Bret Michaels opens to Oprah Winfrey about haemorrhage ordeal

Poison frontman Bret Michaels has revealed to Oprah Winfrey that he wore his signature bandana during his hospital stay.

Michaels, 47, who suffered a brain haemorrhage last month, told Winfrey in an interview that he was determined to keep his head wrapped in the bandana.

"I said, 'If I'm going out, I want to go out rockin'," the New York Daily News quoted him as telling the talk show host.

Of the subarachnoid haemorrhage, the singer said he knew right away something "was severely wrong".

"It just exploded instantly - ran from my temple down to the back of my skull," he added.

The singer, who's also known for his "Rock of Love" reality show on VH1, has quickly bounced back from his brush with death, with a planned performance at the Hard Rock Live show in Biloxi, Miss., next week.