TMZ reporting Meatloaf died of COVID and railed against Aussie vaxx mandates...

[hlthe2b]

As stated earlier, I know he turned into a looney and a Trumpster later in life but I celebrate his early career when his musical theatrical talents were matched by no one.

just now
TMZ reports that Meat Loaf died from Covid

According to US news website TMZ the star had fallen 'seriously ill' with Covid.

TMZ reports, "Sources with knowledge tell TMZ ... he was supposed to attend a business dinner earlier this week for a show he's working on -- "I'd Do Anything for Love" -- but the dinner was canceled because he became seriously ill with COVID."

According to TMZ he was "outspoken about COVID, railing with folks in Australia recently about vaccine mandates."

It is not known whether Meat Loaf was vaccinated.

https://www.tmz.com/2022/01/21/meat-loaf-dead-dies-singer/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/17394582/meatloaf-died-death-singer-dead-bat-out-hell-cause/

[underpants]

1. He was a Trumper for sure.

He was on that stupid reality show at least once maybe twice.

[SouthernIrish]

2. He also voted for tfg.

He said that Greta Thornburg was brainwashed. I'll not be sending thoughts and prayers to anyone that is anti vaccine.

[USALiberal]

3. Matched by no one??????

[PJMcK]

6. Yeah, I caught that, too

Meat Loaf had tremendous success selling 100 million records worldwide. That’s impressive.

Still, there are plenty of musicians and singers who are better at their crafts.

“Matched by no one” indeed.

[NanceGreggs]

11. There was actually a big scandal ...

... involving bogus "Bat Out of Hell" sales. I was a writer for a music biz magazine at the time - it was pretty ugly.

I'm not saying that ML didn't legitimately sell millions of albums, but there were some rather huge discrepancies when the numbers were crunched on that particular LP.

[PJMcK]

14. 100 million is a big number

In pre-digital times, that could mean Meat Loaf earned tens of millions of dollars in royalties. That’s a lot of money and I’m not surprised to read that the sales figures were sketchy.

Of course, the music business has never fudged earnings nor royalties, (snark).

[NanceGreggs]

27. That was "the catch".

CBS Canada was claiming to have sold millions of albums, which I wrote about. I was then contacted by the organization that oversees the disbursement of publishing royalties - who wanted to know why the songwriters had not been paid what they were entitled to based on that number of sales.

They were very confrontational - wanted to know what the source of my article was. So I referred them back to CBS. By then, all "hell" was breaking loose - and investigations were underway.

I should point out that CBS Canada as a label had nothing to do with the wonky numbers - one of their top execs had acted on his own, and had literally scammed his entire branch into believing that the sales were legit.

[llmart]

9. +1

Yeah, that was a little over the top in my opinion.

[AngryOldDem]

19. This.

Never got the appeal of his bombast.

But sorry for his passing.

[WA-03 Democrat]

31. I like him in Rocky Horror Picture Show

Hot Pootie!

[FSogol]

37. Haw!

[Emile]

5. Well I'll BE A BAT OUT OF HELL another suicide for Trump.

[NightWatcher]

7. So, he would do anything for love but he wont do

a vaccine that had been proven safe and effective to prevent death from covid. His anti-covid speak and his pro trump-ness has cost him his life.

[EYESORE 9001]

8. Talents matched by no one?

[hlthe2b]

13. theatricality in his genre during that time period. Vent all you want. I have to treat these people

(anti-vaxxers/ rabid COVID deniers) every day and I can not give into hate.

[yardwork]

17. It's not "hate" to disagree that he was "matched by no one."

I think you're mixing up two things here. Disagreeing that Meat Loaf's artistic talent wasn't better than that of any other artist isn't the same as hating him.

Personally, I think Meat Loaf's songs were fun and catchy. I enjoyed his over the top performance style when I heard it on the radio or at a party, but I never bought any of his records and can't imagine sitting down to listen to an entire album at once. There are literally hundreds of artists whose music I prefer. That's not "hating" on Meat Loaf. I honor your opinion and choice. We just disagree.

It's too bad he became a Trumper and chose to be against the Covid vaccine. Sounds like he might have died of Covid. That's unfortunate. It's unfortunate that he may have influenced others against the vaccine. My saying that isn't "hate" either.

[hlthe2b]

25. I'm referring to the thread comments.

The worst, I note has been self-deleted. Glad you missed it.

[BlackSkimmer]

44. Believe it or not, someone told me no one here ever wished harm on trumpers or the unvaxxed.

Smh.

[yardwork]

51. Maybe you responded to the wrong poster?

You didn't respond to your OP. You responded to a particular post and accused them of venting and hating. All they had posted was a mild disagreement with your assessment of Mr. Loaf's artistic greatness.

[hlthe2b]

53. No. I answered their comment about their disagreement re: any talent on part of the deceased

and then I addressed the wider issue of the comments on the thread. As one does. I then clarified for the poster directly as to who I was discussing in terms of the other issues. Not looking for an argument. I have to deal with these people 7 days a week and in fact, just got off a shift where I was repeatedly cussed out trying to treat COVID patients and am heading to bed. (and no, I didn't respond back negatively at all. If I can do so--put aside my anger and resentment-- so too can others).

Have a nice evening.

[EYESORE 9001]

21. Disagreement is not 'venting'

[hlthe2b]

26. referring to the thread comments, the worst which was (thankfully) self-deleted.

[Clash City Rocker]

10. Someone should check on Ted Nugent

He’s in his seventies, and has a history of Cat Scratch Fever. He’s clearly high risk.

