If losing Bob Saget wasn’t big enough of a blow, today we say goodbye to rock legend Meat Loaf, the Canadian musician behind Bat Out of Hell, one of the best-selling albums of all time, who was also a well-respected actor in his lengthy and remarkable career. He passed away at the age of 74, according to a statement on his verified Facebook page.
“Our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable Meat Loaf passed away tonight with his wife Deborah by his side,” the statement reads. “Daughters Pearl and Amanda and close friends have been with him throughout the last 24 hours.”
No cause of death has been released.
Meat Loaf, whose real name was Marvin Lee Aday, starred in the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which continues to be the longest-running release in movie history.
The celebrated artist also had a prominent role in Fight Club, and also can be seen in Wayne’s World as well as the 1992 “Tales from the Crypt” episode What’s Cookin’ and “Masters of Horror” film Pelts from director Dario Argento.
Meat Loaf’s two biggest albums — 1977’s Bat Out of Hell and the 1993 follow-up Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell — produced numerous hit singles, including “Paradise by the Dashboard Light,” “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” and “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)”, notes CNN, who confirmed the news.
They add that he also won a Grammy in 1993 for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for the song “I’d Do Anything for Love.”