If the 1980s power ballad taught us anything, it’s that even lipstick-loving, hairspray-abusing, pointy guitar-playing glam rockers experienced their fair share of women troubles. Whether the song was Guns N’ Roses’ Sweet Child O’ Mine, Def Leppard’s Love Bites or Skid Row’s I Remember You, the meaning was always the same: regardless of how many porn stars and supermodels you bed, or backstage mother-daughter threesomes you partake in, you’re still, to paraphrase Kip Winger, headed for an eventual heartbreak.
Poison frontman Bret Michaels received his love lumps late one night in Dallas, during the band’s tour in support of their debut album, 1987’s Look What The Cat Dragged In. But Michaels’ relationship woes led to Poison’s biggest hit of their career: Every Rose Has Its Thorn.
