Meat Loaf Told A Fan Three Weeks Ago That He d Recently Had An Endoscopy And Complained About Never-ending Lockdowns And Restrictions Telling The Fan In A Cameo Video: COVID s A Drag But You Can Blame China

Meat Loaf told a fan three weeks ago that he'd recently had an endoscopy and complained about never-ending lockdowns and restrictions, telling the fan in a Cameo video: 'COVID's a drag, but you can blame China.
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In the paid-for Cameo video, he tried to sing Happy Birthday to a fan called Marty but his voice croaked.

'I can't really sing too well because I had anesthesia today and I had a pipe shoved down my throat. An endoscopy this morning. Ugh, Marty take care'
March last year: Singer Meat Loaf and country artist John Rich perform at Redneck Riviera Nashville on March 27, 2021 in what was his final show
Meat Loaf and country artist John Rich performed at Redneck Riviera Nashville on March 27, 2021 in Nashville.

It was his last show
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Cast members of Bat Out of Hell the Musical perform the shows pay tribute to Meat Loaf during a performance at the the New Wimbledon Theatre, south west London, last night
Rob Fowler (holding microphone) leads members of the cast of Bat Out Of Hell in paying tribute to Meat Loaf during their curtain call at New Wimbledon Theatre
Members of the audience join cast members of Bat Out of Hell the Musical to pay tribute to Meat Loaf after a performance at the the New Wimbledon Theatre, south west London
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Before their joint performance in March 2021, https://pinfaves.com/peter-jackson-weight-loss/ Meat Loaf and John Rich were photographed promoting whiskey at the Redneck Riviera Nashville
This is believed to be the last picture of Meat Loaf in public.

It was taken on November 21 in Nashville, at a benefit for the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation 
On January 7, the singer's daughter posted that a number of her friends and family had tested positive but were doing 'ok' because they were all vaccinated.

She did not specify in the post whether her father was one of them
American singer Meat Loaf sold more than 100million albums worldwide and starred in 65 movies.

He is pictured in 1993
US singer Meat Loaf, whose hits included Bat Out of Hell, has died aged 74, a statement on his official Facebook page said
The singer is pictured with his two daughters, Pearl, left, and Amanda, right, in 1998. 
The singer is shown with daughter Pearl Aday in 2012.

She said that members of her family had recently tested positive for COVID on January 7
Meat Loaf, who was severely asthmatic and battled a range of other health issues before the pandemic, said: 'Oh, I'm scared to death!
You kidding me? But I'm sorry, I understood stopping life for a little while, but they cannot continue to stop life because of politics. And right now they're stopping because of politics. And on CNN last night, it finally came out that the masks we're all wearing are useless.

But I've known that for six months. They don't do anything. They don't stop you from getting COVID. They're just a nuisance and make your nose itch and make it so you can't breathe.' 
The reporter said: 'Oh, God. We're being controlled by everybody' to which he replied: 'Yeah, I know.
But not me. If I die, I die, but I'm not going to be controlled.'  
Sources told TMZ that he would also rail against vaccine mandates, particularly in Australia.  In May last year, he shared Eric Clapton and Van Morrison's anti-lockdown post Stand and Deliver.  
The pair released the song to raise money for struggling artists and musicians whose careers were stamped out by COVID and in particular, the punitive measures in the UK against the music industry. 
Meat Loaf said of it: 'A song of Great Interest preformed by someone I know named Eric and someone I met named Van. A song of great interest and learning.

Listen and Learn. Love you much.' 
The singer, who was born Marvin Lee Aday, died with his wife Deborah at his side - and while no cause or other details were given by his family, he had suffered numerous health scares over the years.
Meat Loaf had an extraordinary career over six decades with the Bat Out Of Hell trilogy among his most popular musical offerings. 
His hits included the near ten-minute title track from Bat Out Of Hell, Paradise By The Dashboard Light from the same album, and I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) from 1993 album Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell. 
The single I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) reached number one in 28 countries and earned him a Grammy award.

The rocker also played the role of Eddie in the 1975 musical film The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Among those paying tribute to Meat Loaf today were singer Cher, who said she had 'so much fun' when she worked with him, and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber who said the 'vaults of heaven will be ringing with rock'. 
In 2016 he was honoured with the Hero Award at the annual Q Awards music ceremony, which he dedicated to everyday heroes and called on people to 'bring love back into this world'.

