MICHAELS DIDN’T TELL DOCTORS ABOUT IDOL GIG
BRET MICHAELS stunned his doctors by performing on AMERICAN IDOL on Wedne sday night (26May10) - the recovering rocker refused to ask their permiss ion before appearing at the live finale.
The Poison star’s health has been flagging in the last two months - he has suffered an emergency appendectomy, a stroke and a near-fatal brain h aemorrhage. Last week (ends21May10) he was diagnosed with a hole in his h eart.
But Michaels bravely took the stage at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, where he performed a duet with one of the Idol contestants ..
Speaking before the show, he told UsMagazine.com, "The doctors, I didn’ t tell them I was going to do this. I never told them I was coming here. They’re going to find out in a few minutes! I may not have told (my famil y) either.
"Here’s the thing, they have not said everything’s OK. I’m running abou t 75 per cent realistically, physically, but in my soul and my heart, I f eel great. I needed to do this tonight, just to come here.
"To be honest, there’s still obviously a lot of pain I’m still experien cing… (but) I feel great.
"It’s my first musical performance back (in the spotlight) and after th is, I’m hoping to go out on the road, and I’m really looking forward to i t. Later on, I may collapse, but right now, I feel great." Michaels received a standing ovation for his rendition of Poison’s Ever y Rose Has Its Thorn.
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