A performer whose tongue-in-cheek, over-the-top performances gained him world-wide fame and millions of fans has passed away.

Meat Loaf, who reached super stardom in the 1970s with his breakout album Bat Out of Hell passed away on Thursday at the age of 74.

Marvin Lee Aday, who gained the nickname Meat Loaf through a football coach, started his career in a series of bands and by landing parts in musical theatre including the Los Angeles productions of Hair and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

It was in 1977 that Meat Loaf became a household name with the release of Bat Out of Hell—an album that included classic hits like “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” and “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad”.

His career was revived in the 1990s with the release of Bat Out of Hell II in 1993 that included the smash hit “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)”.

His performance at an outdoor concert at Quidi Vidi Lake in 1993 as the opening act for Def Leppard is still remembered among many of the thousands who attended as an outstanding and entertaining musical experience.