Editing Meat Loaf (section)

==Personal life==
===Family and residences===
[[File:Meat Loaf (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Meat Loaf being interviewed in 2009]]
In December 1978, Meat Loaf went to work with Steinman in [[Woodstock, New York]], where his future wife, Leslie G. Edmonds, was working as a secretary at [[Bearsville Studios]];<ref name=Spoofing/> they were married in early 1979. From a previous marriage, Leslie had a daughter named [[Pearl Aday|Pearl]], who later married [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]] rhythm guitarist [[Scott Ian]]. Meat Loaf adopted Pearl in 1979, and her last name was changed to Aday.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://loudwire.com/scott-ian-meat-loaf-tribute-father-in-law-anthrax/ |title=Anthrax's Scott Ian Pays Tribute to His Father-in-Law Meat Loaf |first=Phillip |last=Trapp |work=[[Loudwire]] |date=January 24, 2022}}</ref> Also in 1979, he and his family moved to a house on Eagle Drive in [[Stamford, Connecticut]]. In 1981, Leslie gave birth to [[Amanda Aday]], later a television actress.<ref name=sagoml>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ctpost.com/entertainment/article/Meat-Loaf-back-in-Connecticut-for-Mohegan-Sun-567377.php |last=Spillane |first=Sean |title=Meat Loaf: Not done yet and back in Connecticut for Mohegan Sun concert |work=[[Connecticut Post]] |date=July 6, 2010}}</ref> For a brief time after Amanda's birth, they lived in [[Westport, Connecticut]]. He coached children's baseball or softball in each of the Connecticut towns where he lived, including for his daughter's team at [[Joel Barlow High School]].<ref name=sagoml/> He lived on Orchard Drive in [[Redding, Connecticut]], from 1989 to 1998. He had also lived on Beach Road in [[Fairfield, Connecticut]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ctpost.com/entertainment/article/Rock-icon-Meat-Loaf-has-deep-Connecticut-8287775.php |title=Rock icon Meat Loaf had deep Connecticut connections |first=Jim |last=Shay |work=[[Connecticut Post]] |date=June 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.wfsb.com/news/iconic-rocker-meat-loaf-had-deep-connecticut-ties/article_ccb14096-7abf-11ec-9bad-2786614fd70b.html |title=Iconic rocker Meat Loaf had deep Connecticut ties |first=Rob |last=Polansky |work=[[WFSB]] |date=January 21, 2022}}</ref> In February 1998, the family purchased a house in [[Beverly Hills, California]] for $1.6 million.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-feb-22-re-21743-story.html |title=$60,000/Mo. OK for 'Nutty Prof' |first=Ruth |last=Ryon |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 22, 1998 |url-access=limited}}</ref> Meat Loaf and Leslie divorced in 2001.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/banger-and-mashed-20040220-gdie0y.html |title=Banger and Mashed |date=February 20, 2004 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |archive-date=August 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829082956/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/19/1077072772374.html?from=storyrhs |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2001, he sold his 5,083-square-foot house in [[Mandeville Canyon]] near Los Angeles to [[Greg Kinnear]] for $3.6 million.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dirt.com/entertainers/actors/greg-kinnear-los-angeles-house-1203339009/ |title=Greg Kinnear Lists Meat Loaf's Former Mandeville Canyon Crib |first=Mark |last=David |work=Dirt.com |date=September 14, 2020}}</ref> In 2003, the [[BBC]] said that he was seeking a residence in [[Hartlepool]]; Meat Loaf supported [[Hartlepool United F.C.]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tees/2936262.stm |title=Meat Loaf heads for Hartlepool |work=[[BBC News]] |date=May 25, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116022531/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tees/2936262.stm |archive-date=January 16, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2005, he purchased a 7,142-square-foot Spanish-style home off [[Mulholland Highway]] in [[Calabasas, California]], for $2,999,000;<ref>{{cite news |title=At Home with Meat Loaf |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/meatloaf-slideshow |first=Nancy |last=Collins |work=[[Architectural Digest]] |date=April 1, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823154216/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/meatloaf-slideshow |archive-date=August 23, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> he sold it for $3,065,000 in May 2011.<ref name="moves" />

