Wolfie Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47442312 The Prodigy star Keith Flint has died aged 49. Instantly recognisable for his fluorescent spiked hair and incendiary performances, the musician sang lead vocals on both the band's number one singles, Breathe and Firestarter. He was found dead at his home in Dunmow, Essex, on Monday morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Grew up listening to these when they came onto the scene with Charly & The Experience in the early 90’s. Thankfully saw them live too. Keith was pure energy. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeponacid Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Gutting news, a true legend of the dance scene...RIP Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Squid said: Grew up listening to these when they came onto the scene with Charly & The Experience in the early 90’s. Thankfully saw them live too. Keith was pure energy. RIP. Same here. They were a breath of fresh air when they appeared. So many memories of University are tied to their music. Loved their later stuff as well. Particularly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I wonder if anyone will make the joke at the crematorium? RIP Keith ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneheadjohn Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 RIP tragic loss...suicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannable Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 12 minutes ago, StivePesley said: I wonder if anyone will make the joke at the crematorium? RIP Keith ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsbottom Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Absolutely gutted about this. Everyone gushes about how influential Oasis, Blur & Pulp were on the Brit Pop/Cool Britania era, but The Prodigy showed as much as any band how radical British music & culture was becoming. I loved them ever since I heard Charly way back in '92, but Keith going front in centre elevated them to a whole new level. A true legend. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Firestarter makes me think of playing Wipeout XL on the original Playstation in 1996/97 - the perfect soundtrack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 hour ago, StivePesley said: I wonder if anyone will make the joke at the crematorium? RIP Keith ? Why would you want to smack your bitch up at a crematorium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Love The Prodigy. Beautiful chaos. Captures that little bit of anarchy in all of us. Their influence in many different genres of dance music has been massive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiabob Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Rave in Peace A soundtrack to my teens, leading me to embrace other dance styles. One of a kind, a pioneer, a legend, you pretty much influenced my taste in music. Rave on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gap tooth ram Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Absolutely gutted about this. Grew up through my teens listening to The Prodigy and one of my all time favourite bands. Saw them at the Carling Academy in Sheffield about 13 years ago and it was my favourite live gig ever, the energy was unreal. RIP Keith, that waiting room in the sky just got a whole lot livelier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkletoes Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Couple of weeks he will be a Pyre starter ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 any confirmation on how he died? No need to answer now, just did a little research.... (edit) I've seen a comment linking it to mental health and suicide. But not seen any other mention. Like others of my generation, those mid-90s were my formative music years and Prodigy were a part of that. Got to admit I didn't keep up to date with anything they were doing in the last few years, but they were very important when I was 20! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Sort of wish I had been the age I am now in the 90s. Britpop, Cool Britannia, the rave scene, grunge. Would have been class but, with the exception of Oasis, I can't quite connect with that sort of music because I didn't live through it (not counting the last three months of 1999 that I saw). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 11 minutes ago, BurtonRam7 said: Sort of wish I had been the age I am now in the 90s. Britpop, Cool Britannia, the rave scene, grunge. Would have been class but, with the exception of Oasis, I can't quite connect with that sort of music because I didn't live through it (not counting the last three months of 1999 that I saw). I was 16/17 in 95/96. The summers were red hot, the music was new and cool, drugs were everywhere and Derby were a force! Great days ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philmycock Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Keith Flint, in 2015: "I’ve always had this thing inside me that, when I’m done, I’ll kill myself." He was a big Motorsport fan, and the company I work for had the privilege of sponsoring his British Superbike team a couple of years ago, met him a couple of times, too bloke. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 The Sun really are the pits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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