Meat Loaf was born in Texas, and moved to Los Angeles in 1967 to play in local bands and appear in musicals such as Hair and As You Like It. He made his film debut with a memorable role in cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). In 1977, he and lyricist Jim Steinman released an operatic rock album called Bat Out Of Hell? the record was huge and has sold 35,000,000 copies worldwide. However, the tour promoting the album took a toll on Meat's voice and left him unable to sing on the fo ...[Read Story]