[BoomaofBandM]

38. Lol, I was just thinking how I was never a fan of Meatloaf, but had the bad taste of liking

Ted Nugent. It was only for a short time, and it was my experimental drug use time of my life. So who am I to judge.

[sky_masterson]

12. He would do anything for love but he won't do Vac.

Die for Donald

[LiberalArkie]

15. CNN reports that he died from unknown causes with his family with him. Another one bites the dust.

[hlthe2b]

16. All networks did initially. Whether TMZ is right or not will be seen, but they often have been

for celebrity deaths in the past and the reporting is linked. Not that that's an endorsement, mind you, but they do have their connections, abysmal as they might be.

[Johnny2X2X]

18. Sad

Totally preventable death, but he couldn't see past his own BS to see the truth and now he's dead for his lunacy.

The problem with the anti vaxxers is they're so wrapped up in themselves that they're incapable of learning through the mistakes of others. I used to think that, "well at least others will learn from this death", but they don't learn, they are not capable of learning until it happens to them. So instead of some Meatloaf fans saying to themselves, "oh man, I better get vaccinated", they'll just make excuses of it wasn't Covid really and he had comorbidities obviously. Very few if any people will get vaxxed because of this death, because the people resisting a safe and effective vaccine are too self centered.

[yardwork]

20. I've noticed that too. If they were rational thinkers they would already be vaxxed, though.

It's not really surprising, on reflection. Irrational choices beget more irrational choices. It's rare for people to change very much. Most of us continue about the same as we are.

[AngryOldDem]

30. I think it's martyrdom, too.

Yes, you’d think they’d learn by example. But, they see people like Meat Loaf as those who stood their ground against the government, Dems, Biden, the libs, health experts, and science, and they put that tool Dr. Fauci in his place, to boot. NOBODY is telling them what to do, dammit.

Now they’re pushing up daisies, or taking up space in hospitals, just one more lost statistic.

Good job, covidiots.

(Oh, one more thing…some of these people — lawmakers — scream “bodily autonomy” and not being told what to do with one’s body. Then these same people turn around and dictate women’s health issues. They either can’t see or won’t see the disconnect and hypocrisy.)

[rockfordfile]

22. If he died from covid then he's a pos on top of being a right-winger.

Really complaining about vaccine mandates so you can spread a deadly virus to killed other people.

[Generic Brad]

24. Soon the world will be filled with people who have smooth butts

All the assholes are removing themselves

[texasfiddler]

23. Cold Meatloaf. nt

[lagomorph777]

34. Revenge is best served cold.

[AngryOldDem]

28. These are such needless deaths.

I can’t understand those who refuse to get a shot that can save their life because…. (fill in the blank with whatever idiotic reason).

They’d rather go to the grave by trying to make some nonsense “point.”

(Disclaimer, before I get jumped on for “grave dancing”. I do recognize the difference between outright refusal to get a shot, and not being able to get one for a valid reason, or get the shots and get sick anyway. My beef is with those who take pride in their ignorance.)

[JohnSJ]

29. He was in the high risk category with his weight, and recall seeing a picture of him

using an oxygen mask during a concert years ago, which I suspect implies he may have asthma

That he would be part of a protest against vaccine mandates is obscene

[lagomorph777]

33. "It is not known whether Meat Loaf was vaccinated."

Given his rants, and his cause of death...

That's a big "NO".

[ForgedCrank]

35. Damn there sure

are some ugly and hateful comments in this thread.
I was never a Meatloaf fan, I especially hated that long dashboard light song. But, a lot more people did like his stuff than otherwise. He was an icon of the era, and his passing is yet another sad marker.

[jcgoldie]

36. So talented...

[Baitball Blogger]

39. Meatloaf: A name and an epitaph.

[jcgoldie]

40. Not to mention...

SO DELICIOUS!

[Ishoutandscream2]

41. I was in high school when he became big (no pun intended)

Never, ever understood his appeal! As a matter of fact, I found him downright awful. I guess I'm glad I wasn't a fan, because it's easier to give no fucks to a dumbass who denied the effectiveness of the vaccine and apparently chose not to take it. Give my worst to Herman Cain!

[sarisataka]

42. Too bad I enjoyed his music

And if not vaccinated, a preventable death.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

43. For this thread

Link to tweet

?s=20

[shrike3]

45. I don't know about anybody else, but I feel owned.

Meatloaf was a part of my youth, and I loved his music. It's a shame he made such a poor choice. I know everyone dies, but from what I've heard, Covid is one hell of a way to die.

[jmowreader]

46. I liked his songs

The Samuel L Jackson movie “Formula 51” cast him as the main villain, and he was good in that. (Well, as good as anyone needs to be in an early Sam Jackson B flick.)

However, this death isn’t a shock. We all knew he was a right winger. Being antivax just goes with the territory.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

47. RIP

I would do anything for love....

[bigtree]

48. killed him in a week

...like a bat out of hell.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

49. I knew he was a Republican long time ago

No excuse for stupidity however.

[mvd]

50. I enjoyed his music

Sorry to hear this. His politics haven’t been good for a while and he was stupid not to take precautions.

[Deep State Witch]

52. Not on Sorry Anti-Vaxxer Yet

I guess they're waiting for it to be confirmed by a reputable news source (not TMZ) as COVID.

[Clash City Rocker]

54. Here you go

https://www.sorryantivaxxer.com/post/meat-loaf-74-rock-star-unvaxxed-dead-from-covid

[Mr. Sparkle]

55. He was a Texan, so more than likely he was in the right wings media cult bubble.

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They should be held accountable for their crimes and the 100,000s of people who needlessly died believing their dangerous propaganda.