Meat bread, Monster-selling behind the rock star Bad out of hell The trilogy of albums is famous for its uplifting voice, theatrical stage presence and memorable appearances. The Rocky Horror Picture Show And Fight Club, Is dead. He is 74 years old.
The singer died Thursday night with wife Deborah and daughters Pearl and Amanda, confirmed by her agent Michael Green. Hollywood Reporter. “We know how much he meant to many of you, and we truly appreciate the love and support we all felt during this tragedy of losing such an inspiring artist and handsome man,” says one statement. “From his heart to your souls… never stop playing!”
No cause of death was reported.
A bigger character than life, Meat Loaf gained worldwide fame with his debut solo album 1977. Bad out of hell, Which sold over 14 million copies in the North alone in the United States alone and became one of the best-selling albums of all time. The latter entries in the trilogy, all with his signature, and long, powerful ballads written and composed by the occult Jim Steinman, Similarly sold in their millions
Born in Dallas on September 27, 1947, Marvin Lee Adee was the son of Arvis, a former police officer, and Wilma, a schoolteacher. “Meat” is the nickname his father gave him. Singer Oprah Winfrey said in 2016, He explained that he was “born in bright red” and looked like a “nine-pound land suck.” His home life was disrupted by his father’s drinking, and he lived with his grandmother for a while.
He left Texas in 1967 and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music. His first band had several name changes, including Meat Loaf Soul, Popcorn Blizzard and Floating Circus. And toured with acts such as The Who and The Grateful Dead, but only achieved marginal success. He was involved in odd jobs and had the opportunity to lead an audition for the LA production of the musical. Hair.
In the strength of his acting Hair, Meat Loaf was offered by Mottown Records the opportunity to record his debut album. Working with Stony Murphy, Modown was released Stony and meat loaf In 1971, but again success was low and Meat Lof returned to work on Broadway production. Hair.
Mead Lough and Jim Steinman during the recording of ‘Bad Out of Hell II’ in Los Angeles in 1991.
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In the early 1970s, Mead Lஃப்f met Steinmann and performed in his Vietnam War musical. Than you deserve. The two later began a useful art collaboration, with Steinman writing and composing music and Mead Lough singing and leading his glamor and stage presence.
The two began work on an operetic rock album Bad out of hell In 1972. It was not released until 1977, and became a huge global success, selling over 40 million copies. The album produced the singles “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” and “Bad Out of Hell” and Meat Loaf became a household name.
Despite Steinmann’s integrated creative input, Meat Loaf, with his name on the album, was firm and leading when it came to promotional material and was a star attraction on live shows. Distribution of credit and royalties for success Bad out of hell It can also lead to problems and even legal conflicts between the couple later on.
“Jim’s Dr. Frankenstein I know there are people out there who think I’re a Frankenstein monster, but it’s not.” Meat Lough said New York Times In 2019. And, “I do not do anything as the writer thinks. Jim wrote it, but it turned out to be my song.
Meat Loaf and Steinman combined their differences to work in the 1981s Ted Ringer And 1984s Bad attitude, But both albums failed commercially. In 1993, Meat Lof and Steinman worked together Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, The video, directed by Michael Bay, featured the worldwide No. 1 single, “I Do Too Anything for Love (but I Won’t Do It)”. The album went to Multiplatinum and will lead Bad Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose, In 2006.
The album includes the last two collaborations of Meat Loaf and Steinmann Braver than us In 2016 and Bad Out of Hell: The Musical, Which debuted in the West End of London in 2017 and played on Broadway in 2019.
Meatloaf branched out into movies in the early 70s. He starred as a motorcyclist in the cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1973), co-starring with Dr. Everett Scott in the music version. In the film, Eddie sings the song “Hot Buddy – Plus My Soul” before meeting her closet.
He gave a scene-stealing performance in David Finger’s film Fight Club (1999), starring Robert “Bob” Paulson, a former steroid-popping wrestler suffering from kinkomastia. Hours after Mead Lough’s death, “Robert Paulson” became popular on social media, with fans paying tribute to him by releasing stills and video of the film and quoting a review of the film about his character: “His name is Robert Paulson.”
From left: ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’, ‘Fight Club’ and ‘Roddy’
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She starred as Tiny in her other notable film credits Wayne World (1992), Alan Rudolph film Roddy (1980), Patrick Swayze film Black dog (1998) and cameos The world of spices (1997) and The firm d in the Big of Destiny (2006)
On TV, his long credits list includes episodes Initialization, Happiness Nash Bridges, Ghost wars, South Park, External limitations And Balancer. He also appeared Celebrity Apprentice In 2011.
In later life, Mead Lough suffered from a series of health problems. He underwent heart surgery in 2003 and collapsed during concerts in Pittsburgh in 2011 and in Edmonton, Canada in 2016.
Survivors include his wife and daughters.
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