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Jacqueline 01:28 pm UTC 03/15/08 |
| In reply to: | Loaf on Nightline - Jacqueline 12:07 am UTC 03/15/08 |
| Here's what Meat claims is on his Playlist...what I remember anyway... 16 Tons Piece Of My Heart Fat Bottom Girls Life In The Fast Lane Hotel California Living On A Prayer > > http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/Playlist/story?id=4448981&page=1 > > > Nightline Playlist: Meat Loaf > The Wagnerian Rock Singer on Dylan, the Stones and His > Jealousy of Bon Jovi > By STEVEN BAKER and RANYA SAADAWI > March 14, 2008 — > > > Meat Loaf will be the first to admit that he wasn't > blessed with a natural talent for singing. > > His first musical memory was his mother's reaction to him > singing along to a song on the radio. "Oh no, it's a good > thing you're not going to be a singer! You couldn't carry > a tune in a bucket there!" she told him. > > He admits that his rendering of the song was > "unrecognizable," but that didn't stop Meat Loaf from > recording some of the best-selling albums of all time. > > Meat Loaf was born Marvin Lee Aday in 1947 in Dallas. He > adopted his famous name because his father called him > "Meat" and his high school football coach nicknamed him > "Loaf." So he combined the two, even though he says he > prefers pork. > > Unlike other singers, music was not a big influence for > him growing up. It wasn't until his high school girlfriend > encouraged him to listen to Bob Dylan that he really got > into music. > > "The first Bob Dylan album, my mother walked into the room > and said, 'well, he can't sing a note, why would they let > him make an album?'" Meat Loaf said. "She eventually > figured out that Dylan wasn't about his voice, but about > his lyrics. So I thought that was pretty hip of her." > > > 'Bat Out of Hell' > Meat Loaf's mother died in 1966. Estranged from his > alcoholic father, he moved to Los Angeles the next year > where "music became part of the life." > > Influenced by the sounds and the people he met around L.A. > he formed a band alternately called Meat Loaf Soul and > Popcorn Blizzard. The band opened for groups like the Who, > the Stooges and the Grateful Dead. > > Meat Loaf also dabbled in acting, appearing in several > musicals most notably the rock musical "Hair." Meat Loaf > continued to act in musicals and in 1973, he won a part in > Jim Steinman's musical "More Than You Deserve." > > Steinman and Meat Loaf teamed up in 1977 to record "Bat > Out of Hell," which became one of the best-selling albums > worldwide and in 2003 was ranked by Rolling Stone magazine > as one of the 500 greatest albums of all times. Meat Loaf > still enjoys performing the songs from his first hit > album. > > "I love 'Bat,' I love doing 'Bat.' It's such a workout," > he said, adding that his rendition of the finale isn't > perfect. "The song ends on three high C's I don't hit > them all." > > > Bumps in the Road > After the smashing success of "Bat Out of Hell," Meat Loaf > hit some bumps in the road. During a concert in Toronto in > 1978, Meat Loaf fell off the stage and broke his leg. > > "I don't know anybody else who comes with that intensity > to take a rock 'n' roll stage. I take it like I'm playing > a game and I'm going to win," said Meat Loaf. > > Meat Loaf continued to record albums, but in the 1980s he > hit a series of setbacks, losing his voice and ability to > sing for unknown reasons and filing for bankruptcy after a > botched album and a recording hiatus. > > He got back on track in 1993 and recorded a sequel to his > 1977 hit album with Steinman entitled "Bat Out of Hell II: > Back Into Hell." He won a Grammy for the album's hit song > "I Would Do Anything for Love (but I Won't Do That)." > > This week, Meat Loaf premiered a documentary called "Meat > Loaf: In Search of Paradise" directed by Bruce David > Klein. The documentary follows Meat Loaf on tour in early > 2007, an exhausting 18-month long grind to promote "Bat > Out of Hell III" his third album released in 2006. > > So what's on Meat Loaf's iPod? Well, apparently, not much > as he's not a big fan of the product. > > "Forget my iPod. You know I hate cell phones and iPods," > he said. He conceded, however, that Bon Jovi and Eagles > are among his favorites. > > Find out which songs top Meat Loaf's playlist tonight on > "Nightline" at 11:35 ET. > | |
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