Meat Loaf was ‘seriously ill’ with COVID days before his death

Meat Loaf was ‘seriously ill’ with COVID days before his death: report

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"Before the back surgeries I was still trying to do shows, that’s when some of you saw or heard of me collapsing on stage and finally stopping the tour in the UK. I couldn't hit high notes because of back pain. Not a slight back pain. Pain that would bring you to your knees."

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