they said, you are like robert goulet, that made me mad. i was down, it was 530 in the afternoon at broadway and 57th and i am standing in the middle of broadway, not on the sidewalk, in the middle of the street, screaming at the top of my lungs. i cannot repeat the language. just -- cabs are honking at me, and i am slapping the cab, going leave me alone. i am screaming at clive davis, after calling me ethel merman and robert goulet. they asked him if he had one h regret and he said yes, not signing meat loaf. tavis: how did you develop that style, rock opera? in 1972, i was put in " as you like it." >> the most money i had made with $6,500. and i had these patrons of the opera. come to me and offered me $60,000 a year to study for five years and make my debut at the met. i am a tenor, which means i sing as high as a tenor, it does not sound like it. that is all this. i sing the same notes as a tenor,it is big. when someone offers you, you have made $6,500 and you're working at shakespeare at the park for $87 a week and someone says we will

he says not only are you like robert goulet. and that made meemad.hter] >> smith: that was the end. to ethel merman, but i draw the line aa goulet. >> meat loaf: i-i love ethel& merman..3 >> smith: right, yeah. [laughter] >>>meat loaf: i absolutely adore ethel meeman.3 -ú>> smith: yeah. >> meat loaf: but when he said robert goulet that was it and i left his office and i'm -- and it's 5:30 in the afternoon in new york city. >> smith: yeah. >> meat loaf: and i'm standing on broadway in the middle of the street. >> smith: yeah. >> meat loaf: and i am like some crazy person. the cabs are honking at me and i'm ddwn there and i won't say it on tv but i am down there just middle finger in the ir and going (gesturing). and cabs are honking at me únd i'm hitting them going get out of my way! and i, i kinda went busey on them, if you saa. [laughher] >> smith: you did? well. >> meat loaf: and um -- smith: a helpful reference point. >> meat loaf: yeah. >> smith: thank you very much. >> meat loaf: well, now that a -- they edited it wrong, buu we won't get into th