Former GUNS N' ROSES / POISON Manager Vicky Hamilton - "Everyone Assumes That Axl Rose Was The Most Difficult Personality Or Character I've Ever Dealt With, Which Isn't True... It Was Unquestionably BRET MICHAELS"
April 27, 2012, 12 years ago
LegendaryRockInterviews.com has issued an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES / POISON manager Vicky Hamilton. An excerpt follows:
Q: I know it’s been mentioned that your time managing Poison ended badly but you really believed in them at a time when few people did, isn’t that correct?
Vicky: "Pretty much. They were really fresh and Pennsylvanian (laughs). We had done a demo deal with Atlantic and they passed on the band. Because of my association with MÖTLEY CRÜE and STRYPER I was very friendly with the Enigma people and we were offered a very small deal by Enigma, I think it was like $25,000 or something and they of course took it. At that point I was not getting along with BRET MICHAELS so I sold my contract to Howie Huberman who was my financial backer so he took over management from there. They were released by Enigma and Capitol bought it and it blew up.
Q: Bret has made such a name for himself outside of Poison and much of it has to do with this easygoing, fan friendly persona but he must be at least somewhat difficult to deal with behind the scenes or creatively. Is he headstrong?
Vicky: I’ll put it to you this way John, everyone assumes that Axl Rose was the most difficult personality or character I’ve ever dealt with which ISN’T true. It was unquestionably Bret Michaels (laughs)."
Read the full interview at this location.
