Jim Steinman, musician who wrote worldwide hits for Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler and Celine Dion – obituary
His grandiose musical vision was guided by his belief that ‘If you don’t go over the top, you can’t see what’s on the other side’
21 April 2021 • 5:28pm
Jim Steinman, left, with Meat Loaf during the recording of their album Bat Out of Hell II in 1991
Credit: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Jim Steinman, who has died aged 73, was the songwriter behind some of the most successful (and most sung-in-the shower) records in the history of rock music, notably the Bat Out of Hell albums with Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler’s chart-topping ballad Total Eclipse of the Heart.