‘If I die, I die,’ said Meat Loaf, who bashed COVID rules and died after reportedly being ‘ill with COVID’

Rock star Meat Loaf was reportedly sick with COVID-19 during the week before his death on Thursday.

While the official cause of death for the Grammy-winning musician, whose real name was Marvin Lee Aday, has not yet been revealed, TMZ reported Friday that the “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” singer had to cancel a business dinner earlier this week after becoming “seriously ill with COVID.”

Last year, the 74-year-old entertainer said that even though he was “scared to death” of getting sick, he still hugged “people in the middle of COVID” and was okay with potentially dying of the disease.

It was clear in an interview with The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in August that the star had his fill of COVID-19 regulations.

“I understood stopping life for a little while, but they cannot continue to stop life because of politics. And right now they’re stopping because of politics,” he said.

The father of two also said that he’d known for six months “the masks we’re all wearing are useless.”

“They don’t do anything. They don’t stop you from getting COVID. They’re just a nuisance and make your nose itch and make it so you can’t breathe,” he said, adding that the only “good masks” are N95s.

He also complained about an airplane “Nazi” who told him to wear his mask when traveling, saying, “They’re power-mad now.”

After the interviewer replied, “We’re being controlled by everybody,” the rocker agreed: “Yeah, I know. But not me. If I die, I die, but I’m not going to be controlled.”

According to TMZ, sources said his health deteriorated quickly after getting coronavirus. The website also reported that the chart-topper was outspoken against COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Australia.

It’s unclear if he was vaccinated against the deadly virus.

Meat Loaf’s reps did not respond to a request for comment.