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Bret Michaels Recalls 'Life-Threateningly Tough' Early Days With Poison


Bret Michaels exclusively opened up to Us Weekly about his ‘tough’ times with Poison ahead of his ‘Biography’ special airing Sunday, June 16

Things famously came to a head in 1987 when Poison played their first show at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York City — and Michaels collapsed on stage. Media reports subsequently suggested that Michaels had overdosed on drugs, but he decided to correct the record and go public with his diabetes diagnosis. CC DeVille, Bret Michaels and Bobby Dall.Ebet Roberts/RedfernsThat happy-go-lucky attitude extended to the band’s wardrobe, which was as much a part of their shows in those days as their music.

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