Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s , Poison became one of the biggest glam metal bands in the world , recording their second album , the multi-platinum selling '' Open Up and Say ... Ahh ! '' , and their third album , the multi-platinum selling '' Flesh & Blood '' . However , their lives were characterized by the escalating tension between Michaels and DeVille that derived from their mutual drug use , which came to a head during their 1990/91 " Flesh and Blood " world tour . Also cited is the spectacle of DeVille 's behavior during the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards . After getting into a fistfight with Michaels , DeVille left the band , and descended further into addiction . Poison went on with new guitarist Richie Kotzen recording the Gold album '' Native Tongue '' and then with guitarist Blues Saraceno recording the album '' Crack a Smile ... and More ! '' . In the mid-1990s , after a night of partying , Michaels came close to dying when he crashed his Ferrari into a telephone pole . He incurred serious injury , including broken ribs , a disfigured nose and lost teeth . In 1999 , reunited with original guitarist C.C. Deville , Poison went on a successful greatest hits reunion tour . In the next decade , Bret Michaels would split his time between Poison and a successful solo career
1991 MTV Video Music Awards
1991 MTV Video Music Awards
Bret Michaels