Poison: Glam, Glory, and the Breakup That Shook Hair Metal

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With hits like Every Rose Has Its Thorn and Nothin’ But a Good Time, Poison defined the excess and energy of the ‘80s glam metal scene. But behind the big hair and wild parties were bitter rivalries, power struggles, and personal clashes that threatened to end it all. Breaking the Band: Poison uncovers how one of hair metal’s biggest success stories nearly collapsed under the weight of its own fame.  Stream it now on REELZ+ at https://www.reelzplus.com Available on Roku, Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.

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00:00Poison, big hair, wild outfits, and very, very loud.

00:14On stage or racking up 40 million album and DVD sales,

00:19they're one of the world's most successful and enduring glam metal bands.

00:24It was all about getting a record deal, getting a record out, getting on tour, and making it.

00:28Poison worked hard.

00:30We've been just bombarding everywhere, trying to get in every town we can.

00:33And played hard.

00:35They were all about the show and the party, and they were very cute.

00:39The girls liked them.

00:40Young, single, and loved the bingo!

00:43Their adoring female following was legendary.

00:46They had a religious following.

00:48I hope that's a permanent marker.

00:50Me too.

00:50They were there at every show.

00:51Oh, my God!

00:52This is the best part about it, I'm telling you right now.

00:54But fame and fortune cost them, and they paid big time.

00:58They fell victim of their own internal conflicts, crashed and burned.

01:04Festering creative differences and jealousies.

01:07People always want what they don't or can't have.

01:09Stratospheric excess.

01:11We still party until showtime from last night.

01:14It was just way, way too far out of control.

01:17And backstage fights.

01:19The reputation for the band's fighting is real.

01:23Well, we're all lucky that we all survived.

01:26What would end up causing the sickness of poison?

01:29We're doing it.

01:38We're all lucky that we didn't.

01:38We're all lucky.

01:39We're all lucky that we all cleared out.

01:43The end is real.

01:46We're all lucky.

01:47the limit.

01:48And we're my friend

01:48and we're thePS.

01:49We're all lucky that we're all lucky that we

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