Poison and biography

ByBrian Boone

Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, there wasn't a band as wild or omnipresent as Poison. They were among the most successful and definitive "hair metal" or "glam-metal" rock bands of the era, where hard rock about partying and skirt-chasing played loud and fast by guys with huge hair and lots of makeup in front of pyrotechnics.

Poison sold millions of albums and scored tons of major hit singles (which translated well to eye-popping, MTV-ready videos) such as "I Want Action," "Talk Dirty to Me," "Unskinny Bop," and the chart-topping power ballad "Every Rose Has Its Thorn."

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While the band wrote and performed music primarily about the good times (such as in "Nothin' But a Good Time"), life outside of the music wasn't always so sunny for the members of Poison, who have all fought health problems, personal demons, and other roadblocks.

Here's the dark and sad side of Poison.