Keith Flint

Keith Charles Flint (17 September 1969 – 4 March 2019) was an English singer, motorcyclist, dancer and a vocalist of the electronic dance act The Prodigy.

[3] Keith Flint was initially raised in East London, but in the mid-1970s his parents moved out to a quiet suburban cul-de-sac in Springfield, in Chelmsford, Essex.

[11] Flint, Howlett and Thornhill were joined by MC Maxim Reality and became the successful electronic dance act The Prodigy.

[12] This trend continued with the next Prodigy single, "Breathe", on which Flint sang lead vocals, with Maxim backing him up.

[13] The 1997 album The Fat of the Land also featured Flint's vocal contributions on the tracks "Serial Thrilla" and "Fuel My Fire".

[16] The Prodigy album Invaders Must Die was released on 23 February 2009 and featured vocals by Flint on multiple tracks.

He rode 2,400 kilometres (1,500 mi) from England to southern Spain to attend the 2007 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix and also raced in club competitions.

[20] In 2015, Team Traction Control machines won two Isle of Man TT races, ridden by Ian Hutchinson.

[26] Flint kept a jar in which customers were required to put a pound in if they made a "Firestarter" joke as he lit the pub's fire.

[28][29] Flint was a lover of animals and was an enthusiastic twitcher;[3] he built a pond in his garden to attract birds and kept several dogs and horses at his home.

[36] There was a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) public procession, attended by fans from around the world, followed by a private ceremony at St Mary's Church Bocking, near Braintree in Mid-Essex, attended by family and friends,[36][37] including Flint's wife, Mayumi Kai, and bandmates Liam Howlett, Maxim and Leeroy Thornhill.

[41][42][43][44] Many tributes highlighted Flint's gentle temperament, illustrating a personal kindness, politeness and generosity that contrasted with his energetic and sometimes aggressive stage persona.

"[45] In June 2019, fashion designer Donatella Versace dedicated her spring/summer 2020 menswear show in Milan to Flint's memory.

[47] In the 2020 video game Assassin's Creed Valhalla, a bard named Keith resembling Flint can be found in Essex, England, as part of a sidequest titled "The Prodigy".

[49] On 5 August 2021, a Crowdfunder campaign was launched by music and mental wellbeing festival "Headstock" to commission street artist Akse P19 to paint a mural of Flint.

Flint with Prodigy guitarist Rob Holliday