History Trivia / MeatLoaf

* NeverLearnedToRead: Despite his theatrical singing style, he never had a singing lesson in his life. It took its toll on him as time went on.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: Thanks to various lawsuits and legal troubles which forced him to declare bankrupt not long after ''Bat Out Of Hell'' was released, Meat didn’t get any royalties from the album until 1997, nearly ''20 years'' after the album’s release.

** He wasn't the biggest fan of ''Dead Ringer'' as he was going through [[CreatorBreakdown many personal issues]] while recording it. Most of the tracks from the album weren't performed for decades due to this; However, he still loved "Dead Ringer for Love", which he continued to play at almost every show and got added to ''Bat Out Of Hell'' for its various {{Updated Rerelease}}s.

** Meat had stated in late 2021 that he preparing a new album, scheduled to record in Janury 2022. Sadly the album never eventuated as Meat passed away that same month, prior to any recording taking place.

* BannedInChina: In his autobiography, Meat Loaf lamented how hard it was to perform his "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" number in Muslim countries, since he was not allowed to touch any of his female back up singers on stage. Also, the female back up singers had to cover their shoulders and midriffs to conform with [[UsefulNotes/IslamicDress]].

* BannedInChina: In his autobiography, Meat Loaf lamented how hard it was to perform his "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" number in Muslim countries, since he was not allowed to touch any of his female back up singers on stage. Also, the female back up singers had to cover their shoulders and midriffs to conform with IslamicDress.

** Jim Steinman’s album ''Bad For Good'' was intended to be a Meat Loaf album, but the damage Meat did to his voice and body on the initial ''Bat Out Of Hell'' tour rendered this impossible in the needed timeframe, so Steinman did the album himself. Meat later sang many of the songs on future albums.

** During the tour for the first ''Bat Out Of Hell'', someone broke into Jim Steinman’s dressing room and stole his lyric book, in which he had begun compiling songs for their follow-up album, ''Renegade Angel''. Steinman suffered a CreatorBreakdown over it, and while he was able to rewrite some of the songs from memory, he was so desperate in his attempt at reassembling songs rather than creating them that the album itself never eventuated; the songs that Steinman managed to recreate all appeared on future Meat Loaf albums, and the duo followed up with the album ''Dead Ringer''.

* NeverLearnedToRead: Despite his theatrical singing style, he never had a singing lesson in his life. It took its toll on him as time's gone on.

** Meat has gone on record, ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVFaXtnttM0#t=18m43s see here, for instance]]), as saying that he hates performing "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", mostly due to its massive success forcing him to overperform it.
** He's not the biggest fan of ''Dead Ringer'' as he was going through [[CreatorBreakdown many personal issues]] while recording it. Most of the tracks from the album haven't been performed in decades due to this; However, he still loves "Dead Ringer for Love", which he still plays at almost every show and got added to ''Bat Out Of Hell'' for its various {{Updated Rerelease}}s.
** He's also openly bashed ''Midnight at the Lost and Found'', calling it "that stupid album" and admitting that he only threw it together to please his label at the time.
** He regrets making ''Bat Out of Hell III'', and particularly the decision to record it without the involvement of Jim Steinman. He [[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/meat-loaf-talks-jim-steinman-reunion-onstage-collapse-124228/ told]] ''Rolling Stone'', "There is no ''Bat Out of Hell III''. That should have never happened. To me, that record is nonexistent. It doesn’t exist."
* FatalMethodActing: Several close aversions. His weight and improper singing techniques are infamously counterproductive to his bombastic performing style, which puts enormous strain on his heart. During one concert, he had to be rushed to the hospital after a particularly brutal performance of "I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" which caused his heart rate to skyrocket to ''nearly 300 BPM''! On another tour, he'd have an oxygen mask hidden backstage to be used whenever he felt lightheaded.

* NeverLearnedToRead: Despite his theatrical singing style, he's never had a singing lesson in his life. It's taken its toll on him as time's gone on.

* ActorAllusion: He once guest-starred in an episode of ''Series/{{House}}'' playing a guy named [[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow Eddie.]]

* CreatorBacklash: Meat has gone on record, ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVFaXtnttM0#t=18m43s see here, for instance]]), as saying that he hates performing "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", mostly due to its massive success forcing him to overperform it.

* ReferencedBy: Canadian ice dancers Natalie D'Alessandro and Bruce Waddell performed to "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o84ctNKyFfw their free dance]] during the 2019-2020 competitive season.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He once auditioned to be the singer for Ted Nugent's band.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: ''Stoney & Meatloaf'' has never been made available on streaming services and has only received vinyl releases (though unofficial CDs exist).

* Creator/MichaelBay directed the music videos for the singles from ''Bat Out of Hell II''.

** He's not the biggest fan of ''Dead Ringer'' as he was going through [[CreatorBreakdown many personal issues]] while recording it. Most of the tracks from the album haven't been performed in decades due to this; However, he still loves "Dead Ringer for Love", which he still plays at almost every show.

* CreatorBacklash: Meat has gone on record, ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVFaXtnttM0#t=18m43s see here, for instance]]), as saying that he hates performing "I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", mostly due to its massive success forcing him to overperform it.

* OneOfUs: He's a self-admitted theater/musical geek. It shows.

** In the early 80s, his main songwriter, Jim Steinman, offered him two songs, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Making Love Out of Nothing At All". However, due to payment disputes with Meat Loaf's record label, Jim took back the songs and gave them to Music/Bonnie Tyler and Music/AirSupply, respectively.