DREAM THEATER Keyboardist JORDAN RUDESS - "In The Late 80s, I Was Asked To Audition For MEAT LOAF"; Video
January 21, 2022, 2 years ago
Rock singer and actor, Meat Loaf (real name Marvin Lee Aday), passed away yesterday (January 20) at the age of 74.
Dream Theater keyboardist, Jordan Rudess, has released the video below, along with the following message:
"In the late 80s, I was asked to audition for Meat Loaf. I had about a day to prep. We didn't have streaming services and couldn't access sheet music on Google in those days. So I ran out and bought a few Meat Loaf CDs and transcribed the songs I needed to learn for the audition. I practiced a few songs from Bat Out of Hell and some other Meat Loaf hits and felt fairly prepared walking into the room.
"We were kind of broke at the time and this job, besides being super cool to play with Meat Loaf and his excellent band, could provide much needed financial relief. I'm thinking, I nailed it. It's going to happen.
"After the audition, Meat Loaf turns to me and says, 'Man, what is someone as talented as you doing auditioning for a fat fuck like me. You belong in Carnegie Hall, not on my stage.' I didn't get the job but that's OK. Other good things were about to happen...
"RIP Meat Loaf"
(Meat Loaf photo - Webster Public Relations)
