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# Bret Michaels

(1963)   Singer   United States

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Bret Michaels is a singer from the United States, best known for *Between a Rose and a Thorn*.

## Quick Facts About Bret Michaels

Born March 15, 1963

Nationality United States

Profession Singer

Notable works Between a Rose and a Thorn

## About Bret Michaels

Bret Michael Sychak, known professionally as Bret Michaels, is an American rock musician. He is the frontman of Poison, which has sold over 65 million albums worldwide and 30 million records in the United States. The band has also charted 10 singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, including six Top 10 singles and a number-one single, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn".

##  Quotes by Bret Michaels

> [I'm a dreamer and a realist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/i-m-a-dreamer-and-a-realist/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Dreamer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreamer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/935/bret-michaels-13206_dreamer_i-m-a-dreamer-and-a-realist-546701_546701.png)

> [I'm addicted to creating and writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/i-m-addicted-to-creating-and-writing/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Addicted](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/addicted/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/bret-michaels-13206_addicted_i-m-addicted-to-creating-and-writing-185_1859053.png)

> [I am truly independently owned and operated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/i-am-truly-independently-owned-and-operated/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Independent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/independent/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/359/bret-michaels-13206_independent_i-am-truly-independently-owned-and-opera_323750.png)

> [Every day that I wake up has to be a good day!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/every-day-that-i-wake-up-has-to-be-a-good-day/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/day/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/550/bret-michaels-13206_day_every-day-that-i-wake-up-has-to-be-a-goo_864227.png)

> [I always think in life passion supersedes everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/i-always-think-in-life-passion-supersedes-everything/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/266/bret-michaels-13206_life_i-always-think-in-life-passion-supersede_2780346.png)

> [My life is part humor, part roses, part thorns.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/my-life-is-part-humor-part-roses-part-thorns/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Flower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flower/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6b/bret-michaels-13206_flower_my-life-is-part-humor-part-roses-part-th_2853000.png)

> [I don't want to be a reality retro star.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/i-don-t-want-to-be-a-reality-retro-star/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Astronomy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronomy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/947/bret-michaels-13206_astronomy_i-don-t-want-to-be-a-reality-retro-star_109508.png)

> [You'll laugh at the comedy of errors that is my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/you-ll-laugh-at-the-comedy-of-errors-that-is-my-life/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b0/bret-michaels-13206_comedy_you-ll-laugh-at-the-comedy-of-errors-tha_2783825.png)

> [Sometimes I will endanger my own life to pleasure a woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/sometimes-i-will-endanger-my-own-life-to-pleasure-a-woman/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Inspirational](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inspirational/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89c/bret-michaels-13206_inspirational_sometimes-i-will-endanger-my-own-life-to_2755468.png)

> [The video for 'Ride the Wind,' we shot that in Detroit. We shot it at Joe Louis Arena two nights in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/the-video-for-ride-the-wind-we-shot-that-in-detroit-we-shot-it-at-joe/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Detroit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/detroit/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c09/bret-michaels-13206_detroit_the-video-for-ride-the-wind-we-shot-that_1096219.png)

> [As far back as I can remember, I am one of those guys that works hard and plays harder. I have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/as-far-back-as-i-can-remember-i-am-one-of-those-guys-that-works-hard/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Football](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80b/bret-michaels-13206_football_as-far-back-as-i-can-remember-i-am-one-o_2979395.png)

> [All my life, I've been a type 1 diabetic. I've always taken life day by day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/all-my-life-i-ve-been-a-type-1-diabetic-i-ve-always-taken-life-day-by/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Day by day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/day-by-day/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ca/bret-michaels-13206_day-by-day_all-my-life-i-ve-been-a-type-1-diabetic_1449023.jpg)

> [I do meet-and-greets at every show and meet a minimum of 20-35 fans at each.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/i-do-meet-and-greets-at-every-show-and-meet-a-minimum-of-20-35-fans/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Fans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fans/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/383/bret-michaels-13206_fans_i-do-meet-and-greets-at-every-show-and-m_982987.png)

