‘A true pioneer, innovator and legend ‘ - Tributes flood in for The Prodigy’s Keith Flint
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‘A true pioneer, innovator and legend ‘ - Tributes flood in for The Prodigy’s Keith Flint

TRIBUTES HAVE been pouring in online for The Prodigy frontman Keith Flint following his sudden passing at the age of 49.

Flint, who founded The Prodigy alongside DJ Liam Howlett, was found dead at his home in Essex.

Howlett later confirmed that the vocalist and dancer had taken his own life.

"The news is true , I can’t believe I’m saying this but our brother Keith took his own life over the weekend," Howlett wrote 0n Instagram.

"I’m shell shocked , fuckin angry , confused and heart broken ..... r.i.p brother Liam."

The Prodigy paid tribute to the late frontman on Twitter.

"A true pioneer, innovator and legend" they wrote.

"He will be forever missed."

Fellow musicians, DJs, presenters and fans alike were quick to pay tribute to Flint for his music, style and overall impact on 90s culture.

Fans also shared stories from Keith Flint's short-lived stint as the landlord and owner of a pub.

The best Keith Flint anecdote came from this woman though and the hilarious story of how she ended up giving birth with The Prodigy's Firestarter as the world's least appropriate soundtrack.

https://twitter.com/Fionamills1/status/1102556177324535818

https://twitter.com/EUisbad_innit/status/1102572196629762048

https://twitter.com/pankp007/status/1102571725957537792

One of the most striking and iconic performers of the 1990s, Flint’s music career began in the late 1980s when he met Howlett, a DJ, at a rave in Braintree.

The pair shared a mutual appreciation of dance music and, after encouraging Howlett to share and perform more of his music live, Flint team up with Howlett, serving as an MC and on-stage performer alongside his friend Leeroy Thornhill.

The Prodigy was born with Flint’s role in the group eventually evolving to help the collective become one of the biggest dance acts on the planet.

In 1996, Howlett could think of no one better to provide the vocals for their latest single Firestarter, which was co-written by Flint and went on to top the singles charts in the UK and hit no.2 in the Irish charts.

Flint’s status as the face of The Prodigy was further cemented with the release of follow-up single Breathe, which he also co-wrote, with the song topping the charts in the UK and Ireland.

The group’s subsequent album, The Fat of the Land was a commercial and critical success selling over 10 million copies worldwide and earning a Mercury Music Prize nomination.

Though Flint would continue to provide vocals on several tracks for The Prodigy, his role in the band was reduced in the years that followed, save for their memorable live performances.

His incredible music and striking on-stage persona will be fondly remembered by all.

RIP Keith. Gone but never forgotten.