Meat Loaf married Deborah Gillespie in 2007. In May 2012, he moved to [[Austin, Texas]], purchasing a newly constructed 5,200-square-foot house at 17701 Flagler Drive for $1,475,000.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://archive.curbed.com/2012/5/30/10366912/do-not-bring-meatloaf-to-meat-loafs-housewarming-party |title=Do Not Bring Meatloaf to Meat Loaf's Housewarming Party |first=Nick |last=Leighton |work=[[Curbed]] |date=May 30, 2012}}</ref><ref name=moves>{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2012/dirt/real-estalker/meat-loaf-moves-to-texas-1201233502/ |title=Meat Loaf Moves to Texas |first=Mark |last=David |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=May 29, 2012 |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124132242/https://variety.com/2012/dirt/real-estalker/meat-loaf-moves-to-texas-1201233502/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Before his death, he lived in [[Brentwood, Tennessee]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://nypost.com/2022/01/22/meat-loaf-lived-very-rock-star-life-says-pal-laments-deaths-covid-controversy/ |title=Meat Loaf's death has been used as 'political tool' in COVID culture war, friend claims |first1=Marjorie |last1=Hernandez |first2=Dana |last2=Kennedy |first3=Kerry J. |last3=Byrne |work=[[New York Post]] |date=January 22, 2022 |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124001033/https://nypost.com/2022/01/22/meat-loaf-lived-very-rock-star-life-says-pal-laments-deaths-covid-controversy/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Name change===
In 1984, Meat Loaf legally changed his first name from Marvin to Michael because he was "haunted" by a [[Levi Strauss & Co.]] commercial which—according to him—contained the line “Poor fat Marvin can't wear Levi's.”<ref name=batman/>

===Sports===
Meat Loaf was a fan of the [[New York Yankees]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=pearlman/070816 |title=Phil and Meat Loaf will always have "Paradise" |first=Jeff |last=Pearlman |work=[[ESPN]] |date=August 29, 2007 |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124145925/http://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=pearlman%2F070816 |url-status=live}}</ref> He got [[Phil Rizzuto]] to recite the [[play-by-play]] of a young man racing around the bases in "Paradise by the Dashboard Light".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/phil-rizzuto-part-in-paradise-by-the-dashboard-light |title=Rizzuto struck platinum on Meat Loaf's '78 hit |first=Bryan |last=Hoch |work=[[Major League Baseball]] |date=January 21, 2022 |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124002216/https://www.mlb.com/news/phil-rizzuto-part-in-paradise-by-the-dashboard-light |url-status=live}}</ref> He participated in multiple [[fantasy baseball]] leagues every season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Difino |first=Nando |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304871704575160111962104870 |title=Fantasy Baseball's Toughest Tournament |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=April 2, 2010 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=March 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329234620/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304871704575160111962104870 |url-status=live}}</ref> He also expressed support for the English Association football team [[Hartlepool United F.C.]] In June 2008, he took part in a football [[penalty shootout]] competition on behalf of two cancer charities in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]. He auctioned shots to the 100 highest bidders and then took his place between the goal posts.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/meat-loaf-match-charity-penalty-1471673 |title=Meat Loaf to match charity penalty shoot-out total |first=Gordon |last=Barr |work=[[Evening Chronicle]] |date=June 26, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080627030646/http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-evening-chronicle/2008/06/26/meat-loaf-to-match-charity-penalty-shoot-out-total-72703-21154751/ |archive-date=June 27, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> He also participated in celebrity golf tournaments. In April 2005, he was one of the celebrity drivers in the 2005 [[Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race]], finishing seventh among the 12 celebrity drivers in the race.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2005/04/10/325641/4618/en/Frankie-Muniz-First-Among-Celebrities-in-the-2005-Toyota-Pro-Celebrity-Race.html |title=Frankie Muniz First Among Celebrities in the 2005 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race |publisher=[[GlobeNewswire]] |date=April 9, 2005}}</ref>

===Social anxiety===
He revealed that he had [[social anxiety]] and said, "I never meet anybody much in a social situation because when I go into a social situation, I have no idea what to do." He said that he does not "even go anywhere" and that he felt that he led a "boring life", in having said that he "completely freaked" when having to attend a party and that he was "so nervous, so scared" of the idea. He also said that he spent time with fellow musicians mainly in work-related situations rather than social ones.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://leaderpost.com/entertainment/looking-back-sault-stars-2010-interview-with-meat-loaf |title=For Crying Out Loud: Sault Star's 2010 interview with Meat Loaf |first=Jeffrey |last=Ougler |work=[[Regina Leader-Post]] |date=January 21, 2022 |archive-date=January 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123204417/https://leaderpost.com/entertainment/looking-back-sault-stars-2010-interview-with-meat-loaf |url-status=live}}</ref> He also said that as a kid, "Being too fat to play with the other children, I had to spend a lot of time alone, which probably has a lot to do with the way I am today. I'm usually alone in my hotel room from right after the show until the next day's sound check. And I'm never bored; I don't get bored. Probably because mothers wouldn't let their kids play with me."<ref name=batman/>

