{"product_id":"like-a-bat-out-of-hell-isbn-9781409173526","title":"Like a Bat Out of Hell","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A passionate, pacey tome you should do anything for a copy of' \u003ci\u003e- Kerrang! \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I never wanted to be a big star. I just wanted to be the biggest at what I do! Powerful, unstoppable, heavy \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003ewhen that word still meant something good!\" - Meat Loaf, as told to Mick Wall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Everything in the story of Meat Loaf is big. From the place he was born  (Texas); to the family he was born into (his father weighed 22 stone,  his uncle weighed over 40 stone, while Meat Loaf himself weighed 17  stone before he was even in his teens); to the sound he made (a colossal  collision between Richard Wagner, Phil Spector and Bruce Springsteen);  and of course the records he sold - nearly 50 million in Britain and  America alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Now, on the eve of the 40th anniversary of \u003ci\u003eBat Out of Hell, \u003c\/i\u003ethe album that gave rise to Meat Loaf's astonishing career, and the premiere of \u003ci\u003eBat Out Of Hell: The Musical\u003c\/i\u003e,  Mick Wall, who has interviewed Meat Loaf on numerous occasions  throughout his career, pulls back the curtains to reveal the  soft-hearted soul behind the larger-than-life character he created for  himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From a tumultuous childhood with an alcoholic father  to the relentless abusive bullying from classmates and their parents  alike, nobody could have predicted Meat Loaf's meteoric rise to fame.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But when the messianic rock opera \u003ci\u003eBat Out of Hell\u003c\/i\u003e  was released in 1977, it became one of the biggest albums of all time,  selling over 45 million copies worldwide to date. Its release marked the  start of a roller-coaster ride of incredible highs and seemingly  career-ending lows. By the 80s, Meat Loaf was battling with drug and  alcohol addiction and escalating money problems that would eventually  lead to a nervous breakdown. But just when it seemed like it was all  over, the astonishing success of \u003ci\u003eBat Out of Hell II \u003c\/i\u003eand the mega-hit 'I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)' marked an extraordinary new wave of success. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow,  Mick Wall will bring this extraordinary story up to date, drawing on  the hours he spent with Meat Loaf, both in interviews and on tour, as  well as offering up a unique insight from those who have known him best.","brand":"Trapeze","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44893807214821,"sku":"NP9781409173526","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_c6db25c1-c0d2-41da-9fd0-1e4ff9ff8e1d.jpg?v=1773103379","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/like-a-bat-out-of-hell-isbn-9781409173526","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}