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In the early 1980s, I got into a war with my management - they just kept on sueing me and I lost everything. So I had to go out on tour to make sure the electricity stayed on.

Meat Loaf

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Meat Loaf
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: September 27
Actor
Guitarist
Musician
Record Producer
Singer-Songwriter
Dallas
Texas
Marvin Lee Aday
Michael Lee Aday
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Electricity

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