===Vegetarianism===
Meat Loaf was a vegetarian from 1981 to 1992. Discussing the confusion caused by his contrasting stage name and dietary habits, he once told ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', "There've been vegetarians who wouldn't speak to me because of my name. I was sitting with [[Jon Bon Jovi]] at one of those awards things, and I say, 'Oh, man, I love [[k.d. lang]]. I'd really like to meet her.' They went to find out if it was okay, and she goes, 'No. His name is Meat Loaf.' I stopped being a k.d. lang fan after that."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Brunner |first=Rob |title=Why Meat Loaf borrowed money from Scary Spice |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/09/26/why-meat-loaf-borrowed-money-scary-spice/ |date=September 26, 2003 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709203220/https://ew.com/article/2003/09/26/why-meat-loaf-borrowed-money-scary-spice/ |url-status=live}}</ref> He declared in 2019 that he would try [[veganism]] for [[Veganuary]] in 2020 and would be partnering with UK restaurant chain [[Frankie & Benny's]] to promote its vegan options.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/meatloaf-vegan-veganuary-frankie-and-benny-s-a4324916.html |title=Meat Loaf goes vegan for Veganuary... but he won't rebrand |first=Harriet |last=Brewis |work=[[Evening Standard]] |date=January 2, 2020 |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422215226/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/meatloaf-vegan-veganuary-frankie-and-benny-s-a4324916.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Religion===
Although he did not belong to any faith-based institution, Meat Loaf was religious. While growing up, he attended church with his mother and studied the Bible, which influenced his work. Several of his songs, such as "40 Days" and "Fall from Grace", have religious themes. He prayed every night.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.popmatters.com/158850-bat-out-of-hell-hell-in-a-handbasket-an-interview-with-meat-loaf-2495849400.html |title=BAT OUT OF HELL, HELL IN A HANDBASKET: AN INTERVIEW WITH MEAT LOAF |first=Betsy |last=Kim |work=[[PopMatters]] |date=May 24, 2012 |archive-date=January 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123213324/https://www.popmatters.com/158850-bat-out-of-hell-hell-in-a-handbasket-an-interview-with-meat-loaf-2495849400.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Politics===
====Political affiliations====
Meat Loaf was not officially registered with any political party. In 1997, he performed at an [[United States presidential inaugural balls|inaugural ball]] during the [[second inauguration of Bill Clinton]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/inaug/events/postball.htm |title=All Across City, Celebration at Balls |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=January 21, 1997 |archive-date=November 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105032842/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/inaug/events/postball.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> and attended the [[first inauguration of George W. Bush]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2001-01-21/a-whirlwind-tour-of-inauguration-day |title=A Whirlwind Tour of Inauguration Day |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=January 21, 2001 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=August 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810114325/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2001-01-21/a-whirlwind-tour-of-inauguration-day |url-status=live}}</ref> He donated to the presidential campaigns of Republican candidates [[Rick Santorum]] and [[John McCain]], the latter of whom became the party's nominee in the [[2008 United States presidential election]].<ref name=endorses>{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2012/10/meat-loaf-endorses-mitt-romney-147330 |title=Meat Loaf endorses Mitt Romney |first=CAITLIN |last=MCDEVITT |work=[[Politico]] |date=October 26, 2012 |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124000807/https://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2012/10/meat-loaf-endorses-mitt-romney-147330 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 25, 2012, Meat Loaf endorsed [[Mitt Romney]] for president, citing poor [[Russia–United States relations]] as a major reason he had been "arguing for Mitt Romney for a year."<ref name=Mitt>{{Cite news |last=Hohmann |first=James |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2012/10/meat-loaf-and-mitt-082911 |title=Meat Loaf and Mitt |work=[[Politico]] |date=October 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027100139/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/82911.html |archive-date=October 27, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> He said, "I have never been in any political agenda in my life, but I think that in 2012 this is the most important election in the history of the United States." He then said there are "storm clouds" over the United States and "thunder storms" over Europe: "There are hail storms – and I mean major hail storms! – in the Middle East. There are storms brewing through China, through Asia, through everywhere."