The singer and actor died on Thursday at 74yo – the cause and other details have not been shared by his family. Born Marvin Lee Aday, he took his stage name from his first initials. Meat Loaf first found success on the Broadway stage in the musical Hair and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. But it was his 1977 album Bat Out of Hell (including the single of the same name) that turned him into an icon. It brought operatic rock to audiences “at a time when, in the face of disco and punk, it couldn’t have been more unfashionable,” wrote the New York Times. It was one of the greatest-selling albums of all time, and its tracks remain a feature of any good karaoke session. And then came his 90s resurgence with I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That). Meat Loaf had his ups and downs (including 2011’s disastrous AFL Grand Final appearance…), but he was remembered as a gentle guy who was a rock & roll powerhouse.