Meat Loaf dead at 74... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60080934 Bat Out Of Hell was actually one of the first two CDs I ever bought for myself as a youngster (instead of getting as presents). Still got several of the tracks ripped to MP3 in the car. I did have beef with him at one stage as I started writing a love song to a girl at university but about two weeks into the process realised I had overhead "I'd lie for you (and that's the Truth)" in a shop and got the music stuck in my subconscious, so I was basically just making up new lyrics to the tune.
Reportedly, he’d refused to get the vaccine and died from COVID. I’m on my phone, or I’d dig for any old news stories on his political views to see if that’s likely or not.
I heard he caught it, which given his other health issues would not have improved his chances, but I hope he wasn't an anti-vaxxer.
Hi Wikipedia page was updated "10 minutes ago". and this is what it says There, apparently, are many rumors on social media that the cause of death was Covid.
Rock star Meat Loaf was reportedly sick with COVID-19 during the week before his death on Thursday. While the official cause of death for the Grammy-winning musician, whose real name was Marvin Lee Aday, has not yet been revealed, TMZ reported Friday that the “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” singer had to cancel a business dinner earlier this week after becoming “seriously ill with COVID.” Last year, the 74-year-old entertainer said that even though he was “scared to death” of getting sick, he still hugged “people in the middle of COVID” and was okay with potentially dying of the disease. It was clear in an interview with The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in August that the star had his fill of COVID-19 regulations. “I understood stopping life for a little while, but they cannot continue to stop life because of politics. And right now they’re stopping because of politics,” he said. The father of two also said that he’d known for six months “the masks we’re all wearing are useless.” “They don’t do anything. They don’t stop you from getting COVID. They’re just a nuisance and make your nose itch and make it so you can’t breathe,” he said, adding that the only “good masks” are N95s. He also complained about an airplane “Nazi” who told him to wear his mask when traveling, saying, “They’re power-mad now.” After the interviewer replied, “We’re being controlled by everybody,” the rocker agreed: “Yeah, I know. But not me. If I die, I die, but I’m not going to be controlled.” According to TMZ, sources said his health deteriorated quickly after getting coronavirus. The website also reported that the chart-topper was outspoken against COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Australia. It’s unclear if he was vaccinated against the deadly virus. Meat Loaf’s reps did not respond to a request for comment.
This was the guy who penned lyrics like "A wasted youth is better by far than a wise and productive old age." Are we really this shocked about meatloaf? His music was a lot about doing some stupid shit and fuck the consequences. It seems that this was some stupid shit.
The Bat Out Of Hell musical? Our whole family bought tickets together for it in Christmas 2019, and after a couple of delays due to Covid we'll now finally get to see it next year!
I don't think he did lyrics or melody. But I can't be arsed to look it up. His stage presence made up for it.
