[The Flying Mouse]

(I)-INTERVIEWER
(M)-MEAT LOAF

(I) (Introduces the interviw in German)
(M) I couldn't have said that better.
(I) You couldn't have said this better,you're new album,erm...
(M) OOOOOHHHHHH!!!
(I) WOOOOWWWW!!!!
(M) WOW
(I) I remember that.
(M) That was so clever I don't believe it,go ahead.
(I) Erm,what was the reason,that's an interesting question,where did this situation come from?
(M) What?
(I) What could you have said better yourself?
(M) They don't say that in German?
(I) Yeah,yeah,we say it,but what was the situation?Who said something to you and then you said ooh I couldn't have said this better?
(M) You just did,just now you did.
(I) Yes,but did this come from a special situation?Somebody special?
(M) No.
(I) No,ok.
(Laughter)
(M) Nothing comes out of anything,it just happened you know,oh err,oh well,ok I confess.It happened when I was driving my pick up truck.
(I) Umm hmm.
(M) And my dog jumped out of the back,and i'm backing up,and I ran over his tail.............I'm lying through my teeth dear.
(I) I know
(M) OK.It sounds like a country record you know (sings) "I ran over my dogs tail,I ranover my dogs tail,oh lord pleeezzzee help me now".OK go ahead.
(I) (Starts singing along) "What can I dooooo"
(M) That's exactly right dear,we could write together.Go ahead.
(I) Seven years ago,you errr.
(M) Seven years ago?
(I) Yes..........Your album,you.
(M) I did what?
(I) You did,you did what,you did a studio album.
(M) Well here's the thing,i've only done nine in thirty two years.
(I) Only,why?Your lazy?
(M) No i'm not lazy.
(I) No,good things need good time.
(M) Just really slow.
(I) Yeah.
(M) It's like,you know,it's like,urm,I don't know,I do other things,but i've only made nine studio records.I was,I counted them up,and it was hard for me to believe that actually,but lets see,I did what,two in the nineties,two in the seventies,three in the eighties and i've done one 2000 so far.I'm doin' pretty good so far.It's what 2002?
(I) 2003 already.
(M) Oh ok,oh well you know i've gotta get three out of this uhh,out until ten i've gotta get three.yeah.yeah,i'll get three.
(I) Erm,are there songs from all these albums to use especially for the album?or are there lots of songs still already being recorded lying somewhere around?
(M) No.No I just get what I need.
(I) Umm hmm.
(M) I just get what I need,I like talk to people,tell them what I want,you know,I,I go in,I don't like writting cos it's.
(I) Oh that was a question,you are not writting by yourself?
(M) No.
( I) OK.
(M) Well Lawrence Olivier didn't write Shakespear did he? (interviewer laughs) Did De Nero write Raging Bull?
(I) No.
(M) No,no.Did they suck?No.So see you don't need you know thats just a bunch of hype.
(I) No because you are doing musicals,or you did musicals?Or err.
(M) I did,yeah,in the seventies,yeah
(I) Maybe it would be interesting for you to write a musical or something?
(M) Oh lord help us no.
(I) (Laughs) Oh god no.
(M) No no,about zebras (sings very loud) "The zeeeeeeeeeebras crossing the road".We could do that,you know.
(I) Like the Arc of Noah or something.
(M) (Sings very loud) "Nooaahhhhhhhh".How's your ears over there by the way?(interviewer laughs)Are they ok?Can you still hear?
(I) (Yells something)
(M) Did I frighten you somewhat huh?You should be,you should be a boom man in the movies.
(I) (Mumbles something.In German I think)Erm,so is it possible that you go back on stage to do a musical?
(M) Not any time soon.
(I) No.
(M) No,not any time soon,urm maybe sometime when I get old.
(I) Yeah,and about your singing.
(M) Hey,who laughed at that?I haerd someone snigger (Mumbles something)
(I) It's so funny anyway because people who are watching us,there are ten people standing around who are all staring at us.
(FOR A FEW SECONDS MEAT AND THE INTERVIWER TALK OVER EACH OTHER)
(M) No.I've mostly just being doing films,since,i've made what,twenty four since 97.
(I) You were in Fight Club.
(M) Iwas?
(I) Was you?
(M) Oh yeah,I had these great breasts.
(I) I didn't recognise you,i'm sorry.
(M) That's good.
(I) Is that good?
(M) Yeah
(I) (Mumbles)
(M) That's exactly right dear you got it yeah,because people recognise me in this the rock thing.
(I) Umm hmm.
(M) And if I can take that away and come on screen without the rock thing.
(I)Yes.
(M) Then that's good.
(I) Yeah.And the rock thing,you are,you arte working with Shikira together?Do you have a duet on your new album?Is that true?
(M) No.
(I) Who told me this?
(M) This is the third time i've been asked.No.
(I) No?This is the third time people ask you this and it's not true?
(M) No it's not true.She looks good in her halter top,but she's not on the record.
(I) Yeah,ok so.
(M) You know she's got nice blonde hair but.
(I) She shakes her [...] pretty good.
(M) Is she tall?Have you met her?
(I) Erm,she is tall as me I think.
(M) How tall are you?
(I) One seventy four centermeters.
(M) One seventy four centermeters,that dosen't help me a lot,but anyway,but that's good.Is that tall.
(I) It's err.(Interviewer stands up)
(M) Yeah.damn.
(I) That's pretty tall.
(M) Yeah,that's pretty good.
(I) (Says something)
(M) Yeah,that's pretty good.