Like a Bat Out of Hell

The Larger than Life Story of Meat Loaf

Mick Wall

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Trapeze
14 July 2020

Rock & Pop music; Heavy Metal music; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Biography: arts & entertainment

"'A passionate, pacey tome you should do anything for a copy of' - KERRANG!

""I never wanted to be a big star. I just wanted to be the biggest at what I do! Powerful, unstoppable, heavy - when that word still meant something good!"" - Meat Loaf, as told to Mick Wall

Everything in the story of Meat Loaf is big. From the place he was born

(Texas); to the family he was born into (his father weighed 22 stone,

his uncle weighed over 40 stone, while Meat Loaf himself weighed 17

stone before he was even in his teens); to the sound he made (a colossal

collision between Richard Wagner, Phil Spector and Bruce Springsteen);

and of course the records he sold - nearly 50 million in Britain and

America alone.

Now, on the eve of the 40th anniversary of BAT OUT OF HELL, the album that gave rise to Meat Loaf's astonishing career, and the premiere of BAT OUT OF HELL: THE MUSICAL,

Mick Wall, who has interviewed Meat Loaf on numerous occasions

throughout his career, pulls back the curtains to reveal the

soft-hearted soul behind the larger-than-life character he created for

himself.

From a tumultuous childhood with an alcoholic father

to the relentless abusive bullying he endured, nobody could have predicted Meat Loaf's meteoric rise to fame.

But when the messianic rock opera BAT OUT OF HLL

was released in 1977, it became one of the biggest albums of all time,

selling over 45 million copies worldwide to date. Its release marked the

start of a rollercoaster ride of incredible highs and seemingly

career-ending lows. By the 80s, Meat Loaf was battling with drug and

alcohol addiction and escalating money problems. But just when it seemed like it was all

over, the astonishing success of BAT OUT OF HELL II and the mega-hit 'I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)' marked an extraordinary new wave of success.

Now,

Mick Wall will bring this extraordinary story up to date, drawing on

the hours he spent with Meat Loaf, both in interviews and on tour, as

well as offering up a unique insight from those who have known him best."

By: Mick Wall
Imprint: Trapeze
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 238g
ISBN: 9781409173557
ISBN 10: 1409173550
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 14 July 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mick Wall is the UK's best-known rock writer, author and TV and radio programme maker, and is the author of numerous critically-acclaimed books, including definitive, bestselling titles on Led Zeppelin (When Giants Walked the Earth), Metallica (Enter Night), AC/DC (Hell Ain't a Bad Place To Be), Black Sabbath (Symptom of the Universe), Lou Reed, The Doors (Love Becomes a Funeral Pyre), Foo Fighters, Lemmy and Guns N' Roses (Last of the Giants). He lives in England. http://www.mickwall.com/home.htm http://www.mickwall.com/blog/blog.php https://twitter.com/WallMick