<ref name=Mitt/> The same day, he performed "[[America the Beautiful]]" standing next to Romney.<ref name=endorses/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2012/10/25/meatloaf-endorses-romney-in-ohio/ |title=Meat Loaf endorses Romney in Ohio |date=October 25, 2012 |first=Philip |last=Rucker |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url-access=limited |archive-date=April 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409011454/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2012/10/25/meatloaf-endorses-romney-in-ohio/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In a 2017 interview with ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', he made positive remarks about President [[Donald Trump]], [[Ivanka Trump]], and [[Donald Trump Jr.]]; they had worked together on ''[[The Celebrity Apprentice]]'' in 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Meat Loaf Talks 'Bat Out of Hell' Musical & Why President Trump Is 'Intelligent' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/meat-loaf-bat-out-of-hell-musical-interview-7817657/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127011821/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8013905/meat-loaf-bat-out-of-hell-musical-interview |url-status=live}}</ref> When asked during an episode of ''The Celebrity Apprentice'' if he would vote for Trump, Meat Loaf said: "I would vote for you. In fact, I'll help you with your campaign.". Though months after that, according to a 2020 interview, he had a confrontation with Trump over a response to a journalist implying that Trump would be better as a financial advisor than a president. He recalls saying "You’re not running for President, back off man!" and said of the event "I stood up to him because I’m really not afraid of him".<ref name=rift/><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Meat Loaf: 'I'm not afraid of him' music icon on furious row with Donald Trump |url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1225696/Meat-Loaf-Donald-Trump-argument-Apprentice-president-news-latest-update |magazine=[[Daily Express|Express]] |archive-date=September 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911235127/https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1225696/Meat-Loaf-Donald-Trump-argument-Apprentice-president-news-latest-update |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Climate change views====
Meat Loaf said that he did not believe in climate change.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/01/04/meat-loaf-here-are-his-claims-about-greta-thunberg-and-climate-change/ |title=Meat Loaf: Here Are His Claims About Greta Thunberg And Climate Change |first=Bruce Y. |last=Lee |work=[[Forbes]] |date=January 4, 2020 |url-access=limited |archive-date=January 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123213326/https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/01/04/meat-loaf-here-are-his-claims-about-greta-thunberg-and-climate-change/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview with the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' in 2020, he called [[Greta Thunberg]] "brainwashed" due to her views on climate change, saying: "I feel for that Greta. She has been brainwashed into thinking that there is climate change and there isn't. She hasn't done anything wrong but she's been forced into thinking that what she is saying is true.”<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Meat Loaf Claims Greta Thunberg Has Been 'Brainwashed' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/meat-loaf-greta-thunberg-brainwashed-8547289/8 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121232112/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/meat-loaf-greta-thunberg-brainwashed-8547289/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Criticism of COVID-19 rules====
He was critical of the [[COVID-19 lockdowns]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], telling the ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'' in August 2021: "I hug people in the middle of COVID ... I understood stopping life for a little while, but they cannot continue to stop life because of politics." He opposed [[mask mandate]]s and described a person who called for people on airplanes to wear masks as a "[[Nazism|Nazi]]" and "power-mad." Meat Loaf then said: "If I die, I die, but I'm not going to be controlled."