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Lauren · 29 Nov 2003, 00:09

Just found this on the itn news at ten site

Meat Loaf: 'I cheated death'
20.19PM GMT, 28 Nov 2003
Rocker Meat Loaf has spoken about his dramatic on-stage collapse and heart surgery, and admitted: "I cheated death."
The heavyweight rock star was diagnosed with a potentially fatal heart condition after collapsing in the middle of a concert at London's Wembley Arena.
He underwent an operation to correct the defect and has spent the last two weeks recovering.
At a press conference in Kensington, west London, the 52-year-old singer said he was lucky to be alive after doctors discovered he had Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, a condition which causes an irregular heart beat.
"In a sense I guess I cheated death because of the condition I had," he said.
"The last two weeks have been fairly scary and unlike anything I've gone through before."
Speaking at a meeting in Newport, Gwent, Prime Minister Tony Blair - who himself had treatment for an irregular heartbeat last month - said : "There was hot news in just before I came in to speak to you. We got a message from Meat Loaf.
"It's absolutely serious. He's been in hospital and he has issued a statement saying the standard of his care was spectacular and UK hospitals are better than American ones, so there you go."
Meat Loaf revealed he had been unwell throughout the summer, but was determined to perform in the UK despite suffering dizziness and fainting spells during earlier gigs in Europe and America.
Recalling his Wembley collapse on November 17, he said: "I was performing a song called All Revved Up and I couldn't sing the lyrics.
"I got to the middle of the stage where the girls were and I remember grabbing hold of a girl's arm and starting to fall."
The singer passed out but when he came to, he was determined to carry on with the show.
He said: "The next thing I remember, everyone was all around me and I said `Where's my mike? Let's go'.
"I did one more song and then I was supposed to go and change clothes. I sat down on the steps and realised I wasn't going anywhere.
"I tried to start singing another song but I had no air, I literally couldn't breathe. That's when I got really scared.
"I don't quit anything, I'm very competitive and I don't care how bad I'm losing, I won't quit. I just want to play another game.
"But I just had to walk out and tell them I was really sorry but I had to go. It's a good thing I did because I was completely out of it."

Also rumoured that he said 22/11 will be rescheduled for 15/01 - can anyone confirm this?

29 Nov 2003, 00:09	#31
Lauren Super Loafer Join Date: 19.11.2003 Location: Rotherham, UK Posts: 224	Just found this on the itn news at ten site Meat Loaf: 'I cheated death' 20.19PM GMT, 28 Nov 2003 Rocker Meat Loaf has spoken about his dramatic on-stage collapse and heart surgery, and admitted: "I cheated death." The heavyweight rock star was diagnosed with a potentially fatal heart condition after collapsing in the middle of a concert at London's Wembley Arena. He underwent an operation to correct the defect and has spent the last two weeks recovering. At a press conference in Kensington, west London, the 52-year-old singer said he was lucky to be alive after doctors discovered he had Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, a condition which causes an irregular heart beat. "In a sense I guess I cheated death because of the condition I had," he said. "The last two weeks have been fairly scary and unlike anything I've gone through before." Speaking at a meeting in Newport, Gwent, Prime Minister Tony Blair - who himself had treatment for an irregular heartbeat last month - said : "There was hot news in just before I came in to speak to you. We got a message from Meat Loaf. "It's absolutely serious. He's been in hospital and he has issued a statement saying the standard of his care was spectacular and UK hospitals are better than American ones, so there you go." Meat Loaf revealed he had been unwell throughout the summer, but was determined to perform in the UK despite suffering dizziness and fainting spells during earlier gigs in Europe and America. Recalling his Wembley collapse on November 17, he said: "I was performing a song called All Revved Up and I couldn't sing the lyrics. "I got to the middle of the stage where the girls were and I remember grabbing hold of a girl's arm and starting to fall." The singer passed out but when he came to, he was determined to carry on with the show. He said: "The next thing I remember, everyone was all around me and I said `Where's my mike? Let's go'. "I did one more song and then I was supposed to go and change clothes. I sat down on the steps and realised I wasn't going anywhere. "I tried to start singing another song but I had no air, I literally couldn't breathe. That's when I got really scared. "I don't quit anything, I'm very competitive and I don't care how bad I'm losing, I won't quit. I just want to play another game. "But I just had to walk out and tell them I was really sorry but I had to go. It's a good thing I did because I was completely out of it." Also rumoured that he said 22/11 will be rescheduled for 15/01 - can anyone confirm this?