Poison frontman stays positive about Tonys mishap

Bret Michaels ain't lookin' for nothin' but a good explanation.

The Poison frontman says he's "trying to remain very positive and somewhat humorous" about the mishap that left him with a broken nose and busted lip at the Tony awards Sunday night. But he expressed dismay that show organisers didn't show more concern for him at the time.

The rocker released a rambling, self-effacing and laugh-out-loud funny statement Thursday night, spelling out the night in painful detail: how he was clocked in the head, how he regrets the attention it attracted and how he wishes he had made the after-parties.

Michaels said he was honoured to perform, and "even though I was completely out of my element I was really enjoying myself prior to my injury. In fact all involved at the awards show treated me good."

But everything after his opening performance at Radio City Music Hall was "a little blurry."

Michaels had just finished singing Poison's hit song "Nothin' But a Good Time" and turned around to leave the stage when a descending set piece clocked him squarely in the face and knocked him down. Publicist Joann Mignano says Michaels fractured his nose and had to get three stitches in his lip.

"In hindsight, there is no doubt I got my bell rung," he writes, continuing: "unfortunately it has been posted and perhaps funny to watch, but I can assure you it has been painful to experience."