Rock singer Meat Loaf says he hired a vocal coach to learn how to better sing without vibrato as demanded by his new producer for his third "Bat Out of Hell" album.Meat Loaf, whose real name is Michael Aday, said that producer Desmond Child – who has worked with Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and Ricky Martin – wanted a new vocal sound with less vibrato. Aday said he worked with Child because his previous producer and frequent collaborator Jim Steinman was ill – and not because of their recent legal dispute over ownership of the phrase "Bat Out of Hell." Aday filed a US federal lawsuit against Steinman in late May to challenge Steinman’s ownership of the phrase.Aday distanced himself from the lawsuit while promoting the latest album in Hong Kong."It’s about managers. I think Jim Steinman’s manager is the devil. Jim Steinman thinks my manager is the devil, so we had to communicate through managers," he said.Aday said he sued Steinman and his manager, whom he did not name, because the manager refused to "sign some papers we needed."He said the real target of the lawsuit was the manager, not Steinman."I didn’t really sue Jim Steinman. I sued the manager. You just had to name him (Steinman). The lawsuit was over in three weeks," Aday said.The singer said he decided to work with Child, instead of Steinman, on the third installment of "Bat Out of Hell" because he couldn’t afford to wait until Steinman recovered from two strokes and a heart problem."If you look at my life as a gas tank on an automobile, I got a quarter of a tank left," Aday said. "I made a selfish decision that said, ‘No, I can’t wait because I’m running on a quarter of a tank."’Aday said Steinman and Child will co-produce another musical project involving himself, but declined to give details. He said it wouldn’t be the fourth installment of "Bat Out of Hell."
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I am interested to see how this album will turn out without Jim Steinman.
