'Every night I come off stage and say "Please don't ever let me do that again"

*AndyK* · 22 Jun 2010, 12:12

Found here

Portrait of an artist: Meat Loaf, singer.

When did you discover you had a great voice?
I still haven't. There are explorers out there now trying to find it.

What one song would work as the soundtrack to your life?
My life's far too complicated to be summed up in one song. It would take 20 just to represent one single day.

Who or what have you sacrificed for your art?
Some of my kids' childhood. In the early 1980s, I got into a war with my management – they just kept on sueing me and I lost everything. So I had to go out on tour to make sure the electricity stayed on.

Do you suffer for your art?
Oh, absolutely. I've gone on stage with a broken leg, in a wheelchair, sick, on crutches. The only thing I haven't done is cut off my ear

What has been your biggest challenge?
My name. It works because people remember it, but it doesn't work because people don't take me seriously – it's like a Barnum and Bailey clown name. I've wanted to change it since 1972.

What's the greatest threat to music today?
People getting lazy. You hear musicians saying: "Oh God, I don't want to make an album, it takes so long." My mouth just hangs open. When I was starting out, that's all anybody with any credibility wanted to do.

Have you ever had an embarrassing moment on stage?
[COLOR=black]Every night. My gigs are built on improvisation: I go out there and I'm like the Energizer bunny. Every night, I come off and go into the band's room and say: "Please don't ever let me do that again."

Complete this sentence: At heart I'm just a frustrated . . .
Comedian

What's the best advice anyone ever gave you?
When we were doing the musical Hair, on Broadway in 1970, [actor and singer] Ted Neeley said to me: "You have something that other people don't have, but you're not taken seriously. You need to commit." So I did.

What's the worst thing anyone has ever said about you?
A critic with the IQ of a squirrel once wrote of me: "He's exposed for the rock charlatan that he really is." If someone doesn't like my record, fine – but this was like I'd run over his grandmother with a truck. I'm going to find that guy and I'm going to rock his world.

In short

Born: Dallas, 1947.
Career: 11 studio albums, including Bat Out of Hell I, II and III; film appearances in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Fight Club. Hang Cool Teddy Bear is out now on Virgin.
High point: "I've had so many highs – and lows. You can be on top of the world, and the next [thing] you're trapped in a wellwith a lid on top of it."

robgomm · 22 Jun 2010, 20:34

Nice find!

*AndyK* · 22 Jun 2010, 22:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by robgomm

Nice find!

Thank you ... I aim to please

Evil One · 22 Jun 2010, 22:20

Are you aware that anyone with a dark background has to highlight the text to read it?

*AndyK* · 22 Jun 2010, 22:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evil One

Are you aware that anyone with a dark background has to highlight the text to read it?

I wasn't, but it's fixed now, another satisfied customer

LisaT · 23 Jun 2010, 01:18

Thanks for the post Andy - cool interview.

mib · 24 Jun 2010, 20:02

Great find, thanks for that.

22 Jun 2010, 12:12	#1
AndyK Relentless Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Over the top..... seeing what's on the other side Posts: 18,694	'Every night I come off stage and say "Please don't ever let me do that again" Found here Portrait of an artist: Meat Loaf, singer. When did you discover you had a great voice? I still haven't. There are explorers out there now trying to find it. What one song would work as the soundtrack to your life? My life's far too complicated to be summed up in one song. It would take 20 just to represent one single day. Who or what have you sacrificed for your art? Some of my kids' childhood. In the early 1980s, I got into a war with my management – they just kept on sueing me and I lost everything. So I had to go out on tour to make sure the electricity stayed on. Do you suffer for your art? Oh, absolutely. I've gone on stage with a broken leg, in a wheelchair, sick, on crutches. The only thing I haven't done is cut off my ear What has been your biggest challenge? My name. It works because people remember it, but it doesn't work because people don't take me seriously – it's like a Barnum and Bailey clown name. I've wanted to change it since 1972. What's the greatest threat to music today? People getting lazy. You hear musicians saying: "Oh God, I don't want to make an album, it takes so long." My mouth just hangs open. When I was starting out, that's all anybody with any credibility wanted to do. Have you ever had an embarrassing moment on stage? [COLOR=black]Every night. My gigs are built on improvisation: I go out there and I'm like the Energizer bunny. Every night, I come off and go into the band's room and say: "Please don't ever let me do that again." Complete this sentence: At heart I'm just a frustrated . . . Comedian What's the best advice anyone ever gave you? When we were doing the musical Hair, on Broadway in 1970, [actor and singer] Ted Neeley said to me: "You have something that other people don't have, but you're not taken seriously. You need to commit." So I did. What's the worst thing anyone has ever said about you? A critic with the IQ of a squirrel once wrote of me: "He's exposed for the rock charlatan that he really is." If someone doesn't like my record, fine – but this was like I'd run over his grandmother with a truck. I'm going to find that guy and I'm going to rock his world. In short Born: Dallas, 1947. Career: 11 studio albums, including Bat Out of Hell I, II and III; film appearances in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Fight Club. Hang Cool Teddy Bear is out now on Virgin. High point: "I've had so many highs – and lows. You can be on top of the world, and the next [thing] you're trapped in a wellwith a lid on top of it." Last edited by AndyK; 22 Jun 2010 at 22:24.

22 Jun 2010, 20:34	#2
robgomm Mega Loafer Join Date: 22.10.2006 Location: Hemel Hempstead, UK Posts: 1,671	Nice find!

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Evil One Mega Loafer Join Date: 15.01.2007 Posts: 5,192	Are you aware that anyone with a dark background has to highlight the text to read it?

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LisaT Super Loafer Join Date: 10.02.2006 Location: Southampton, UK Posts: 662	Thanks for the post Andy - cool interview.

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mib Medium/Paranormal Investigator Join Date: 22.12.2006 Location: Swansea,Wales. Posts: 253	Great find, thanks for that.