Rikki Rockett on Music, Media & Metal | Rock Music News

Poison drummer Rikki Rockett drops some wild 80s rock history on the “Beardo & Weirdo” podcast, recalling how media manufactured a fake feud between glam metal and thrash — even staging a Poison vs. Metallica magazine cover. But when he ran into Lars Ulrich at the Rainbow Bar and Grill that same day, they bonded for hours, realizing it was all just hype. Rikki argues fans shouldn’t be boxed into one genre — comparing music to a buffet, not a diet — and proves it by name-dropping Madonna and The Carpenters. He laments today’s lack of unifying social movements in rock, unlike punk or ‘60s music. On the personal front? His memoir “Ghost Notes: My Life In Poison” drops this September — and he’s still crushing it, having survived cancer and launching his new band, The Rockett Mafia. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/27843898b268351e