You've been cold to me so long, I'm crying icicles instead of tears.
You took the words right out of my mouth, it must have been while you were kissing me.
You know, people think I named myself Meat Loaf, even though I didn't. And they think anyone who would name himself Meat Loaf couldn't have an IQ higher than four.
You can lose yourself in pleasure, 'til your body's going numb, but will it ever be enough.
Who am I, why am I here? Forget the question, someone give me another beer.
When your name is on the marquee, you either get the glory or you get the hits.
When I do film, I really take on roles and I take on characters.
What about your school? It's defective, it's a pack of useless lies.
We carry the flame for all to see, the fire and passion of what we can be.
There's no explanation for success. Success just comes out of life.
There was a band in Australia named Midnight Oil, and they were a very, very political, and they literally hit you over the head with a hammer. U2 sometimes can hit you over the head with a rubber hammer.
There ain't no Coupe Deville hiding at the bottom of a Cracker Jacks box.
The day that I ever become hip... please shoot me and put me outta my misery!
The angels had guitars before they had wings.
Praying for the end of time, so I can end my time with you.
Open your eyes, I've got a big surprise, it will feel alright, I want to make your motor run.
Nothing ever grows in this rotting old hole.
My life's far too complicated to be summed up in one song. It would take 20 just to represent one single day.
My gigs are built on improvisation: I go out there and I'm like the Energizer bunny.
Maybe I'm damned if I do, but with every other beat I got left in my heart, you know I'd rather be damned with you.
Life is a lemon and I want my money back.
Just ask anybody who is getting old - everything starts hurting. For me, it's my shoulders, thumbs, knees and feet.
It's like people call me a rock star or this or that. And I go, 'Don't call me that. I don't think of myself in those terms. If you have to call me anything, call me a chameleon.
In The Land of the Pig, The Butcher Is King
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.
If you want my views of history, there's something you should know. The three men I admire the most are Curly, Larry, and Mo.
If you push me, I'll shove, I'm masculine. When she wants to play rough, I'm masculine.
If the thrill is gone, it's time to take it back.
I'm tired of words and I'm too hoarse to shout.
I'm asthmatic. I was a lot bigger back then, and I still get winded on stage today. But I've learned how to pace it now. I have musical breaks in there.
