According to TMZ, POISON singer Bret Michaels has been approached by Chippendales but turned down the offer. The legendary all-male review recently approached the 50-year-old about a guest hosting gig for their show at the Rio in Las Vegas. TMZ says Michaels was flattered by the proposition, but sadly had to turn down the show because he’s already committed to a series for the Travel Channel called Rock My RV.
In other news, Michaels is returning to his native Pennsylvania next month for a special club concert to mark his 50th birthday which he celebrated on March 15th. He is delaying his annual birthday gig until April 6 at Goodfella’s Warehouse.
According to MSN, POISON singer Bret Michaels is mourning the loss of a friend who is feared dead in the same plane crash which claimed the life of Latin singer Jenni Rivera.
The star’s private plane went missing after taking off from an airport in Monterrey, Mexico on Sunday, December 9, and rescuers have subsequently found wreckage scattered across Nuevo Leon state.
No bodies have yet been found, but all seven people on the jet are now presumed dead, including make-up artist Jacob Yebale, who was a good friend of Michaels.
The rocker has released a statement paying tribute to his pal, which reads: “I am deeply saddened hearing the news of the crash of Jenni Rivera’s plane. Not only did the crash claim the life of Ms. Rivera but that of 4 (sic) other people including, Jacob Yebale, who was a great friend to all of us at Michaels Entertainment having worked with me, VH1 and (production company) 51 Minds on numerous shoots. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family as well as Ms. Rivera’s and the other families who lost loved ones in this awful and sudden tragedy.”
Search and rescue teams in Mexico are still looking for the bodies of those lost in the disaster, but authorities have recovered Rivera’s driver’s license from the wreckage.
POISON singer Bret Michaels will release his new solo album, “Good Songs & Great Friends”, on February 26, 2013 via Poor Boy Records. The effort features some of the rocker’s famous friends helping him out on various tracks, including Ace Frehley (KISS), Michael Anthony (CHICKENFOOT, VAN HALEN), Phil Collen (DEF LEPPARD), Joe Perry (AEROSMITH), Loretta Lynn, Lil Jon, Bobby Capps (.38 SPECIAL), Sal Coz Costa (MY DARKEST DAYS), Jimmy Buffett, Edwin McCain, Miley Cyrus, Gary Rossington, Peter Keys and Rickey Medlocke (LYNYRD SKYNYRD), Leslie West (MOUNTAIN), Jaret Reddick (BOWLING FOR SOUP) and C.C. Deville (POISON).
Speaking to VH1 Radio Network‘s Dave Basner, Medlocke revealed how he became involved in the project. “[Bret's] doing a rendition of ‘Alabama’ and he wanted some guitar work on it,” he said. “He got a hold of me and Gary and we kind of went in, did a little bit of playing on it, on ‘Sweet Home Alabama’. It’s pretty cool. We played a little bit of leads, a little bit of chinky rhythms on it or whatever. But Bret‘s a good guy. He’s a good friend of ours.”
Asked how the song sounds, Rickey said, “It’s good. I mean, it’s different. It’s real different. And he took it away from what you would cop ‘Sweet Home Alabama’. He took it from that but he did a… I think he did a good rendition of it. It’s different. Different arrangement, but it’s cool.”
In a recent interview with Gimme Noise, Bret stated about his upcoming CD, “I’m really proud of what we’ve done with it. It’s really not just a Bret Michaels album. I had so many other talented artists come in and support that it’s really a ‘Bret Michaels And Friends’ album. There’s a staggering amount of talent on this album. . . It’s been such a fun project for me and I’m excited to share it with the fans.”
Speaking to Rolling Stone magazine in February, Bret revealed that his new solo album will feature a remake of the POISON smash “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” as a duet between him and Loretta Lynn. He said, “For me, growing up in a family that my father loved country music and ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’, this is gonna be a really awesome time.”
