Bret Michaels: Here is the best things that [Poison] had going for us: We had nothing to lose! In other words, none of us worked any kind of a job. I was 17 years old when I left. I had quit high school and was working at a music store. We wanted to write original material. We packed up our van and literally that was it.
In the past, the band have been signed with Capitol Records and Enigma Records.
Whilst Rikki Rockett and Bobby Dall always play drums and bass guitar respectively, C.C. DeVille and Bret Michaels alternate between vocals and guitar.
During an awards show in 1991, C.C. DeVille and Bret Michaels had a fist fight behind the scenes. This led to DeVille being fired, even though he later returned to the band. And after a 2006 show at Atlanta, Bobby Dall and Michaels had to be separated after a conflict led to another fight.
Poison's only single to have reached number 1 in America is Every Rose Has Its Thorn.
They have released many albums including Look What The Cat Dragged In (their debut album), Flesh & Blood, Native Tongue, Hollyweird and many more.
In Poison's early days, their manager negotiated with a club called The Troubadour , in which the club could pay for their shows by covering the band's rent. Their shows were successful and some nights, the band even made a profit.
Before they were known as Poison, they went under the name Paris.
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