Meat Loaf

If Carrie Symonds wants to master the grand gesture, she should listen to Meat Loaf | Hadley Freeman

Spending money you don’t actually have is a classic sign of someone not being honest about who they are

Hadley Freeman

08, May, 2021 @8:00 AM

Jim Steinman obituary

Composer and songwriter who masterminded Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell, one of the biggest-selling albums of all time

Adam Sweeting

22, Apr, 2021 @5:27 PM

Jim Steinman, master of the power ballad, gave pop an operatic energy

The brilliant songwriter for Meat Loaf, Céline Dion and Bonnie Tyler, who has died aged 73, reminded us that pop music should involve fantasy and a sense of the ridiculous

Alexis Petridis

21, Apr, 2021 @1:47 PM

Do it like Dishoom: favourite dishes from UK restaurants to cook at home

Set the table! You’re staying in again, but these recipes will make you feel you’re going out to eat

Anna Berrill

17, Apr, 2020 @2:11 PM

Meat Loaf will do anything for love – but he won’t sing on his new tour

The Bat Out of Hell star is reportedly going on the road – but with the American Idol winner Caleb Johnson doing the actual singing. Is this proof that any job can be outsourced?

02, Jul, 2018 @1:34 PM

Bat Out of Hell review – Meat Loaf musical thunders through the hits

Jim Steinman’s perky lyrics are often overpowered in this musical juggernaut, but his roaring choruses and fairytale plot are built for the ENO’s stage

Mark Lawson

20, Jun, 2017 @10:00 PM

Who's that girl? The famous faces gracing music videos … and those best forgotten

Natalie Portman turns up in James Blake’s latest video, following in the footsteps of Christopher Walken, Tom Hanks and – embarrassingly – Angelina Jolie

Stuart Heritage

21, Mar, 2017 @3:59 PM

‘As long as there are hairbrushes, people will sing’ – the best of 2016’s webchats

Jon Bon Jovi’s key change killer, Gemma Arterton’s weep-off with Glenn Close, the weirdest thing that ever happened to Harry Shearer … here are the highlights of 2016’s culture webchats

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

29, Dec, 2016 @7:00 AM

Meat Loaf webchat – your questions answered on his health, Rocky Horror and method acting

The singer – whose Bat Out of Hell is now becoming a musical – answered your questions on everything from Bonnie Tyler to the Hairy Bikers. Read his responses here

02, Nov, 2016 @2:15 PM

Meat Loaf: 'The only thing I'll do after this is a Christmas record'

The rock singer talks about his new (and final?) album Braver Than We Are, serial comebacks, and how he’s never lost a fist fight

Dave Simpson

22, Sep, 2016 @12:00 PM

Meat Loaf goes on new fitness regime after collapsing on stage

The singer says he has lost 20lbs since incident in Canada last month and is due to start physical therapy and gym training sessions four times a week

Guardian music

12, Jul, 2016 @10:21 AM