Keith Flint

Keith Charles Flint (17 September 1969 – 4 March 2019) was an English singer, musician and dancer, best known as a vocalist and dancer for the electronic music band The Prodigy.

Flint performed vocals on both of The Prodigy's [[List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1990s|UK number

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Early life

Flint was born in Redbridge, London, England, to Clive and Yvonne Flint and initially raised in East London; in the mid-1970s his parents moved out to Springfield, Essex. Keith attended the Boswells School in Chelmsford and moved to Braintree after leaving school.

Music career

In the late 1980s, Flint met DJ Liam Howlett at local rave club the Barn in Braintree, and expressed his appreciation of Howlett's taste in music. After receiving a mixtape from Howlett, Flint came back with great enthusiasm, insisting that Howlett should be playing his tracks up on stage, and that Flint, along with friend Leeroy Thornhill, would dance to them.

Originally Flint was the band's dancer, but in 1996 he featured as the vocalist on the hit single "Firestarter", the accompanying video showcasing Flint's new punk look.[5] This trend continued with the next Prodigy single "Breathe", on which Flint performed the lead vocals, whilst Maxim performed backup.

The 1997 album The Fat of the Land featured Flint's vocal contributions to several tracks, namely "Breathe", "Serial Thrilla", "Fuel My Fire" and "Firestarter".  In 2002, the single "Baby's Got a Temper" was released. On the next Prodigy album, Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (2004), Flint did not perform any vocals, although he did appear on the "Hotride – El Batori Mix", on the "Hotride" single.

The Prodigy album, Invaders Must Die, was released on 23 February 2009 and featured vocals by Flint on multiple tracks, including "Take Me to the Hospital", "Omen", "World's On Fire", "Run with the Wolves" and "Colours". Flint released a single titled "War" with dubstep artist Caspa in 2012.

Flint has experimented with several solo/side projects, including the bands Flint and Clever Brains Fryin'. Only one single, "Aim4" by Flint, was released commercially, with Flint's debut album, Device #1, being cancelled before release.

Personal life

Flint dated TV presenter Gail Porter: the couple split in 2000. Flint was married to Mayumi Kai, a Japanese DJ.

In 2014, he bought and renovated The Leather Bottle pub in Pleshey, Essex. He ended his connection with the pub in 2017.

Death

On 4 March 2019, following concerns for his welfare, police were called to Flint's home, where he was found dead. The police were not treating his death as suspicious.

Motorcycle racing

Flint was a keen motorcyclist. He rode 1,500 miles from England to southern Spain to attend the 2007 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix, and also raced in club competitions. He is known to have ridden with Lee Thompson of the band Madness. He had his own motorcycle team, Team Traction Control, which competed in the British Supersport Championship as part of the British Superbike Championship package. In 2015 Team Traction Control machines won two Isle of Man TT races, ridden by Ian Hutchinson.

Discography

The Prodigy

• Experience (1992)
• Electronic Punks (1995)
• The Fat of the Land (1997)
• "Baby's Got a Temper" (2002)
• "Hotride (El Batori Mix)" (2004)
• Their Law: The Singles 1990–2005 (2005)
• Invaders Must Die (2009)
• World's on Fire (2011)
• The Day Is My Enemy (2015)
• No Tourists (2018)

Flint

• Device #1 (2003)