Meat Loaf- Bat II: Back Into Hell

If you think the songs of composer Jim Steinman, who died in 2021, are populated by fantastic people and places right out of central casting, they ain’t got nothin’ on the real life sojourn of the 300 pound interior lineman dressed in a prom tuxedo named Marvin Lee Aday from Dallas Texas, aka Meat Loaf. Here is my rare colorful classic rock conversation with the man, who the New York Times respectfully refered to as “Mr. Loaf”, in an attempt to get our arms around his most unorthodox career,  from North Texas football lineman to journeyman actor to international singer who hit the stage like a Bat Out of Hell . – Redbeard