His career spanned more than just music, with the musician also featured in a string of films including 1999's Fight Club and 1992's Wayne's World.
Bat Out Of Hell was also adapted as a stage musical, which premiered in Manchester in 2017 after being written by long-time collaborator Jim Steinman and featured some of the star's best loved hits.

It is currently on a UK tour.
Meat Loaf had spoken openly about health issues that had plagued him, notably asthma, which caused him to collapse on stage during a concert in Pittsburgh in 2011, and in 2003 he collapsed at Wembley Arena in London and was admitted to hospital. 
He later held a press conference in Kensington to reassure fans about his health.

Then, following an on-stage collapse in Canada in 2016, a statement said it was due to 'severe dehydration'.
Meat Loaf and his wife Deborah at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in February 2008.

She was by her husband's side when he died
Prince Charles meets singers including Meat Loaf and Beyonce following 'Party in the Park' at Hyde Park in London in 2003
Meat Loaf and Cher pose with Des Lynam (centre) after they joined him on The Des Lynam Show on BBC Radio 2 in 1998
Meat Loaf (right) with long-time collaborator Jim Steinman (left) in March 1978.

Mr Steinman died in April last year
Texas-born Meat Loaf performs on NBC's 'Today' show in New York in October 2006.

His family said today that he had died
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Born in Dallas in 1947, Meat Loaf found early success on the stage in the 1970s, performing in the Broadway musicals Hair and The Rocky Horror Show - before he switched focus to rock music around 1972.
Meat Loaf started collaborating with Mr Steinman - who died last April - on a debut album that year which showcased his powerful voice and established his leather-clad, motorcycle-riding rock persona. 
The singer will be best remembered for famously singing in Bat Out Of Hell: 'Like a bat out of hell I'll be gone when the morning comes; When the night is over, like a bat out of hell, I'll be gone, gone, gone.'
He is survived by his wife Deborah Gillespie - who is from Canada and married him in 2007 - and by daughters Pearl Aday, a singer who went on tour with him; and Amanda Aday, an actress from the HBO series Carnivale. 
He had both children with his first wife Leslie Edmonds, whom he met when she was working as a secretary at Bearsville Studios - and they were married from 1978 to 2001.

Pearl is married to Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian.
The alleged origins of his stage name range from his weight to a favourite recipe of his mother's - and he renamed himself Michael Lee Aday in 1984 after a Levi's TV advert referred to how 'Poor fat Marvin can't wear Levi's.' 
The singer also went by the name 'Meat Loaf' off stage - and this was even printed on his passport, but he decided to switch it back to Michael after running into trouble in Germany where he was kept in immigration for six hours. 
One of his most famous anecdotes was the claim that he once grabbed Prince Andrew and screamed 'I don't give a s*** who you are' after the two were reportedly involved in a brawl over Sarah Ferguson. He alleged that the Duke of York tried pushing him into a moat while they were filming for the one-off charity event It's a Royal Knockout.
He told the Guardian that at the event in Staffordshire in 1987, he grabbed the royal, who allegedly warned the star about flirting with his then-wife Sarah and told him: 'You can't touch me.

I'm royal'. Meat Loaf is reported to have bluntly informed a 'jealous' Andrew: 'I don't give a s*** who you are', before pushing him back.
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A statement by Meat Loaf's family posted on the star's Facebook page this morning said: 'Our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable Meat Loaf passed away tonight with his wife Deborah by his side. Daughters Pearl and Amanda and close friends have been with him throughout the last 24 hours.
'His amazing career spanned six decades that saw him sell over 100million albums worldwide and star in over 65 movies, including Fight Club, Focus, Rocky Horror Picture Show and Wayne's World.

Bat Out of Hell remains one of the top ten selling albums of all time.'
The post added: 'We know how much he meant to so many of you and we truly appreciate all of the love and support as we move through this time of grief in losing such an inspiring artist and beautiful man. We thank you for your understanding of our need for privacy at this time.

From his heart to your souls... don't ever stop rocking!'
Meat Loaf initially made his name in theatre productions, including a Broadway run of Hair, and spoke in 2012 about his roots as an actor. He said: 'I started as an actor, I am an actor.
I started in New York in theatre, almost 10 years before Bat came out.
'While other people were playing out in bars and doing music, I was doing theatre, so that's why Jim (Steinman) and I struggled so much because Jim and I both came from theatre, and they went 'You're not rock people.

You're theatre people. Theatre people don't make records'. The public didn't care, but I've gone up against that my entire career.'
His long music career saw him release more than ten albums, with his final studio album, Braver Than We Are, coming out in 2012.
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