he got a part in hair and then the rocky horror picture show. bat out of hell was a project he had been working on for years with the writer, jim steinman. the rock establishment was scornful, but the fans, especially in britain, loved it. # like a bat out of hell!# but its huge success and the pressures it brought almost killed him. then followed years of lawsuits. he claimed he never made a dime out of it. but he did go on to make some great records, but nothing would ever top bat out of hell. a glorious, over the top, emotional battering ram. a rock and roll masterpiece. meat loaf, who has died at the age of 74. jonathan wingate is a music journalist and broadcaster.
# i would do anything for love, but i won t do that.#. born in dallas, his mother was a teacher and singer, his father a policeman, and his childhood was tough. he was an alcoholic, and he d always beat me up as a kid. threw me through a plate glass window, threw me through a door. his escape was acting and musicals. he got a part in hair, and then the rocky horror picture show. bat out of hell was a project he d been working on for years with the writerjim steinman. the rock establishment was scornful, but the fans especially in britain loved it. # praying for the end of time. # it s all that i can do.# this famous performance on the old grey whistle test was where it all took off. but its huge success, and the pressures it brought, almost killed him.
i m sorry, i m getting. you knew, you just knew instinctively that the album was going to be huge. # i would do anything for love, # but i won t do that. born in dallas, his mother was a teacher and singer, his father a policeman, and his childhood was tough. he was an alcoholic, and he d always beat me up as a kid. threw me through a plate glass window, threw me through a door. his escape was acting and musicals. he got a part in hair, and then the rocky horror picture show. bat out of hell was a project he d been working on for years with the writerjim steinman. the rock establishment was scornful, but the fans especially in britain loved it. # praying for the end of time. # it s all that i can do. this famous performance on the old grey whistle test was where it all took off. but its huge success and the pressures it brought almost killed him. that was then followed
about being in the studio with him. # no no, no way. you just knew. you knew it was going to be great, you know. i m sorry, i m getting. you knew, you just knew instinctively that the album was going to be huge. # i would do anything for love, # but i won t do that. born in dallas, his mother was a teacher and singer, his father a policeman, and his childhood was tough. he was an alcoholic, and he d always beat me up as a kid. threw me through a plate glass window, threw me through a door. his escape was acting and musicals. he got a part in hair, and then the rocky horror picture show. bat out of hell was a project he d been working on for years with the writerjim steinman. the rock establishment was scornful, but the fans especially in britain loved it. # praying for the end of time. # it s all that i can do.
he was an alcoholic, and he d always beat me up as a kid. threw me through a plate glass window, threw me through a door. his escape was acting and musicals. he got a part in hair, and then the rocky horror picture show. bat out of hell was a project he d been working on for years with the writerjim steinman. the rock establishment was scornful, but the fans especially in britain loved it. # praying for the end of time. # it s all that i can do.# this famous performance on the old grey whistle test was where it all took off. but its huge success, and the pressures it brought, almost killed him. that was then followed by lawsuits and bankruptcy. he claimed that years went by without him making a dime out of it, but nothing would ever top bat out of hell, a glorious, over the top, emotional battering ram, a rock and roll masterpiece. # ..hell.#.