<ref>{{cite news |last=Mervis |first=Scott |title=Q&A with Meat Loaf: Unable to perform, the rocker pays a visit to Steel City Con |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2021/08/09/Meat-Loaf-Steel-City-Con-Pittsburgh-interview-Bat-Out-of-Hell-Jim-Steinman-2021/stories/202108090006 |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date=August 9, 2021 |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121235215/https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2021/08/09/Meat-Loaf-Steel-City-Con-Pittsburgh-interview-Bat-Out-of-Hell-Jim-Steinman-2021/stories/202108090006 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news |last=Cummings |first=Tommy |date=January 21, 2022 |title=Meat Loaf, the Dallas-born 'Bat Out of Hell' rocker, dies at 74 |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/music/2022/01/21/meat-loaf-the-dallas-raised-bat-out-of-hell-rocker-dies-at-74/ |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121232119/https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/music/2022/01/21/meat-loaf-the-dallas-raised-bat-out-of-hell-rocker-dies-at-74/ |url-status=live}}</ref> While no official cause of death has been announced, it is speculated that he did die of COVID-19.<ref>https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/meat-loaf-us-singer-dies-facebook-statement-b977966.html </ref>

===Health===
[[File:Meat Loaf - German Comic Con Preview 2019.jpg|thumb|Meat Loaf - German Comic Con Preview 2019]]
In 2003, Meat Loaf was diagnosed with [[Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome]], a condition marked by an extra electrical pathway in the heart that causes symptoms like a rapid heartbeat.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Dansby |first=Andrew |title=Meat Loaf Has Heart Surgery |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meat-loaf-has-heart-surgery-248156/ |date=December 25, 2003 |url-access=limited |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121155349/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meat-loaf-has-heart-surgery-248156/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Meat Loaf had [[asthma]] and, in July 2011, he fainted on stage while performing in [[Pittsburgh]] due to an [[asthma attack]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/meat-loaf-collapses-on-stage-in-pittsburgh-then-finishes-concert-/news-story/0d5a30bf14743b0305a4cab6ff38dbe6 |title=Meat Loaf 'collapses on stage in Pittsburgh then finishes concert' |work=[[News.com.au]] |date=July 30, 2011 |archive-date=June 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619061846/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/meat-loaf-collapses-on-stage-in-pittsburgh-then-finishes-concert/story-e6frfn09-1226104895129 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=china>{{Cite news |url=https://nypost.com/2022/01/21/meat-loaf-couldnt-sing-after-endoscopy-months-before-death/ |title=Meat Loaf blamed China for COVID, revealed he couldn't sing months before death |first=Natalie |last=O'Neill |work=[[New York Post]] |date=January 21, 2022 |archive-date=January 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123213320/https://nypost.com/2022/01/21/meat-loaf-couldnt-sing-after-endoscopy-months-before-death/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/meat-loaf-12-1277681 |title=Meat Loaf collapses onstage after suffering 'asthma attack' – video |work=[[NME]] |date=July 31, 2011}}</ref>

He collapsed again while on stage in [[Edmonton]] in June 2016 due to severe dehydration, after having already canceled two other shows due to illness.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lamoureux |first=Mack |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/meatloaf-medical-emergency-edmonton-show-1.3639880 |title=Meat Loaf collapses onstage in Edmonton |work=[[CBC News]] |date=June 16, 2016 |archive-date=June 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617113406/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/meatloaf-medical-emergency-edmonton-show-1.3639880 |url-status=live}}</ref> The playback containing his pre-recorded, voice-over vocal track continued while he lay unconscious on the stage, which caused controversy over [[lip sync]]ing, claims that Meat Loaf denied, saying that his mic was live.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/meat-loaf-tells-rolling-stone-about-stage-collapse-in-edmonton-1.3695660 |title=Meat Loaf tells Rolling Stone about stage collapse in Edmonton |work=[[CBC News]] |date=July 26, 2016 |archive-date=January 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123213325/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/meat-loaf-tells-rolling-stone-about-stage-collapse-in-edmonton-1.3695660 |url-status=live}}</ref> After the incident, Meat Loaf used [[acupuncture]], [[physical therapy]] and a trainer for four days a week, an hour and a half each session.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/meat-loaf-s-strict-health-regime-after-collapsing-on-stage |title=Meat Loaf's strict health regime after collapsing on stage |first=Stef |last=Lach |work=[[Loudersound.com]] |date=July 11, 2016}}</ref> Meat Loaf had emergency back surgery in November 2016 including a [[spinal fusion]] due to a [[cyst]] that was pinching nerves, and in 2019, he was using a cane and a wheelchair to get around.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1553577/meat-loaf-dead-health-conditions-evg |title=Meat Loaf dead: Inside 'Bat Out of Hell' singer's emergency back surgery |first=MIRANDA |last=SLADE |work=[[Daily Express]] |date=January 21, 2022 |archive-date=January 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123204413/https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1553577/meat-loaf-dead-health-conditions-evg |url-status=live}}</ref>

