We say goodbye to yet another musical legend. Meat Loaf, the well-known and beloved rock star has sadly passed away at the age of 74 on January 20th, 2022. There are currently no details released on how he died, but we do know we struggled with several health issues in the last several years.
Michael Lee Aday, more well known as Meat Loaf, was born in Dallas, Texas and had a killer rock music career that lasted over six decades. His most successful piece of work was his Bat Out of Hell album trilogy. The first album of the trilogy is one of the best-selling albums of all time with over 43 million copies sold since it released in 1977.
Not only is this album famous for his strong, loud opera rock style but also for the cover art. The dark, gothic imagery is iconic and still loved today.
Meat Loaf was also featured in a number of films and television shows such as Rocky Horror Picture Show where he played Eddie, Fight Club where he played Robert “Bob” Paulson and even made a quick cameo musical appearance in a Rocky Horror Picture Show themed episode of Glee… that one I find very surprising.
One of my personal favourites by him is “Paradise by the Dashboard Light”. Ellen Foley joins him on vocals to perform an operatic duet that tells a bit of a funny story.
If you’re interested in learning more about Meat Loaf’s personal life and successful career, I would recommend reading his autobiography To Hell and Back. He retells some of the craziest stories he’s experienced, and trust me, you won’t believe some of them!