Diane Warren Counts Meat Loaf Among the 'All-Time Great Artists': 'He Transformed a Song'
Diane Warrenis mourning a friend and collaborator after the death of rock legendMeat Loaf. The Grammy-winning songwriter, 65, recalls to PEOPLE what it was like working with theBat Out of Hellartist, whodied at age 74on Thursday. “He transformed a song into a larger-than-lifething,” she says. “I think that’s what made him such a great performer and artist, is that when he sang a song, he acted a song,” Warren adds. “It wasn’t just singing notes and words....