Grammy-winning songwriter Jim Steinman has died at the age of 73, his brother has confirmed.
Bill Steinman said his brother died at his home in Connecticut on Monday from kidney failure, having been ill for a long time.
"I miss him a great deal already," he told Associated Press.
Steinman wrote Meat Loaf's best-selling Bat Out Of Hell album as well as hits for Celine Dion, Air Supply, and Bonnie Tyler.