Meat Loaf's Daughter Pens Tribute Following Rock Legend's Death

Meat Loaf’s final TV appearances is set to be aired in a new episode of the US paranormal series Ghost Hunters.The rock star – whose real name was Marvin Lee Aday – died on January 21 at the age of 74, his family confirmed in a statement.Meat Loaf was a keen paranormal investigator and worked with the Ghost Hunters team numerous times after his first appearance on the show in 2009. He joined them on an investigation for one last time in September 2021, visiting an old farmhouse in Tennessee.“I am so incredibly honoured and thankful to Jason [Hawes, star and co-producer of the show] and the team for inviting me out again,” Meat Loaf says in a new trailer for the episode.Hawes adds: “A lot of people don’t realise with Meat Loaf, that he’s been investigating claims of the paranormal for a long time.

Howard Stern is urging Meat Loaf’s family to speak out about COVID-19 vaccines. The "Bat Out of Hell" rocker, born Marvin Lee Aday, died on Jan. 20 at age 74.

Meat Loaf to advocate for people to be vaccinated against COVID following the singer and actor’s death.The ‘Bat Out Of Hell’ icon – real name Marvin Lee Aday – passed away last Thursday (January 20), according to a statement posted on his official Facebook page. He was 74 years old.Reports have since emerged claiming Aday died after falling seriously ill with COVID, though a cause of death has not yet been confirmed.

Meat Loaf was in a ‘weird f**king cult’ over the Covid-19 vaccine, Howard Stern has claimed.The Bat Out Of Hell singer died last week at the age of 71, with tributes pouring in from around the entertainment world.His cause of death has not yet been officially confirmed, but an insider told TMZ that he died after reportedly falling ill with coronavirus.Speaking of the Rocky Horror Picture Show star’s death on his SiriusXM radio show, Stern told listeners: ‘Poor Meat Loaf got sucked into some weird f**king cult.‘And somehow really believed that—he made a statement, “I’d rather die a free man than take that vaccine”. And now he’s dead!’It is not known whether the musician, real name Michael Lee Aday, had been vaccinated before he died.Stern also urged his family to share their public support for the vaccine following his comments.‘I wish the family would come forward and say, “You know, when Meat Loaf was laying there in the hospital and he couldn’t breathe, he said, “I made a mistake.

Meat Loaf's wife, Deborah, is reflecting on their life together. The «I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That),» singer, whose real name was Michael Lee Aday, died at the age of 74 last week, leaving behind Deborah and daughters Pearl, 46, and Amanda, 41, from a previous relationship. “The grief I feel over the loss of my husband is gut-wrenching. I was lying close to Michael when he took his last breath and my sadness is beyond words," Deborah tells ET of the loss in a statement.

Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian has paid tribute to his father-in-law Meat Loaf, who died last week aged 74.The legendary musician and actor – real name Marvin Lee Aday – passed away on Thursday (January 20), according to a statement posted on his official Facebook page. A cause of death is not yet officially known.Ian – who is married to Meat Loaf’s adopted stepdaughter, Pearl Aday – shared a pair of photographs on his Instagram account yesterday (January 24).The first image showed the late singer with Pearl and her sister Amanda, while the second is of Meat Loaf and his grandchild (Ian and Pearl’s son).“There are so many stories to tell, and I know they will all be told over time,” Ian captioned the post. “For now, what I know is that Meat’s legacy will live on through his family – Pearl, Amanda and Revel.“Their forever love for their father/grandfather (Papa Meat) outweighs the heaviness of their hearts.

Jack Black has honoured the late actor and musician Meat Loaf, who died from reported complications due to COVID last week (January 20).Black, also an actor and musician, paid tribute to the artist who starred in his band Tenacious D‘s film The Pick Of Destiny in 2006.“I think I was 9 years old when my big sister took me to see The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Meat Loaf rocked the hell out of that movie,” Black began his post on Instagram.“25 years later I begged him to play my father in my band’s movie The Pick Of Destiny and by god he rocked the hell out of that one too.

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Chris Willman Music WriterIn 2016, I went into a conference room in Beverly Hills to spend a couple hours talking with Meat Loaf, who had just finished recording what would be his final studio album, “Braver Than We Are.” The project found him dipping into nearly 50 years’ worth of Jim Steinman songs that he’d never gotten to or that had been newly revised, and he also brought in Ellen Foley and Karla DeVito for cameos to really make the project feel like old home week, as much he was adamantly opposed to trying to recreate the sound of his 1977 breakout, “Bat Out of Hell.”The purpose of our get-together was to create some press notes for “Braver Than We Are,” but the conversation often detoured toward “Bat,” his history with Steinman, the rejection they experienced before becoming stars, and the working methods he used in firmly believing that he was an actor above all, and a singer secondarily. Almost none of that 2016 chat ever saw the light of day, but with Meat Loaf having died on Thursday, it seems like an appropriate occasion for Variety to bring some of our lively conversation out from the vault, as we say a last adieu to Marvin Lee Aday.

