✊? Melbourne you were epic, respect to all who came last night, See u tonight in Sydney #theprodigy #notourists pic by post shared by The Prodigy official on at 3:45pm PSTįormed in the early 1990s, The Prodigy was known as much for its overt anti-establishment stance as for its music. 1 albums in Britain, most recently with "No Tourists" in 2018.įlint was renowned for his manic stage energy and distinctive look: black eyeliner and hair spiked into two horns.įire power. The Prodigy sold 30 million records, helping to take rave music from an insular community of party-goers to an international audience. They said the death was being treated as non-suspicious and a file would be sent to the coroner - standard practice in cases of violent or unexplained deaths.įlint was the stage persona of the band, whose 1990s hits "Firestarter" and "Breathe" were an incendiary fusion of techno, breakbeat and acid house music. Police confirmed that the body of a 49-year-old man had been found at a home in Brook Hill, northeast of London. Prodigy co-founder Liam Howlett said in an Instagram post that Flint killed himself over the weekend. Keith Flint, lead singer of influential British dance-electronic band The Prodigy, was found dead Monday at his home near London, the band said.