Bret Michaels
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"Bret Michael Sychak", professionally known as "Bret Michaels", is an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film director/director, screenwriter, film producer/producer, and reality television personality. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist of the glam metal band Poison (American band)/Poison who have sold over 45 million records worldwide and 15 million records in the United States alone. The band has also charted ten singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100/Billboard Hot 100, including six Top 10 singles and the number-one single, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn".

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After Tommy and Pam's video came out, it was everywhere, ... It obviously did not help him sell a lot of solo records. Now do people know his name? Absolutely. But people in the rock world also know my name. If you were in the business of selling porn tapes, it would be wonderful, but I'm not.

What's kept me sane is I still love making music, and I always have my ear to the street.

[Michaels has had a diverse career, which includes music that crossed over to contemporary country charts and appearances in film and on television. He recently participated in the television show] Nashville Star. ... I just like being around music.

I love it. It's all good to me. Whether I'm performing in New York, L.A., Columbus or Des Moines, I give 110 percent every night.

Rock never really dies. It just goes underground.

If I showed you what I get offered every day, you'd laugh: 'Climb the Himalayas with a backpack and float down on your ass, you'll be on TV.' I'm like, no, I want to be around music. On The Chris Isaak Show I was around music. On Yes, Dear I was around music.