speaking, albeit slowly, for the first time since he was hospitalized.cite web|url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20364829,00.html|title=Bret Michaels conscious and speaking|publisher=people.com|date = |accessdate=2010-04-24
In a news conference on May 5, 2010, Dr. Joseph Zabramski said Michaels has been released from the hospital and that "He's just one of those lucky people" and that "he'll make a complete recovery".cite web|url= http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/36946704/ns/today-entertainment/ |title=Bret Michaels expected to recover fully |accessdate=2010-05-04 |last=Gaynor |first=Tim |date=2010-05-04 |work=Reuters |publisher=MSNBC.com
On May 20, 2010, it was reported on his official website http://www.bretmichaels.com/2010/news_files/news.shtml BretMichaels.com Home& #93; - Your Source for Everything Bret Michaels that Michaels has been "readmitted to the hospital this week after suffering numbness on the left side of his body". While conducting diagnostic tests it was found that Michaels has a " patent foramen ovale (PFO), a hole in the heart." It was further reported that his condition is "operable and treatable" and his doctors believe they "have diagnosed the problem that caused the transient ischemic attack (TIA) or warning stroke", but that they "feel it is highly unlikely this is connected to the brain hemorrhage he suffered just a few weeks earlier". On Oct 11, 2011, Michaels commented on his 2010 health scare with the following: "“2010 was, without question, a roller coaster year for me. But when you have an amazing family, and you still have a lot music left to make, and you have such incredible and supportive fans behind you, you’re going to fight until the very last breath before you throw in that towel.”cite web|url= http://www.vegasallnight.com/bret-michaels-interview/|title=Bret Michaels Interview (Exclusive!)|date = |accessdate=2011-10-11
Discography
For|a discography as a member of Poison (band)|Poison |Poison discography
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