and he had a breakdown. and there were arguments with steinman, who felt he wasn t getting a fair share of the limelight. meat loaf s popularity in the uk did take his second album, dead ringer for love, to number one but it was a pale imitation of bat. there were court cases, he suffered two years of depression, his house was repossessed and then found himself playing tiny bars and clubs. # i would do anything for love. then, in 1990, he and steinman healed their rift. the result, bat out of hell ii. 16 years after the original, the magic still worked. the first rule is, i m not supposed to talk about it. he also made something of a name as an actor in the film fight club. look at my face, bud. but his legacy will always be bat out of hell, one of the most extraordinary and certainly
bat out of hell, which was released in 1977, remains one of the best selling albums of all time. his family announced the news on facebook, and said their hearts are broken. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito reports. # like a bat out of hell. # i ll be gone when the morning comes. meat loaf, bat out of hell. a sweat drenched rock and roll epic that turned the man born marvin lee aday into one of the biggest selling rock stars in the world. there have been many tributes. among them, cher, who sang with him on dead ringer for love , bonnie tyler, and from i d do anything for love , lorraine crosby. we just gelled. we gelled perfectly. and obviously, that s why the song went the way it did. so, every time i think of meat loaf, i think about being in the studio with him. # i would do anything for love. # i d never lie to you, and that s a fact.
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The 'Bat Out Of Hell' hitmaker was surrounded by his loved ones, including his wife Pearl, when he passed away on Thursday (20.01.22) at the age of 74 and although his daughter Amanda Aday didn't confirm reports he died after contracting COVID-19, she admitted his condition had quickly gone downhill.