Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Meat Loaf, Jim Steinman, Marion Raven, Bruce Kulick, Ted Neeley, Alan Merrill, Neverland Express, Paul Crook, Patti Russo, Bob Kulick, Kasim Sulton, Terry Williams, Davey Johnstone, Karla DeVito, Rory Dodd, Pearl Aday, Doreen Chanter, Steve Hunter, Aspen Miller, Pat Thrall, Eric Troyer, Paul Jacobs, Tom Brislin, John Miceli, Chuck Burgi. Excerpt: Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947), better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, is an American rock musician and actor. He is noted for the Bat Out of Hell album trilogy consisting of Bat Out of Hell, Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose. Bat Out of Hell has sold more than 43 million copies. After more than 30 years, it still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually and stayed on the charts for over nine years, making it one of the best selling albums of all time. Although he enjoyed success with Bat Out of Hell and Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell and earned a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo for a track on the latter album, Meat Loaf experienced some initial difficulty establishing a steady career within his native US. However, he has retained iconic status and popularity in Europe, especially the UK, where he ranks 23rd for the number of weeks overall spent on the charts. He ranked 96th on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock." Meat Loaf has also appeared in over 50 movies or television shows, sometimes as himself or as characters resembling his stage persona. His most notable roles include Eddie in the American premiere of The Rocky Horror Show and The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Robert "Bob" Paulson in Fight Club. Meat Loaf was born Marvin Lee Aday in Houston, Texas. He was the first child of Wilma Artie (nee Hukel), a school teacher and a member of the Vo-di-o-do Girls...