Fellow musicians and celebrities reminisce about singer Meat Loaf on social media. The American rocker, who was also a creditable actor, passed away on Thursday at the age of 74, surrounded by his wife, daughters and close friends.
“Our hearts are broken – the unparalleled Meat Loaf has passed away,” the singer’s family wrote in a statement. “From his heart to your soul: never stop rocking!”. The family has not named a cause of death.
Singer Cher says on Twitter that she “had so much fun with Meat Loaf” when she duet with him Dead Ringer for Love recorded. That single came out in 1981.”Love and prayers for his family and close friends,” writes British singer Boy George. “He once rocked me in a Chinese restaurant.”
“Meat Loaf, what a legend. Rest in peace,” writes 80s icon Rick Astley with a photo with his fellow singer.
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, who wrote the song with composer and songwriter Jim Steinman A Kiss is a Terrible Thing to Waste made for Meat Loaf, predicts that “rock music will resound in the vaults of heaven”.
British writer Stephen Fry refers to the singer’s biggest hit, Paradise By The Dashboard Light. “I hope paradise is as you remember it from the dashboard light.” Fry notes that the singer could be terrifying and cuddly at the same time. “That is rare and very beautiful.”
Former President Donald Trump also reacts to the death of the rock icon. He got to know Meat Loaf during the recording of his television program Celebrity Apprentice, in which the singer participated in 2011. “He was a great guy. He was smart, talented, open and warm. He will be sorely missed!”
Like Trump, Republican politician and former presidential candidate Mitt Romney was associated with Meat Loaf. The singer performed during Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign and made it a standout moment:
“A gentle man, a generous soul and an extraordinary talent. The unique quality of his music will live on. I will miss his friendship,” said Romney.
Meat Loaf called his own political affiliations “schizophrenic”. In an interview with Esquire magazine in 2012, he said, “I’m neither right-wing nor left-wing, I don’t even know if I’m in the middle. I don’t know what that makes me. It makes me weird.”