Meat Loaf, the larger-than-life singer whose bombastic rock opera "Bat Out of Hell" is one of the best-selling albums of all time, has died at the age of 74, according to a statement on his verified Facebook page .
"Our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable Meat Loaf passed away tonight along with his wife, Deborah," the statement read. "Daughters Pearl and Amanda and close friends have been with him for the past 24 hours."
Meat Loaf's agent confirmed his death to CNN. No cause of death was shared.
The singer, whose real name is Marvin Lee Ade, was born in Dallas.
Meat Loaf's two biggest albums - 1977's "Bat Out of Hell" and 1993's follow-up "Bat Out of Hell II: Back in Hell" - produced several hit singles, including "Paradise by the Dashboard Light", "Too Out". build out. Three Ain't Bad" and "I Do Anything for Love (But I'll Do That)."
He also won a Grammy for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance in 1993 for the song "I'll Do Anything for Love".
Meat Loaf performs in the United Kingdom in 1994.
Meat Loaf also appeared in several television shows and movies, including the cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "Fight Club" and "Way's World."
The singer admitted that physical problems affected his ability to perform. But in November, he posted on Facebook that he would have four back surgeries and be back in the studio in the new year.
“The last surgery hurt everything. Before the last surgery I was still trying to do the show, only then some of you saw or heard me falling on stage and finally stopping the tour in the UK. I was high Couldn't hit notes because back pain. Not a mild back pain. Pain that will take you to your knees," he wrote.
In 2016, a meat loaf collapsed at a concert in the Canadian city of Edmonton and was hospitalized. The cause was dehydration, a spokesman said at the time.
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