VH1 reality star Bret Michaels, formerly of the rock band Poison, is planning to tell all about his battle with drugs and diabetes in a new biography, entitled Roses and Thorns: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy to My Reality.

The rocker tells Billboard.com, “It will give you every aspect of my life and what I’m going through. I think it’s pretty frank. It’s honest. It’s at times self-deprecating. It’s about what happens when you try to live out your dream…”