Bret Michaels Quotes

I don't want to be a reality retro star.

My life is part humor, part roses, part thorns.

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.

[My hair] creates this Tarzanesque, likeable bad-boy image. It says, 'I am a wild child. I will take you on a Harley ride, then make passionate love to you. And should you be attacked by a lion or an idiot at a bar, I will protect you.'

For me as a solo artist, I never want to be a nostalgia act.

I do meet-and-greets at every show and meet a minimum of 20-35 fans at each.

A brain hemorrhage puts it all in a deeper perspective. I'm one of those guys hit by lightning. I see the big picture. Everything is in perspective now. Let's just say I'm the kind of guy who knows how to enjoy the moment.

I always think in life passion supersedes everything.

I've had plenty of big hits and plenty of big misses.

As far back as I can remember, I am one of those guys that works hard and plays harder. I have to have both.

You want to go to a summer concert and not watch a band staring at its shoes for six hours and complaining.

I'm not the new kid on the block anymore. Writers always use the phrase "aging rocker," and I'm like, "What other option do I have?" You're either aging or you're dead.

The secret to #success lies in the gap between dream and reality.

Most bands have a two-year success rate. By the third year, it's sort of over. Here we are in Poison still together 26 years later.

I am truly independently owned and operated.

I'm addicted to creating and writing.

The bottom line is that TV can either be a great asset to your career, or if you're a complete ass that people hate, it can be the final nail in your coffin.

All my life, I've been a type 1 diabetic. I've always taken life day by day.