Meat Loaf dies
completemusicupdate.comMeaf Loaf has died, aged 74. No cause of death has been announced, although he is known to have been in ill health in recent years.In a statement posted on Facebook, his family said: “Our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable Meat Loaf passed away tonight surrounded by his wife Deborah, daughters Pearl and Amanda, and close friends”.“We know how much he meant to so many of you and we truly appreciate all of the love and support as we move through this time of grief in losing such an inspiring artist and beautiful man”, they concluded. “We thank you for your understanding of our need for privacy at this time.
From his heart to your souls… don’t ever stop rocking!”Meat Loaf was born Marvin Lee Aday in Dallas in 1947. Although he told numerous stories of how he came to be known as Meat Loaf, the most plausible is that he was known as Meat and later Meat Loaf as a child due to his large size.However, he also claimed that he once lost a bet over whether or not his head would ‘turn into meat loaf’ if run over by a car, and that he was involved in a plane crash and when he woke up in hospital the only word he could say was “meat”.
In 2003, he admitted that questions about his name bored him so much that he would “continually lie”.He formed his first band, Meat Loaf Soul, in LA in 1968.
Later becoming known as Floating Circus, they had some success, but the real turning point in Meat Loaf’s career was when he joined the LA cast of the musical ‘Hair’.
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