great man," Ed Simons of The Chemical Brothers tweeted.Ĭhase And Status, who were also part of the "big beat" subgenre of UK underground techno and acid house music, said they were "absolutely devastated". "So sad to hear about Keith Flint, he was always great fun to be around and very kind to Tom and I when we first started doing shows together. Other dance music pioneers paid tribute to Flint. "There really needed to be an antidote to the DJ scene, which made it quite brutal." "There was a real determination for it (the band's sound) to have zero compromise," Flint told AFP in 2015. Emerging at around the same time as fellow ravers The Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim and Underworld, The Prodigy embodied the "Cool Britannia" feel of the 1990s.īut The Prodigy's sound was always harder, more confrontational and frenetic, with their performances turning into intense sweat sessions that sold out venues for decades around the world. The Prodigy were formed in 1990 and released two albums before becoming international stars with their 1996 chart-topper "The Fat of the Land". "It is with deepest shock and sadness that we can confirm the death of our brother and best friend Keith Flint," the group said. The Prodigy issued a statement on Twitter calling Flint a "true pioneer, innovator and legend". "We attended and, sadly, a 49-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene," a police spokesman said. "The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner." Police were called to an address in Essex, eastern England, shortly after 8.10am on Monday (Mar 4). Another was only allowed to air on British television after 9pm because of complaints that it scared children. One was banned by MTV in the United States.
The band's music videos were dark, cinematic and seemingly aimed to shock.
Heavily pierced, tattooed and topped with a bleached mohawk, Flint helped turn The Prodigy into one of the most influential acts to emerge from the underground rave scene. "I'm a firestarter, twisted firestarter," he sang in the 1996 hit. "I'm the self inflicted, mind detonator, yeah." "I can't believe I'm saying this but our brother Keith took his own life over the weekend," Howlett wrote.įlint became one of the best known faces of 1990s British electronic music, performing apparently random dance moves often with eccentric hair cuts. LONDON: Keith Flint, the British musician who sang the vocals for The Prodigy's hits such as Firestarter and Breathe, has died aged 49.įlint took his own life, his bandmate Liam Howlett said on The Prodigy's official Instagram account.
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