Flamboyant American rock star Meat Loaf dies

Meat Loaf, the flamboyant American rock star who rose to global fame with his debut “Bat Out of Hell” album, has died after falling “critically ill” with Covid-19

The singer and actor, otherwise known as Marvin Lee Aday,  who died on Thursday aged 74 had a career spanning six decades, and sold more than 100 million albums worldwide.

His hits included the near 10-minute long title track from “Bat of Hell”, “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” from the same album, and “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” from the 1993 follow-up “Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell”

Born in Dallas, Texas, in 1947, Meat Loaf found success on the stage in the 1970s, performing in the Broadway musicals “Hair” and “The Rocky Horror Show”.

He switched focus to rock music in the early 1970s and collaborated with Jim Steinman on a debut album that showcased his powerful voice and established his long-haired, leather-clad, motorcycle-riding rock persona.

“Like a bat out of hell I’ll be gone when the morning comes; When the night is over, like a bat out of hell, I’ll be gone, gone, gone,” Meat Loaf sang in “Bat of Hell”, with an intensity bordering on melodrama that became his hallmark and established him as a rock icon.

He later appeared in films including “Rocky Horror Show”, “Wayne’s World” and “Fight Club”.

British writer Stephen Fry said. “I hope paradise is as you remember it from the dashboard light, Meat Loaf.”

“He had the quality of being simultaneously frightening and cuddly.” – France24.com

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