'A passionate, pacey tome you should do anything for a copy of' - Kerrang! 'I never wanted to be a big star. I just wanted to be the biggest at what I do! Powerful, unstoppable, heavy - when that word still meant something good!' - Meat Loaf, as told to Mick Wall 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. Now, on the eve of the 40th anniversary of Bat Out of Hell, the album that gave rise to Meat Loaf's astonishing career, and the premiere of Bat Out Of Hell: The Musical, 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. From a tumultuous childhood with an alcoholic father to the relentless abusive bullying he endured, nobody could have predicted Meat Loaf's meteoric rise to fame. But when the messianic rock opera Bat Out of Hell 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 rollercoaster 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. But just when it seemed like it was all over, the astonishing success of Bat Out of Hell II and the mega-hit 'I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)' marked an extraordinary new wave of success. Now, 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.
Berlioz The Making of an Artist
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Jack Parow Die ou met die snor by die bar
Daar is sappige staaltjies oor wilde partytjies, warm bokkies, dodgy plekke, trance-paarties en avonture in jacuzzi's, en hy lig ook die sluier oor sy ervarings met onder andere rofstoeiers, skoonheidskoninginne, polisiemanne, hipsters in nagklubs, 'n sanger wat hom wou bliksem, ooms wat hom van verhoë gegooi wil hê en 'n stewige tannie wat met 'n krieketkolf op hom afstorm.
Parow beantwoord ook taai vrae wat al deur mense aan hom gevra is, soos: Is dit waar wat hulle sê van 'n man met 'n lang pet? En: Hoe kry jy dit reg om jou snor so te hou dat girls dit onweerstaanbaar vind? Hy vertel die stories agter sy gewildste songs en draai nie doekies om oor wat hy van 'n klomp goed dink nie, soos die 'ou' Afrikaans en die 'nuwe' Afrikaans, die lewe in Suid-Afrika en wat dit regtig beteken om 'n rapper te wees. Die boek bevat ook die lirieke van baie van sy treffers en talle foto's wat nog nooit voorheen gesien is nie.
Die enigste omvattende gids tot die wêreld se klassieke musiekrepertoire in Afrikaans, is nou bygewerk en uitgebrei om ook 'n lys van aanbevole musiekwerke wat in enige basiese versameling tuishoort, en wat almal in die teks bespreek word, te verskaf. Met toeganklike, helder besprekings van meer as 700 musiekwerke en die verhale van die bekendste operas en balette, word die wêreld van klassiek musiek op besondere wyse aan die musiekliefhebber bekend gestel.