Meat Loaf, Grammy-winning American singer and actor, has died at 74, his family announced on Friday morning.
The singer born Marvin Lee Aday died on Thursday, according to a family statement posted on his official Facebook page.
The statement partly reads;
Our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable Meat Loaf passed away tonight. 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. From his heart to your souls…don’t ever stop rocking!
No cause or other details were given, but Aday had numerous health scares over the years.
Meat Loaf was best known for the 1977 album Bat Out Of Hell, one of the best selling albums of all time, having sold 43 million copies worldwide.
Bat Out Of Hell was a landmark album for the singer and rock n’ roll overall. American magazine, Rolling Stone listed the album at 343 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time published in 2003 and 2012, but was left off its 2020 revision.
He won a 1994 Grammy Award for the song “I’d Do Anything For Love.”
Meat Loaf also appeared in over 65 movies, with iconic roles in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Fight Club, among others.
His death comes one year after composer, lyricist, and record producer Jim Steinman, his creative partner on Bat Out Of Hell and many other projects, died of kidney failure.
Meat Loaf is survived by Deborah Gillespie, his wife since 2007, and by daughters Pearl and Amanda Aday.
