Very sad and suddenly shocking news today. Famous rock star and iconic musician Marvin Lee Aday; better known to his fans as professional stage name Meat Loaf has died of Covid at the age of 74-years-old.
His long-time songwriting partner; Jim Steinman who also passed away last year in 2021 composed many of Meat Loaf’s classic songs, I Would Do Anything For Love, Paradise By the Dashboard Light, and is also known for writing the monster albums, Bat Out of Hell I&II including the title song Bat Out of Hell.
Meat Loaf starred alongside actor Tim Curry as the character Frank ‘n’ Furter in the famous avant-garde gothic Halloween film, The Rocky Horror Picture Show which was released on September 26, 1975 and was a large part in pop culture in that 70s era and still is; featuring the signature film hit, Time Warp and also starring Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick as sweethearts Brad and Janet who encounter a haunted house filled with creepy characters.
According to the news source, TMZ Meat Loaf’s manager Michael Greene; confirmed that the legendary rock icon died on Thursday night. TMZ’s sources also told the outlet that he was supposed to attend a business dinner earlier this week for a show he’s working on — “I’d Do Anything for Love” — but the dinner was canceled because he became seriously ill with COVID. Sources tell us that his condition quickly became critical.
Celebrities and stars including Cher, Boy George and Stephen Fry paid tribute to American rock star Meat Loaf, who died aged 74 https://t.co/0dcpASuEtY pic.twitter.com/QBqqKdoc6j
— Reuters Showbiz (@ReutersShowbiz) January 22, 2022
News of the death of larger-than-life singer and actor Meat Loaf on Thursday at the age of 74 led to an outpouring of tributes from fellow artists and collaborators on social media https://t.co/DUyXI7KWUO
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) January 21, 2022
