From his official Facebook page:
“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,” the family wrote. “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. We thank you for your understanding of our need for privacy at this time.”
Apparently his eldest daughter (the, uhh, not fat one) is a rock chick, too. Which is cool. 🤘🏻
Pretty cool dude, back in the day…
Unfortunately did a lot of weird/desperate shit, the last decade or so, and most Australians remember him for his woeful, disastrous AFL grand final performance (essentially the Super Bowl halftime show, for 50%+ of Aussies).
But yeah, back in the day? Man he had some awesome tunes!
There’s even an anti- political correctness song from the early 90s, I remember hearing a couple years back! So man was on the ball (once upon a time)!
Genuinely sad. F. 😞
Yeah, in all honesty, Meat Loaf without Jim Steinman is mediocre but over-produced. I think it's part of who he is: way the fuck over the top.
He needed someone to quite literally arrange him.