The "Behind The Music" series debuted on VH1 in August of 1997 and was originally created and produced for VH1 by Gay Rosenthal, George Moll and Jeff Gaspin. This year "Behind The Music" returns to focus on some of today's top artists who have had a major impact on the music world. The current series is executive-produced by Shelly Tatro, Brad Abramson, Stephen Mintz and Jeff Olde for VH1. The Bret Michaels episode was executive-produced by Mark Ford and Kevin Lopez for Creature Films.
VH1's "Behind The Music: BRET MICHAELS" Premieres October 1, 2009 at 10PM
Bret Michaels and his band of brothers left Pennsylvania with a rock-n-roll dream and a desire to taste the good life on L.A.'s notorious Sunset Strip. Drugs, booze, women and more women - anything and everything happened. A diabetic, Bret's self indulgence took its toll, but not even collapsing on stage could slow him down. The lifestyle also cost Bret a valued romantic relationship (he turned his heartbreak into the hit power ballad ("Every Rose Has Its Thorn"). After turning to alcohol and nearly losing his life in a severe car accident, Bret got a wake up call cleaned himself up and started a successful solo career and even dabbling in film production, writing and starring in 1997's "A Letter From Death Row." In 2007, he starred in his own reality show, VH1's "Rock of Love With Bret Michaels." Over the course of three plus seasons, Bret showed fans a different side of him and once again skyrocketed into a mainstream star, completing a long and turbulent road living in and out of the spotlight.