To many, Poison was the epitome of the Sunset Strip glam metal scene. Poison began in 1984 as Paris and consisted of vocalist
Bret Michaels, bassist Bobby Dall, guitarist Matt Smith and drummer Rikki Rockett. Moving to Los Angeles in 1985, they started
playing the club circuit. The name Poison was picked after the t-shirt worn by drummer Mick Shrimpton in the mockumentary
"This is Spinal Tap," as the band knew that they fit the stereotypes of rock stars in the movie. Smith, who was about to father a
child and was concerned about the band's future, returned to Pennsylvania. The band began auditioning replacement. After
narrowing down the candidates to three - Slash, who would later join Guns N' Roses, Steve Silva from The Joe Perry Project, and
C.C. DeVille, the band eventually agreed that DeVille's "fire" made him the best choice. (source:Wikipedia)
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