> [Obviously, in my past, I had a quite wild relationship with Pamela Anderson.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/obviously-in-my-past-i-had-a-quite-wild-relationship-with-pamela/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Date](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/date/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e1/bret-michaels-13206_date_obviously-in-my-past-i-had-a-quite-wild_28448.png)

> [I didn't hate Nirvana. That was more of a media-constructed this-versus-that thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/i-didn-t-hate-nirvana-that-was-more-of-a-media-constructed-this/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Hate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hate/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aab/bret-michaels-13206_hate_i-didn-t-hate-nirvana-that-was-more-of-a_1396996.png)

> [I constantly write, record, and play music for public consumption and because it's therapeutic for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/i-constantly-write-record-and-play-music-for-public-consumption-and/)

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[Constantly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/constantly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/bret-michaels-13206_constantly_i-constantly-write-record-and-play-music_3199216.png)

> [I'm on the phone 24/7 with my kids talking to them about the ups and down of life, schoolwork, bullying, the great times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/i-m-on-the-phone-24-7-with-my-kids-talking-to-them-about-the-ups-and/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Bullying](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bullying/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee4/bret-michaels-13206_bullying_i-m-on-the-phone-24-7-with-my-kids-talki_2755253.png)

> [With 'I Want Action,' I think people take it in the context of the Sunset Strip and the party scene; it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/with-i-want-action-i-think-people-take-it-in-the-context-of-the/)

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[Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fea/bret-michaels-13206_action_with-i-want-action-i-think-people-take-i_53840.png)

> [Any band that is out there chasing it is doing more destruction to music then someone who is out there playing what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/any-band-that-is-out-there-chasing-it-is-doing-more-destruction-to/)

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[Band](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a4/bret-michaels-13206_band_any-band-that-is-out-there-chasing-it-is_1672014.png)

> [The bottom line is that TV can either be a great asset to your career, or if you're a complete ass that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/the-bottom-line-is-that-tv-can-either-be-a-great-asset-to-your-career/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Ass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ass/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/231/bret-michaels-13206_ass_the-bottom-line-is-that-tv-can-either-be_1430865.png)

> [With the Internet, you can be easily exposed and disposed. You can create some viral video, the biggest thing ever, and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/with-the-internet-you-can-be-easily-exposed-and-disposed-you-can/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Create](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/create/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/698/bret-michaels-13206_create_with-the-internet-you-can-be-easily-expo_1490870.png)

> [I never envisioned being a rock star. I envisioned the stage. I would draw and draw and draw the stage, or the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/i-never-envisioned-being-a-rock-star-i-envisioned-the-stage-i-would/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Being](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c52/bret-michaels-13206_being_i-never-envisioned-being-a-rock-star-i-e_2945211.png)

> [Most bands have a two-year success rate. By the third year, it's sort of over. Here we are in Poison still together…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/most-bands-have-a-two-year-success-rate-by-the-third-year-it-s-sort/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Band](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/447/bret-michaels-13206_band_most-bands-have-a-two-year-success-rate_1194796.png)

> [I'm not the new kid on the block anymore. Writers always use the phrase "aging rocker," and I'm like, "What other option…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/i-m-not-the-new-kid-on-the-block-anymore-writers-always-use-the/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Aging](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aging/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/810/bret-michaels-13206_aging_i-m-not-the-new-kid-on-the-block-anymore_126136.png)

> [I tell my daughters, 'If something doesn't feel right, whether that's going to a party, doing a video, shooting something, you're around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/i-tell-my-daughters-if-something-doesn-t-feel-right-whether-that-s/)

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[Car](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/car/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07c/bret-michaels-13206_car_i-tell-my-daughters-if-something-doesn-t_2501616.jpg)

> [I want to tell the story. Mostly, when you see rock movies, it has to be this over-the-top thing. I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/i-want-to-tell-the-story-mostly-when-you-see-rock-movies-it-has-to-be/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31e/bret-michaels-13206_cinema_i-want-to-tell-the-story-mostly-when-you_1469695.png)