POISON frontman BRET MICHAELS has issued the following update:
“After experiencing some life awakening medical events earlier today, it has once again put life into perspective in both my personal and professional life. Though the last few weeks have thrown me a curveball and have been rough to say the least, I refuse to become jaded. For all the loyalty that I have shown to people throughout my life and specifically over the last few weeks, to not have the same respect given back to me, it’s times like these when the people who matter the most become most clear. I am grateful once again to my family, friends and fans. Let’s rock this upcoming tour! (I also thank God for these RockBands, kickboxing and my motorcycle track for helping with my physical release… as for my mental release, I’m still a work in progress, lol.) Thank you to my awesome, family, friends & fans, you rock! Stay tuned, more to come…”
Catch Bret Michaels live at the following shows:
November
2 – Lone Star Motorcycle Rally – Galveston, TX
15 – Paramount Theatre – Asbury Park, NJ
17 – The Wiltsie Center – Hazleton, PA
18 – Jergel’s Rhythm Grille – Warrendale, PA
23 – Arcada Theatre – Saint Charles, IL
December
5 – Sycuan Live – El Cajon, CA
6 – Sycuan Live – El Cajon, CA
8 – Choctaw Casino – Grant, OK
12 – Casino Regina Show Lounge – Regina, SK
13 – Deerfoot Inn & Casino – Calgary, AB
16 – McPhillips Station Casino – Winnipeg, MB
27 – Snoqualmie Casino-Ballroom – Snoqualmie, WA
28 – Northern Quest Resort & Casino – Airway Heights, WA
31 – Treasure Island Resort & Casino – Welch, MN
In a recent interview with the Austin American-Statesman, POISON singer Bret Michaels was asked why Slash wasn’t chosen to be the guitarist in POISON when he auditioned for the band prior to forming GUNS N’ ROSES in 1985.
“Slash is one of my all-time favorite guitar players and I believe he would have steered our sound a little more in the AEROSMITH direction,” Bret said. “He was basically the same guy he is today. What you see is what you get. It never really had a chance to work out or not. The band decided C.C. [DeVille] was the best choice for us.”
In a 2010 interview with Classic Rock Revisited, Slash explained how his POISON audition came about, stating, “I was living in L.A. and I had just gotten done working in a band with Axl [Rose], actually, called HOLLYWOOD ROSE. Steven Adler was in that band as well. I just quit. I told Axl I couldn’t handle it anymore and I walked. That was right after the first time Axl and I ever worked together. Matt, the original guitar player for POISON, who was actually a pretty cool guy, had gotten his wife pregnant or they were getting married or something like that. He was moving back to Pennsylvania. He goes, ‘You should try out for POISON.’ I hated POISON but in those days you did whatever you had to do to keep moving. Being very ambitious, as I was, I went and auditioned for POISON. I ended up being one of two guitar players left that they were going to pick from. I remember kicking the shit out of the songs they had. There was no denying that I could play them but there was an issue about makeup and stuff. Bobby Dall [POISON bassist] asked me what kind of shoes I was going to wear. I was like, ‘What?’ It was kind of obvious that this was going to go nowhere. As I was walking out of the audition, C.C. DeVille was walking in. He had on pancake makeup and a ton of hairspray. I actually remember thinking right then, ‘That should be the guy.’ The next day I got a call from Bobby and he said, ‘You know, you are great and all but I think we are going to pass on you and go with this other guy.’ It was C.C. and it really did make all the sense in the world. I was in a couple of bands after that and then we started GUNS N’ ROSES.”
POISON singer Bret Michaels recently finished creating “Rock Bands”, an exercise routine he uses daily both on and off the road. He says, “[It is] simple and anyone can use it.”
“Rock Bands” is expected to launch this Christmas.
Speaking to Celebuzz, Michaels shared some of his fitness secrets, specifically how he gets those famously chiseled abs.
“No excuse, put it to use,” he said.
“I get my six pack with mountain biking, kick-boxing, strength training, running and a lot of situps.”
Bret previously told Star magazine that he maintains a regular workout routine, whether he’s on or off the road.
“Strength training is key so I can keep up my energy on stage, so I literally bring my gym with me,” the 49-year-old explained. “I have my own gym that we carry behind the tour bus.”
For Bret, working out is not just about looking sexy shirtless — as a lifelong diabetic, he is also predisposed to other life-threatening illnesses such as hypertension, coronary artery disease and obesity.
“Every day is a battle,” he admitted to Star. “You have to accept that you have diabetes because it is the card you’ve been dealt.”
He added, “I work to enjoy my life like a regular human being while keeping my blood sugar levels as decent as possible. It’s a fine line, a catch-22, a balancing act.”
Bret told Celebuzz: “If I have pizza and beer during one meal, I’ll exchange it for vegetables and a piece of chicken in my next.”
Photo below courtesy of Bret Michaels‘s Facebook page
According to People.com, POISON singer Bret Michaels and his longtime girlfriend Kristi Gibson have called off their engagement.
“Although the couple have separated, they remain great friends and are committed to jointly raising their two daughters,” a spokesperson for Bret tells the magazine.
Michaels, 49, and Gibson, 41, have two children together, Raine Elizabeth, 12, and Jorja Bleu, 7.
