Diane
16 Nov 2005, 09:48
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Enjoy! :mrgreen: :
Bryn's a dead ringer for Loaf Nov 15 2005
By Gareth Bicknell, North Wales Daily Post
OPERA star Bryn Terfel last night revealed he often gets mobbed while out and about in New York - by Meatloaf fans.
The world-famous bass-baritone from Pantglas, near Caernarfon, claimed he is often mistaken for the American rocker, best known for topselling album Bat Out Of Hell.
Bryn said he was a fan of the Texan singer - real name Marvin Lee Aday - whose best known numbers include Dead Ringer For Love, Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad and the epic I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That).
Bryn was in New York earlier this year playing Falstaff at the city's Metropolitan Theatre.
He said yesterday: "People have come up to me in the street saying 'Hey, Meat-loaf, I love that song you do, Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad'.
"It was more when I had long hair. They'd ask for my autograph but I'd just say thanks for the compliment. It's quite funny."
He added: "I'm a huge fan of Meat-loaf's. He's a singer I love to go and see.
"I saw him in Melbourne last year when I was doing a concert there the next night.
"He's just brought out a DVD of that show and I was there watching it!"
"My favourite of his songs is Bat Out Of Hell but he's got some fantastic songs.
"They're like mini-operetta scenes and he's a real character. He's a different animal on stage. He loves to depict his songs.
"My wife Lesley loves him even more - she always plays him in the car.."
Bryn said he must have a "distin-guished face", adding he was mistaken for French actor Gerard Depardieu while in Paris.
But despite plans to increase his repertoire Bryn said he would not be singing Meatloaf songs.
"Never in a month of Sundays," he said.
"It would be wrong. You should draw the line at that. Where you've got somebody who sings that repertoire so fantastically you should just enjoy them doing it rather than trying it yourself."
Bryn is in North Wales next week to sing copies of his new album Simple Gifts at HMV in Llandudno.
The star will be at the store on Thursday, November 24 from 5pm.
He said: "I'll be there for as long as it takes. If there's three people there I'll stay for the three.
"If 3,000 turn up I'll stay for the 3,000. I think it's important to give something back to my own location."
The singer is also appearing at the Royal Variety Performance, at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, on Monday, November 21.
He will be performing a duet with Italian opera legend Andrea Bocelli who joined Bryn at the Faenol Festival in August.
Bryn said: "For such a prestigious show to be held at the WMC shows that it's a wonderful venue."
He is heading to Gleneagles in Scotland this weekend to celebrate his 40th birthday and said he was looking forward to spending Christmas with Lesley and his sons, Tomos, 11, Morgan, seven and four-year-old Deio Siôn.
Enjoy! :mrgreen: :
Bryn's a dead ringer for Loaf Nov 15 2005
By Gareth Bicknell, North Wales Daily Post
OPERA star Bryn Terfel last night revealed he often gets mobbed while out and about in New York - by Meatloaf fans.
The world-famous bass-baritone from Pantglas, near Caernarfon, claimed he is often mistaken for the American rocker, best known for topselling album Bat Out Of Hell.
Bryn said he was a fan of the Texan singer - real name Marvin Lee Aday - whose best known numbers include Dead Ringer For Love, Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad and the epic I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That).
Bryn was in New York earlier this year playing Falstaff at the city's Metropolitan Theatre.
He said yesterday: "People have come up to me in the street saying 'Hey, Meat-loaf, I love that song you do, Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad'.
"It was more when I had long hair. They'd ask for my autograph but I'd just say thanks for the compliment. It's quite funny."
He added: "I'm a huge fan of Meat-loaf's. He's a singer I love to go and see.
"I saw him in Melbourne last year when I was doing a concert there the next night.
"He's just brought out a DVD of that show and I was there watching it!"
"My favourite of his songs is Bat Out Of Hell but he's got some fantastic songs.
"They're like mini-operetta scenes and he's a real character. He's a different animal on stage. He loves to depict his songs.
"My wife Lesley loves him even more - she always plays him in the car.."
Bryn said he must have a "distin-guished face", adding he was mistaken for French actor Gerard Depardieu while in Paris.
But despite plans to increase his repertoire Bryn said he would not be singing Meatloaf songs.
"Never in a month of Sundays," he said.
"It would be wrong. You should draw the line at that. Where you've got somebody who sings that repertoire so fantastically you should just enjoy them doing it rather than trying it yourself."
Bryn is in North Wales next week to sing copies of his new album Simple Gifts at HMV in Llandudno.
The star will be at the store on Thursday, November 24 from 5pm.
He said: "I'll be there for as long as it takes. If there's three people there I'll stay for the three.
"If 3,000 turn up I'll stay for the 3,000. I think it's important to give something back to my own location."
The singer is also appearing at the Royal Variety Performance, at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, on Monday, November 21.
He will be performing a duet with Italian opera legend Andrea Bocelli who joined Bryn at the Faenol Festival in August.
Bryn said: "For such a prestigious show to be held at the WMC shows that it's a wonderful venue."
He is heading to Gleneagles in Scotland this weekend to celebrate his 40th birthday and said he was looking forward to spending Christmas with Lesley and his sons, Tomos, 11, Morgan, seven and four-year-old Deio Siôn.