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.”
His name was Robert Paulson.
This is absolutely gonna “whoosh” people, ngl…
But I see what you did there! Good test!
This is Bob. Bob has bitch tits.
All the freaks on Reddit cheering that he died for saying he was against mandates and lockdowns.
Sad. He was a great singer. I saw him on Huckabee a few weeks back.
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.
It’s funny how great songs (and several of them are great songs) stick with you, even if you haven’t heard them for several years, except maybe in snippets on the stations that still play ‘em…
I just realised I know almost literally all the words to several Meat Loaf songs, which I guess speaks to their “cultural impact”, really, or at least their impact on me, as a person. 🤷🏻♂️
Great stuff, that first Bat album. Almost certainly one of the greatest ever. Thoroughly deserving of every accolade it got, even however many decades it is later. 👌🏻🎼
All 3 of them are honestly great. It's shocking how good they are. Then Meat Loaf gets a song right, it's breath-taking.
Hot patootie, bless his soul
He really loved that rock 'n' roll
It's a fitting song that seems to have gotten more pertinent with age.
TBH, when I first heard "The Majestic" by Wax Fang, I thought it was Meat Loaf making a comeback.
I read this. Get in my car. Shuffle play decides to throw me a song by him. Sad feels.
Rest in peace, man.
It's okay, his legacy will outlive him.
Meatloaf's done. Pass the ketchup.
Okay, your title actually brought tears to my eyes where I've been holding them in all day, you bastard.
He would do anything for love She asked him to live But he won't do that.
RIP, Mr. Loaf.