He may have been a rock star to the rest of the world, but to Meat Loaf‘s children, Amanda and Pearl, he was just a typical dad.

Meat Loaf’s daughter Amanda Aday has shared a sweet tribute to her father, sharing that his sense of humour was intact in his final hours.The iconic singer and actor died at the age of 74 with his wife Deborah by his side. In the last 24 hours of his life, he also saw his daughters Amanda and Pearl, and his closest friends.Amanda told People: ‘As soon as we could, we just went to his bedside at the hospital and just sat with him and held his hand,’ adding that she was ‘very thankful’ to be with her father.She said that the star – real name Michael Lee Aday – kept his personality, saying: ‘He flipped a couple of us off, which is very dad, very appropriate.

"Stop Right There!" Three words of warning — and three words that Ellen Foley credits with launching her career in music. It was Foley who belted out the words to Meat Loaf about halfway through their eight-and-a-half minute duet "Paradise By the Dashboard Light," the epic seduction song on his mega-selling 1977 "Bat Out of Hell" album. Foley is now looking back on the singular experience of making the memorable song as she recalls Meat Loaf and a "beautiful, feisty, joyful friendship" that began in her early 20s.

Chris Willman Music WriterIn the wake of Meat Loaf’s death Thursday, singer Ellen Foley described her working relationship with Meat Loaf in the 1970s as “a beautiful, feisty, joyful friendship. Meat and Jim (Steinman) brought me into the consciousness of the rock ‘n’ roll world.

Meat Loaf’s daughter vows to have the rock legend’s back “forever” following his sudden passing.

Meat Loaf's daughter says she will love and cherish him "forever" two days following his death. Pearl Aday took to Instagram early Saturday, sharing a photo of the father-daughter duo on stage embracing.  "I love you always, no matter what. I love you with my whole heart," Pearl wrote.

Fight Club co-star Meat Loaf, who passed away aged 74 earlier this week.Sharing a still from 1999’s Fight Club where his character of the unnamed narrator is embraced by Robert Paulson (played by Meat Loaf), Norton wrote: “I don’t keep pictures from films around home. But I have this one in my office in a frame because it makes me smile every time.“It’s engraved ‘Love and Hugs, Meat’. It sums him up well.

PRINCE Edward gallops around in a mustard-yellow tunic. Princess Anne cheers as Gary Lineker and Tom Jones, dressed as vegetables, go hurtling down an obstacle course. Meanwhile Meat Loaf and Prince Andrew almost come to blows off camera.

People Magazine.‘Our family is devastated at the deepest level by the loss of Ian,’ she wrote.‘He is such a bright light who cared so deeply about the happiness of others. ‘Our family asks for respectful consideration during this private time. Thank you.’His cause of death was not provided.Regina shares Ian Jr with her ex-husband, legendary record producer Ian Alexander Sr, with the former couple welcoming their only child together in 1996.He had followed in his dad’s footsteps and entered into the music industry, unveiling his talents as a successful DJ.The Oscar winner previously revealed how close she had become to her son, with the pair getting matching tattoos reading ‘unconditional love’.In a recent interview, she described their bond as the most ‘fulfilling’ thing.‘You don’t know what unconditional love is,’ she said.

News of rock and roll singer Meat Loaf’s death at age 74 was a shock that caught many by surprise. As the Broadway performer and "Bat Out of Hell" crooner receives a much-deserved send-off from a who’s who of Hollywood and showbiz, one part of the late "Hair" star's life – his nickname Meat Loaf – seemingly remains obscure.

Meat Loaf.The legendary rock star, whose real name was Marvin Lee Aday, died Thursday at the age of 74. Foley, who was one of Meat Loaf's longtime collaborators and worked with him on the hit single «Paradise by the Dashboard Light,» reflects on their friendship and looks back at his legacy.«I finally got a text at 2:40 this morning, and all these things just flood back.

paid tribute to his Fight Club co-star Meat Loaf, describing him as a ‘sweet soul’Today, it was announced that Meat Loaf – who was born Marvin Lee Aday and changed his name to Michael – had died at the age of 74.In addition to his illustrious musical career, the late singer was also a talented actor, appearing in The Rocky Horror Picture Show as Eddie and making a cameo in Spice World as bus driver Dennis.In 1999, the Bat Out Of Hell singer starred in Fight Club as Bob Paulson, who the Narrator (played by Norton) first meets at a support group for men with testicular cancer.Norton paid homage to his late cast mate in a couple of posts shared on Twitter, the first of which featured a picture of their Fight Club characters embracing in the support group scene.‘I don’t keep pictures from films around home. But I have this one in my office in a frame bc it makes me smile every time,’ he said.I donât keep pictures from films around home. But I have this one in my office in a frame bc it makes me smile every time.