POISON singer BRET MICHAELS spoke with Gary Graff from Billboard.com recently about a number of topics. A few excerpts from the chat follow:

Michaels on his health: "I feel absolutely great, man. I'm up, I'm walking, I'm exercising. Considering how much my body's been through since last April, I feel pretty damn good. I feel lucky. It just wasn't my time."

On new album, Get Your Rock On: "This one is primarily straight-up rock songs, which I think people will like. I've written a lot of good stuff over the last few years that I think are just good rock songs. I feel really strong about it."

A new collection, A Double Dose of Poison: "(It's a) greatest hits...and a lot of the B-sides and different stuff on there. It's basically commemorative of the 25th anniversary and sort of like a CD program of the songs we'll be doing."

On Poison's upcoming tour with MÖTLEY CRÜE: "Rock fans spoke up and said what a great tour this will be, to see those bands with that kind of energy and stage shows. So I want to go out this summer, regardless of what's been said and what's been done...Really, it means nothing to me. What matters is I go out and have fun with my band on our 25th anniversary. That's all."

Read the entire interview here.

Mötley Crüe, Poison, NEW YORK DOLLS dates:

June

7 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion
9 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T; Center
10 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
12 - Albuquerque, NM - Hard Rock Pavilion
14 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
15 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
17 - Phoenix, AZ - Desert Sky Pavilion
18 - Las Vegas, NV - Venue TBD
19 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
21 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
22 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
24 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
25 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
26 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
28 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre
29 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre

July

1 - Tinley Park, IL - FMB Amphitheatre
2 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
3 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
5 - Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena
6 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
8 - Biloxi, MS - Mississippi Coast Coliseum
9 - Pelham, AL - Verizon Wireless Music Center *
10 - Atlanta, GA - Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
12 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
13 - Hershey, PA - Star Pavilion at Hersheypark
15 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
16 - Camden, NJ - Susquehannna Bank Center
19 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center
20 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
22 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
23 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
24 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
27 - Cheyenne, WY - Frontier Days **
29 - Youngstown, OH - Covelli Centre
30 - Frederick, MD - Outlaw Jam 2011
31 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain

August

5 - Tomah, WI - Fort McCoy

* Mötley Crüe and New York Dolls only

** Mötley Crüe only