(Reuters) – Meat Loaf, the U.S. rock star whose debut “Bat Out of Hell” became one of the best-selling albums of all time, has died aged 74.
Delivering epic anthems about love, lust and motorcycles with an intensity bordering on melodrama, Meat Loaf became an enduring – and sometimes bombastic – rock icon in the late 1970s.
The singer and actor, otherwise known as Michael Lee Aday, sold more than 100 million records worldwide and had roles in films “The Rocky Horror Show” and “Fight Club”.
“Our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable Meat Loaf passed away,” his family said in a statement. “From his heart to your souls… don’t ever stop rocking!”