
https://detv.us/2021/12/06/music-was-my ... s-is-dead/
Moderator: King Heath
Fish hat geschrieben:I was sad to hear on the news today of the death of 'Meatloaf'.
I first met him in New York at the management offices of Bob Ellis in 1983. Bob was Meat's manager and our management consultant and took great fun in introducing us to each other ("Meatloaf this is Fish, Fish this is Meatloaf") . Every one who was ever in both our company always thought that they were the first to do this gag and it was usually met with our rolling eyes and polite laughter.
I would never say that I knew him well but spent some memorable times with him on occassion and we both respected each other and had quite a few things in common. He was a troubled, complicated guy who went through some desparate times but at his core he was a beautiful person who suffered greviously at the hands of the 'music business'. He had a lot of bitterness and anger in him but when he went on stage he became a different person, larger than life, a fabulous entertainer with a huge voice that was abused over the ensuing years by the poisonous cocktail of 'bad lifestyle' choices and relentless touring.
His talent is indisputable and as an actor I held him in high regard. His background of theatre and musicals made a huge impression on his rock presentations and performances and when I first heard 'Bat out of Hell' in Keith, Morayshire when I worked in forestry in 78 I was blown away by the songs and the voice.
Meeting him in NYC only 5 years later I was star struck nervous but he immediately put me at ease and was incredibly affable and open. We took a liking to each other and became friends of sorts as only permanently moving musos do in this weird world of the music business. We talked a couple of times on the phone but our trajectories rarely crossed.
We met infequently over the coming years and this photo taken on the press day for the Nelson Mandela gig in 1988 was one of the last times I saw him before we both spiralled away into the murky 90's .
Underneath the bragging and bravado, the overwhelming macho presence, the explosive emotions he was a compassionate, sensitive, intelligent guy who worked behind this persona to cope with everything thrown at him by his fame and it's eternal demands.
That's the person I remembered today. He was a huge talent, a fantasic character and a fighter all the way through his life.
My sympathies go to his family, his wife and children and all his many friends. He was a huge part of so many people's lives and his songs will always be with us
Michael Lee Aday , 'Meatloaf' RIP
“Alice Cooper” hat geschrieben: Meat Loaf was one of the greatest voices in Rock N Roll, and he was certainly one of my closest friends in the business. He was really so much fun, truly fun to be around. He just felt like a best friend to everyone no matter how long it had been since you last saw him. We worked together many times over the years and he was always a force. He was a real theatrical character like I was so our shows went really well together. I remember when you would see his show, he would treat the audience almost like a Pentecostal Preacher and he was so powerful on stage. Working with Meat Loaf was one of the main reasons I wanted to do the movie Roadie in the first place - I wanted to watch him show off his acting chops. He plays the ultimate roadie on this quest to be the best in the world. But that’s what he did in life too - he always wanted to be the best at what he was doing… And I think he succeeded. There was nobody, and I mean nobody like Meat Loaf. His shoes can never be filled.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0tDQA76bZQ