Meat Loaf upset fans with broken voice

[mrs.v]

Meat Loaf Upset Fans With Broken Voice

Rocker Meat Loaf turned fans against him at a show in Vancouver, Canada last year when his voice gave up mid-song. The "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" hitmaker lost his voice during his warm-up routine for the show, but he felt so sure adrenalin and a dose of energy drinks and vitamins would help him make it through the concert he refused to cancel.
Then an hour into the gig, he could no longer sing.
He recalls, "Soundcheck was a little rough and it didn't really bother me but, as we got to 8pm, I did my warm-up where I sing with the piano and nothing was coming out. I kept singing and singing and said, 'OK, it's there, let's go.' It was one hour, one minute and 56 seconds into the show and my voice stopped in front of 16,000 people. It felt like the last show I'll ever do. I even said that to the audience: 'Look, I want to thank you, it's been great but my voice is gone and I don't know if I'll ever be back.' There were 16,000 angry people at me. I got a lot of angry hate mail. They wanted refunds."



Meat Loaf Upset Fans With Broken Voice - Starpulse Entertainment News Blog

[Charmed Hour]

I saw him a few years back at the Beacon here in NYC. The show was horrible; he sounded terrible, and his back up singers sounded like shreeking Banshees.

[cynic]

I can't blame the guy if his voice gave out, but surely a 50% refund would have been in order?

These old rockers gotta figure out that the show should NOT always go on. Vocal cords and lungs age, too......time to hang it up.....

[NicoleWasHere]

Am I the only one who's never found anything special about Meat Loaf? His music isn't that great, IMO.

[Dixie Normos]

^ You're not alone. The only Meatloaf I like is on ice...a la Rocky Horror Picture Show.

[sparkly]

I never liked Meat Loaf, nor do I think he's that talented.