Meat Loaf: I think of myself as an actor… not a singer

Meat Loaf performing on the stage at Live at the Marquee Cork 2008 last night.

Meat Loaf preferred to think of himself as an actor rather than a singer, according to a newly published interview.

The late US rocker said he needed to “find the character” before singing a song, otherwise there was “no meaning or reason to sing it”.