> [I believe you must find the things in life that you love, and don't let anybody or anything stop you. There may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/i-believe-you-must-find-the-things-in-life-that-you-love-and-don-t/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c8/bret-michaels-13206_believe_i-believe-you-must-find-the-things-in-li_2497911.jpg)

> [I don't like high-maintenance. High-maintenance does not work for me at all. And I don't like anybody who talks down to people.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/i-don-t-like-high-maintenance-high-maintenance-does-not-work-for-me/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[High maintenance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/high-maintenance/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/832/bret-michaels-13206_high-maintenance_i-don-t-like-high-maintenance-high-maint_250111.png)

> [I don't care what anyone says. You have to wake up and say to yourself, 'I accept that I have diabetes, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/i-don-t-care-what-anyone-says-you-have-to-wake-up-and-say-to-yourself/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Accepting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accepting/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/796/bret-michaels-13206_accepting_i-don-t-care-what-anyone-says-you-have-t_2747541.jpg)

> [ \[My hair\] creates this Tarzanesque, likeable bad-boy image. It says, 'I am a wild child. I will take you on a Harley… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/my-hair-creates-this-tarzanesque-likeable-bad-boy-image-it-says-i-am/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Bad boy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-boy/)

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> [We were in Greenville, South Carolina, where he lived, and he was coming the next day to the show, but he passed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/we-were-in-greenville-south-carolina-where-he-lived-and-he-was-coming/)

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[Bikers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bikers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e1/bret-michaels-13206_bikers_we-were-in-greenville-south-carolina-whe_98787.jpg)

> [I've had plenty of big hits and plenty of big misses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/i-ve-had-plenty-of-big-hits-and-plenty-of-big-misses/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Bigs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bigs/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/125/bret-michaels-13206_bigs_i-ve-had-plenty-of-big-hits-and-plenty-o_2674762.png)

> [Everyone wants to go to the party and the red carpet, but my life is 90% the work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/everyone-wants-to-go-to-the-party-and-the-red-carpet-but-my-life-is/)

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[Carpet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/carpet/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e96/bret-michaels-13206_carpet_everyone-wants-to-go-to-the-party-and-th_775856.png)

> [You're never gonna make everyone love what you do. You just embrace the fans that do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/you-re-never-gonna-make-everyone-love-what-you-do-you-just-embrace/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Embrace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/embrace/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab9/bret-michaels-13206_embrace_you-re-never-gonna-make-everyone-love-wh_1279545.png)

> [Thoroughly read all your contracts. I really mean thoroughly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/thoroughly-read-all-your-contracts-i-really-mean-thoroughly/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/302/bret-michaels-13206_books_thoroughly-read-all-your-contracts-i-rea_1529602.png)

> [Whether its active rock, pop, country, hip-hop - I love music; it's therapeutic to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/whether-its-active-rock-pop-country-hip-hop-i-love-music-it-s/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Country](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d04/bret-michaels-13206_country_whether-its-active-rock-pop-country-hip_776897.png)

> [I want to fill my life with as much awesome stuff as I can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/i-want-to-fill-my-life-with-as-much-awesome-stuff-as-i-can/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Awesome](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awesome/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/645/bret-michaels-13206_awesome_i-want-to-fill-my-life-with-as-much-awes_98449.png)

> [The secret to #success lies in the gap between dream and reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/the-secret-to-success-lies-in-the-gap-between-dream-and-reality/)

[Bret Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-michaels/)

[Dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dream/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb7/bret-michaels-13206_dream_the-secret-to-success-lies-in-the-gap-be_1864428.png)

> [The philosophy of my life is the harder I worked, the luckier I got.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/the-philosophy-of-my-life-is-the-harder-i-worked-the-luckier-i-got/)

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[Got](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/got/)

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> [For me as a solo artist, I never want to be a nostalgia act.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-michaels/for-me-as-a-solo-artist-i-never-want-to-be-a-nostalgia-act/)

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[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e0/bret-michaels-13206_art_for-me-as-a-solo-artist-i-never-want-to_827787.png)

## Bret Michaels by topic

[Life (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/bret-michaels/)

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