At the 2019 [[Texas Frightmare Weekend]] at the [[Hyatt]] Regency DFW hotel, Meat Loaf fell off an interview stage and broke his [[clavicle]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Sam |title=Meat Loaf reportedly breaks collarbone after falling off stage |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/meat-loaf-reportedly-suffers-broken-collarbone-falling-off-stage-2484987 |work=[[NME]] |date=May 7, 2019 |archive-date=February 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226181959/https://www.nme.com/news/music/meat-loaf-reportedly-suffers-broken-collarbone-falling-off-stage-2484987 |url-status=live}}</ref> Meat Loaf and his wife sued Texas Frightmare Weekend and Hyatt due to the accident.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/meatloaf-hyatt.pdf |title=Michael Lee Aday and Deborah Lee Gillespie Aday, Plaintiffs, vs. Hyatt Corporation d/b/a Hyatt Regency DFW; and Texas Frightmare Weekend, LLC, Defendants |date=January 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/meat-loaf-entertainment-texas-lawsuits-dallas-b6fa1b21aa293fde922a78ddaeb25b06 |title=Meat Loaf sues hotel, blaming negligence for disabling fall |work=[[Associated Press]] |date=January 14, 2020}}</ref>

===Death===
Meat Loaf died in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], on the evening of January 20, 2022, at the age of 74. No official [[cause of death]] was released.<ref name=cbsdied/> He was reportedly ill with COVID-19 earlier in January, and reporting by [[TMZ]] suggested that he died from COVID-19 complications.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rodriguez |first=Katherine |date=January 27, 2022 |title=Howard Stern wants Meat Loaf's survivors to advocate for COVID-19 vaccines |work=[[The Patriot-News]] |url=https://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2022/01/howard-stern-wants-meat-loafs-survivors-to-advocate-for-covid-19-vaccines.html?e=27466ea18de088f6092383835123372f}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Koehn |first1=Alexandra |title=Music City remembers music legend Meat Loaf |url=https://www.newschannel5.com/news/music-city-remembers-music-legend-meat-loaf |work=[[WTVF]] |date=January 21, 2022}}</ref> As his health rapidly declined, his two daughters rushed to see him in the hospital with his wife being beside him as he died.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Nelson |first1=Jeff |last2=Duncan |first2=Gabrielle |date=January 24, 2022 |title=Meat Loaf's Wife Deborah Aday Recalls Love Story with Late Husband: 'He Was My World' |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |url=https://people.com/music/meat-loaf-wife-deborah-aday-recalls-their-love-story/ |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124221146/https://people.com/music/meat-loaf-wife-deborah-aday-recalls-their-love-story/ |url-status=live}}</ref> His daughter had posted to [[Instagram]] in early January that: "We are not sick, but we have too many friends and family testing positive [for COVID-19] right now, positive but doing OK."<ref name=":1" /> Notable people who posted tributes include [[Bonnie Tyler]], [[Cher]], [[Brian May]], [[Boy George]], [[Travis Tritt]], [[Marlee Matlin]], [[Stephen Fry]], and his ''Rocky Horror'' co-star [[Nell Campbell]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/01/21/meat-loaf-dead-tributes/ |title=Meat Loaf tributes pour in as fans remember 'rare and rather wonderful' showman, 'rebellious chameleon' |first1=Adela |last1=Suliman |first2=Marisa |last2=Iati |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=January 21, 2022 |url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Meat Loaf dies: Bonnie Tyler, Cher and Brian May lead tributes to singer and actor after death aged 74 |url=https://news.sky.com/story/the-vaults-of-heaven-will-be-ringing-with-rock-cher-bonnie-tyler-and-brian-may-lead-tributes-to-meat-loaf-12521812 |work=[[Sky News]] |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121235715/https://news.sky.com/story/the-vaults-of-heaven-will-be-ringing-with-rock-cher-bonnie-tyler-and-brian-may-lead-tributes-to-meat-loaf-12521812 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=rift>{{cite news |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-trump-meat-loaf-20220121-witfpmuq4fbzfgsuveky6um5g4-story.html |last=Goldiner |first=Dave |date=January 21, 2022 |title=Trump calls Meat Loaf a 'great guy' despite rift over run for president |work=[[New York Daily News]] |url-access=limited |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121162457/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-trump-meat-loaf-20220121-witfpmuq4fbzfgsuveky6um5g4-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[King's Guard|Queen's Guard]] performed a rendition of "[[I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)]]."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/20220124131547/the-queens-guard-tribute-meat-loaf/ |title=The Queen's Guard make fans emotional with touching tribute to Meat Loaf |first=AINHOA |last=BARCELONA |work=[[Hello! (magazine)|Hello!]] |date=January 24, 2022}}</ref>