For a guy who was at death’s door a few weeks ago, Bret Michaels is having an awfully good week. After returning to the public eye via an appearance on “The Celebrity Apprentice” on Sunday night (a competition he later won) and high-profile interviews on “Today” and “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” Michaels once again made a stirring appearance on live TV with a performance of the classic power ballad “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” with “Idol” finalist Casey James on Wednesday night (May 26).
According to Michaels, he kept the performance secret from his doctors but said he needed it to get back into the swing of being on stage (he hadn’t done a live performance in two months). The run through of “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” acted as a warm-up for Michaels’ suddenly hotly-anticipated tour, which kicks off this Friday (May 28) in Biloxi, Mississippi and will bring him all over the country for the remainder of the summer.
The Poison frontman has proven to be a survivor in more ways than one. When the bubble burst on glam metal’s reign on radio in the beginning of the 1990s, nobody was hit harder than the men of Poison, who were seen as the fluffiest and most lightweight of that batch of bands (even though Winger was way lamer). Still, Michaels kept it up, getting his solo career together and staying on the road with like-minded people and playing to crowds who were still hungry for hits from Look What the Cat Dragged In. When reality television became a big deal, Michaels managed to carve out a niche for himself and proved that he was a great on-camera presence with a natural charisma. The reason why he is still a star is because of that natural electricity — and of course because of “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” a true classic. Welcome back, Bret. We missed you.
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