Hmmm. I don't think anyone will believe this bit.
"In summer 1977, Jim Steinman recognized the fact that the more shows a band performs, the more fans they attract. Meat Loaf took this statement a little too seriously. From 1977 to early 1979, Meat Loaf and the Neverland Express preformed an average of 25 shows a day, 8 days a week, 13 months a year. Meat Loaf died four times over the course of the tour, and his voice box was paralysed by the constant screaming of the three high C's. Jim looked on in horror. His singer was dying, but surprisingly, the record was doing brilliantly. Within the first two years, Bat Out Of Hell was easily in reach of the 5 million units milestone. After Meat Loaf's third death in July 1978, the record sold an approximated 500 K units, and after his rise from the grave several days later, it sold an additional 1 million."
Ryan, however, might like this album cover:
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