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Singer Meat Loaf has died

33 points by RansomStark 5y ago

iancmceachern 5y ago
His name was Robert Paulson.
- sokoloff 5y ago
  That was a character he played in Fight Club. His given name was Michael Lee Aday.
  - nate_meurer 5y ago
    It was a direct fucking quote from the movie.
- thih9 5y ago
  This is a movie reference, Meat Loaf played Bob Paulson in Fight Club.
kevin_thibedeau 5y ago
His story about meeting JFK in Dallas is epic.
j4yav 5y ago
Definitely had a unique voice and style. I discovered him through Rocky Horror and always appreciated how he seemed to make exactly the kind of music he wanted and didn’t care what anyone thought or what was popular at the time.
rasz 5y ago
Apparently died of COVID-19, but you cant google that.
- t-writescode 5y ago
  [Citation Needed]
  - slightwinder 5y ago
    Source is probably some 'trust me bro'-channel on telegram. If there is no official information, then any kind of speculation has to be taken as intentional poison these days. In fascinating times we live...
  - toomuchtodo 5y ago
    TMZ says they have sources confirming it but it’s TMZ, so grain of salt. https://www.tmz.com/2022/01/21/meat-loaf-dead-dies-singer/ https://www.tmz.com/2022/01/21/meat-loaf-dead-dies-singer/
- nokita 5y ago
  Where did you see anything about the cause of death?
- St_Alfonzo 5y ago
  In an April '21 Interview he more or less prefigured his death: "After he [Jim Steinman] died, his nurse, Mary Beth, left me a message saying how much he loved me. She said I was the one person he needed more than anyone else in his life. I don’t want to die, but I may die this year because of Jim. I’m always with him and he’s right here with me now. I’ve always been with Jim and Jim has always been with me." https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meat-loaf-remembers-jim-steinman-1160041/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meat-loaf-reme...
wodenokoto 5y ago
I always thought he was best known for "I would do anything for love", but seeing that Bat out of Hell is just shy of being a top 20 all time selling album in the US, I can see I might be wrong on that assumption.
rvieira 5y ago
Textbook frequency illusion. I just rewatched "Fight Club" a few days ago and was thinking "I just saw a movie with him recently!"
AndrewOMartin 5y ago
Everyone do yourself a favour and take 10 minutes out of your day to do nothing but listen to Bat out of Hell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7ES7ueI7p0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7ES7ueI7p0

33 points by RansomStark 5y ago

iancmceachern 5y ago

His name was Robert Paulson.

sokoloff 5y ago
That was a character he played in Fight Club. His given name was Michael Lee Aday.
- nate_meurer 5y ago
  It was a direct fucking quote from the movie.
thih9 5y ago
This is a movie reference, Meat Loaf played Bob Paulson in Fight Club.

kevin_thibedeau 5y ago

His story about meeting JFK in Dallas is epic.

j4yav 5y ago

Definitely had a unique voice and style. I discovered him through Rocky Horror and always appreciated how he seemed to make exactly the kind of music he wanted and didn’t care what anyone thought or what was popular at the time.

rasz 5y ago

Apparently died of COVID-19, but you cant google that.

t-writescode 5y ago
[Citation Needed]
- slightwinder 5y ago
  Source is probably some 'trust me bro'-channel on telegram. If there is no official information, then any kind of speculation has to be taken as intentional poison these days. In fascinating times we live...
- toomuchtodo 5y ago
  TMZ says they have sources confirming it but it’s TMZ, so grain of salt. https://www.tmz.com/2022/01/21/meat-loaf-dead-dies-singer/ https://www.tmz.com/2022/01/21/meat-loaf-dead-dies-singer/
nokita 5y ago
Where did you see anything about the cause of death?
St_Alfonzo 5y ago
In an April '21 Interview he more or less prefigured his death: "After he [Jim Steinman] died, his nurse, Mary Beth, left me a message saying how much he loved me. She said I was the one person he needed more than anyone else in his life. I don’t want to die, but I may die this year because of Jim. I’m always with him and he’s right here with me now. I’ve always been with Jim and Jim has always been with me." https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meat-loaf-remembers-jim-steinman-1160041/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meat-loaf-reme...

wodenokoto 5y ago

I always thought he was best known for "I would do anything for love", but seeing that Bat out of Hell is just shy of being a top 20 all time selling album in the US, I can see I might be wrong on that assumption.

rvieira 5y ago

Textbook frequency illusion. I just rewatched "Fight Club" a few days ago and was thinking "I just saw a movie with him recently!"

AndrewOMartin 5y ago

Everyone do yourself a favour and take 10 minutes out of your day to do nothing but listen to Bat out of Hell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7ES7ueI7p0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7ES7ueI7p0