Michaels proposed to Gibson on the December 2, 2010, finale of his VH1 show “Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It”. After getting down on one knee, Michaels said, “I want you to know that I love you and you’ve been unbelievably a big part of my life and we have two beautiful girls together. I know we love and respect each other and I hope we can find that inner love that we can have forever. I want you to be my wife.” He then jokingly added, ‘Please say yes or the rejection will kill me right now.”
Oraganizers of Tony Awards have settled a lawsuit filed by POISON singer Bret Michaels over a mishap that occurred during a production number featuring the “Rock Of Ages” cast, which resulted in a head injury for Michaels. The terms of the settlement will not be made public.
“Mr. Michaels would like to thank his fans for their continued support,” Bret‘s attorney, Alex Weingarten, said of the settlement.
A copy of Michaels‘ March 2011 lawsuit can be viewed as a PDF file at this location.
The suit, originally filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, states that Michaels was told by the producers that he should simply exit from the stage rear after he was done with his performance. The suit states that Michaels was never told the scenery piece would be descending or given “any warning of the existence of the dangers it presented.”
According to the lawsuit, Bret nearly died in April 2010 from a subarachnoid brain hemorrhage, which he believed was caused by the injuries he suffered at the Tony Awards. In his suit, Michaels claims, “One of the most common causes of this type of hemorrhage is head trauma — exactly like the one Michaels suffered at the hands of the Tony Awards.” Michaels notes, “Through his sheer will to live, to see his children grow up, [he] was able to survive this trauma.”
Shortly after the Tony Awards incident, Tonys spokeswoman Christina Stejskal said the rocker “missed his mark,” which resulted in him failing to get back to the stage in time (as did the rest of POISON) and trying to jump up, only to have a descending set piece smack him on the head and knock him to the ground.
Back in June 2009, Michaels told People.com that he had no plans to file a lawsuit over the Tony Awards incident, insisting, “I want to make very clear to everybody that — first and foremost — I was honored to be asked to be at the Tonys. I’d never done it before and in all my life it’s not something I thought I’d be on. I was really excited. There’s no lawsuit. I’m not doing any of that. I’m taking the high road.”
Michaels‘ neurologist Dr. Joseph Zabramski held a press conference for reporters in May 2010 and responded to speculation that the POISON frontman’s brain hemorrhage could be related to his onstage injury at the Tony Awards. “I do not believe that that [a connection between the brain hemorrhage and the Tony Awards injury] is a possibility at all,” said Zabramski. The doctor added that far too much time had passed for the incidents to be related. “A hit in the head can cause a subacute hemorrhage, but it causes it immediately,” Zabramski explained. “If that had caused a problem that led to this hemorrhage, we would have seen a problem with his blood vessels.”
Rocker and philanthropist Bret Michaels thanks the hospital who saved his life on a new medical web site, Barrow50.org.
Michaels suffered from a life-threatening brain hemorrhage in 2010 and was rushed to Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix for treatment. The hemorrhage left the musician in critical condition and he remained hospitalized at Barrow for the duration of his treatment.
Michaels will kick off a special tour with his band POISON and DEF LEPPARD in June, release a solo album called “Get Your Rock On” this summer and launch a line with PetSmart called the Bret Michaels Pets Rock Collection on June 18.
“I want to thank all of my good friends at Barrow who saved my life,” says Bret. “Without them I wouldn’t be standing here today.”
St. Joseph’s Barrow Neurological Institute, located in Phoenix, Arizona, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2012. Patients like Michaels travel from all over the United States and the world for the special neurological expertise available at Barrow. The hospital has treated a long list of public figures including Michaels, baseball great and broadcaster Joe Garagiola, a Saudi Arabian queen and a host of professional athletes. The new interactive web site is part of Barrow’s commemorative activities this year.
“The Celebrity Apprentice” winner and POISON singer Bret Michaels is a rock star, philanthropist, entrepreneur and TV star. For every one of those sides of Bret, there is a story as to how he got there and where he is going. How he has pushed the boundaries, fought his diabetes and succeeded in so many different arenas of life. Each month on the 15th, a new column will be posted at BretMichaels.com, written by Bret, detailing his thoughts on health, wealth, love and the pursuit of happiness, among other things.
Tune in and see what drives Bret Michaels, along with exclusive stories, his thoughts on life and how to succeed at everything… almost.
Join Bret on the 15th of each month and read his personal “Music for Your Soul” column exclusively at BretMichaels.com. Source: Blabbermouth.net
