a b c d e f Gordon, Jeremy (January 22, 2022). "How Meat Loaf Made a Cult Favorite: 'Paradise by the Dashboard Light' ". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Meat Loaf Sues Over 'Bat Out Of Hell' ". Billboard. June 5, 2006. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Continuing in theatre, Meat auditioned for a play being put on by famed impresario Joe Papp. The piece was written by a crazed young composer named Jim Steinman, and in Meat he recognized a talent he’d been searching for to interpret his oddly powerful pop songs, a heady combination of Wagner and Little Richard. From this was born the album that brought the Meat Loaf moniker to attention of the public at large: ‘Bat Out Of Hell’, which has just completed around 293 weeks on the UK LP charts!

Edwards, Verity (September 16, 2016). "Q&A: Meat Loaf (Michael Lee Aday), musician, 68". The Australian. Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. Singer and actor Meat Loaf dead at 74". CBC News. January 21, 2022. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Sulway, Verity (January 21, 2022). "Meat Loaf's many brushes with death – car crashes, hit by shot put and scary collapse". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022.McNally, Siobhan (January 1, 2020). "Meat Loaf went veggie for 11 years after he was served rabbit with its head on". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on January 2, 2020. Meat Loaf and Steinman spent time seeking a record deal; however, their approaches were rejected by each record company, because their songs did not fit any specific recognized music industry style. [32] Todd Rundgren, under the impression that they already had a record deal, agreed to produce the album as well as play lead guitar along with other members of Rundgren's band Utopia and Max Weinberg. [32] [37] They then shopped the record around, but they still had no takers until Steve Popovich's Cleveland International Records took a chance, releasing Bat Out of Hell in October 1977. [32] [38] Meat Loaf was a fan of the New York Yankees. [130] He got Phil Rizzuto to recite the play-by-play of a young man racing around the bases in "Paradise by the Dashboard Light". [131] He participated in multiple fantasy baseball leagues every season. [132] He also expressed support for the English Association football team Hartlepool United F.C. In June 2008, he took part in a football penalty shootout competition on behalf of two cancer charities in Newcastle upon Tyne. He auctioned shots to the 100 highest bidders and then took his place between the goal posts. [133] He also participated in celebrity golf tournaments. In April 2005, he was one of the celebrity drivers in the 2005 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race, finishing seventh among the 12 celebrity drivers in the race. [134] Social anxiety [ edit ] a b MCDEVITT, CAITLIN (October 26, 2012). "Meat Loaf endorses Mitt Romney". Politico. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022.

Bernstein, Scott (September 21, 2022). "Meat Loaf 1947 – 2022". JamBase. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022.a b Sullivan, Caroline (April 15, 2010). "Meat Loaf: Hang Cool, Teddy Bear". The Guardian. Archived from the original on December 1, 2016. a b "Meat Loaf once became a bat out of hell in viral 'Celebrity Apprentice' feud with Gary Busey". Fox Business. January 21, 2022. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. In 2011, Meat Loaf planned to release a Christmas album called Hot Holidays featuring Garth Brooks and Reba McEntire, but the album was never released. [108] Polish Spaghetti". Radio Times. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022 . Retrieved January 30, 2022.