In this first instalment of the Meat Loaf story we explore Marvin Lee Aday's childhood as he struggled with being raised in a strict Christian household alongside his abusive alcoholic father Orvis and his "angel" of a mother Wilma. As we discover the origin of the name Meat Loaf, the severe bullying Meat endured while attending school due to  his weight, his incredible interaction with President JFK on the day he was assassinated, Meat's dramatic journey to LA after a violent interaction with his father which drove him out of the family home and we discover how Meatloaf first entered the theatre scene, finding himself in the cast of Hair and The Rocky Horror Show before meeting the brains behind the masterpiece that was the Bat Out Of Hell album, Jim Steinman. All that and more in this incredible first part of the Meat Loaf story.

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