R.I.P Jim Steinman
 

Can't find the words............

"Steinman died Monday in Connecticut, according to the state's medical examiner. The cause of death is unclear. We do know it appears it was sudden ... there was a medical emergency call to his home around 3:30 AM Sunday to transport a male patient."

So very, very sad. His music has seen me through some pretty tough times in one way or another. There will never be another like him.

Could this be a hoax?

Is TMZ reliable?

It is also being reported at Metro.co.uk, although they are referring to TMZ as the source. I remember TMZ breaking the news when Michael Jackson died and so hoping it to be a hoax as well.

So, so sad and devastated.

Jaquline confirmed on Facebook that this is indeed true.

God...I am absolutely shattered.

Thank you for everything, Jim.

The beat is yours, forever.

Godspeed, old friend.

• From kiddie discos at school friends' homes in The Netherlands around 1990 hearing the overpowering unbeatable "Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night...." chorus
• To all the songs, all of them, all the ideas, all the visual stuff, all the crazy stuff, all the beautiful stuff, all the spoken word stuff, all the inspiration you drew from and passed on
• To inspire me to tinker on keyboards teaching myself some piano and composition and doing some of my own performances with your music, even getting a wow reaction from a packed teenage crowd performing Anything for Love on keyboards in 1995 at the Patronaat in Haarlem, The Netherlands (unforgettable).
• To inspire me to learn about the importance of dynamics and counterpoint in music
• To inspiring me to discover Pandora's Box and other musicals from Andrew Lloyd Webber and beyond.
• To making me see Meat Loaf sing your gorgeous songs live for the first time in 1996
• To continuing to make me follow Meat's live journey, meeting the man himself, the band, Patti (:heart:) & making friends
• To inspiring me to discover Springsteen and all his stuff
• To making me tear up every time when listening to that one unreleased piece that is so god damn beautiful with your hammering piano: Vespers / Angels Arise
• To you personally taking the time to appreciating my love for your lyric "Looks like it's gonna be a dark one tonight..."
• To inspiring me to dream when I listen to music, always
• To inspiring me to always wanting to go over the top to see what's on the other side...

For that I thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you very much Jim!

Rest in peace my dearest friend.

:heart:

R.I.P to my favorite song writer off all time, he will be flying high up there will Alan and Bob like a Bat out of Hell.

I loved all his music.
Your legend will live on forever.
Goodbye Jim.

Thanks for the memories Jim

Heartbroken.

A huge part of my life, my past has gone. No matter what Jim’s music always lead me out of dark times to some happiness.

Thank you.

If Life is just a highway, the soul is just a car.

heaven can wait Jim, keep rocking

Look at me, and read 'em, and weep.

RIP

RIP Jim
 

Sad, sad news 😭

For crying out loud,
You know I love you

Can’t believe the news...RIP Jim

RIP Jim, Without you there would be no Meat Loaf and for that I thank you.

If Anyone has the Jim Steinman and Karla DeVito music video for Dance in my Pants can you please upload it to YouTube. It was on YouTube for awhile then it was gone. Thanks

It is so strange, I felt compelled to put on Bad For Good earlier today (Also Dead Ringer after) for the first time in a few months and then logged into here for the first time since a year ago. Then later saw.
We lost a genius, legend today, Rest In Peace Jim Steinman, let the altars shine.

I usually don't rate the mainstream media much these days but this is a very well written and well researched article on BBC news:

Bat Out Of Hell composer Jim Steinman dies

I wouldn't attempt uploading it to YT, knowing Sony it probably gets you a strike on your account or blocked in certain regions. :roll:

It's on Vimeo and you can temporary download it from the link here if that helps.

RIP Jim.

Thank you for a lifetime of rock and roll dreams. :heart:

ALL IS WELL.

Death is nothing at all, I have only slipped into the next room. I am I and you are you.
Whatever we were to each other, that is we are still.

Call me by my old familiar name, speak to me in the easy way which you always used.
Put no difference in your tone, wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together.

Play, smile, think of me, pray for me. Let my name be ever the household word that it always was. Let it be spoken without effect, without the trace of shadow on it.

Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was, there is unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?

I am waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just around the corner.
All is well.

Henry Scott Holland.

Is there somewhere a list with ALL songs Jimmy wrote?

This is very beautiful.. Beautiful in all the pain. :-(

This is what Andrew Polec posted on Twitter:
“The beat is yours forever
The beat is always true
And when you really really need it the most
That’s when rock and roll dreams come through for you”
I’m at a loss for words. Sending so much love to
@realjimsteinman
. He healed so many hearts. Thx 4 healing mine. #ripjimsteinman''

THX FOR HEALING MINE!

Forever *lost*.. I am in tears. Heartbroken.
Your music and your words changed my life, there is no one and no thing that EVER had more influence to my life than your works. You made me come ALIVE. I am speechless, I am so thankful. For every word. Every line. Every lyric..

Mr. Steinman.. I'll love you forever! My true love.

I guess you already know this site?

https://mljs.evilnickname.org/jimsteinman/