The death of Keith Flint. Look, we all like to get busy, but in truth I was a bit worn through with it.". Tributes have poured in for the frontman, led by his ex-girlfriend Gail Porter, who dated Flint between 1999 and 2000. The band's Liam Howlett confirmed the news on Instagram saying: "The news is true. "Whenever our paths crossed he was an absolute sweetheart. Ed Simons of The Chemical Brothers, who rose to fame in the 1990s along with The Prodigy in the emerging rave and electronic music scene, led the tributes with a memory ofFlinton Instagram. 
The Prodigy singer Keith Flint had unspecified amounts of cocaine, alcohol and codeine in his system when he died, an inquest heard. The musician was found dead at his home in North End, Essex, on 4 March. Chelmsford Coroner's Court heard Flint, 49, died due to hanging. As well as Charly, their first album, Experience (1992), contained the hits Everybody in the Place, Fire/Jericho, Out of Space and Wind It Up (Rewound). "We attended and, sadly, a 49-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. 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Flint went on to appear on The Prodigys 2004 album Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned, 2009s Invaders Must Die, 2015s The Day Is My Enemy and 2018s No Tourists. Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown called Flint a "a beautiful human". Keith became an iconic figure in the British music scene thanks to his energetic live performances and his distinctive look of wild hair and lots of tattoos. When the band released the video for the 1996 single, Flint's performance was deemed too scary for children - meaning many music TV stations wouldn't play it until after 9pm. Essex police were called to the singer's home in Dunmow, Essex, earlier this morning, with a spokesman for Essex police telling the Guardian (opens in new tab): We were called to concerns for the welfare of a man at an address in Brook Hill, North End, just after 8.10am on Monday. 'We sent an ambulance officer, Essex and Herts Air Ambulance and one ambulance. Plans: Flint, who was 49, was pictured with fans last month during a tour of Australia. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, The Prodigy's Keith Flint was found dead at the property this morning, Police outside Keith Flint's home in Dunmow today, The Prodigy star became a household name following the release of 1996 hit Firestarter, The Prodigy frontman performed his final gig in Auckland, New Zealand, last month, Keith Flint pictured with wife Mayumi Kai, Bandmate Liam Howlett wrote an emotional statement on Instagram, Keith Flint wows crowds at The Prodigy gig in New Zealand in last performance for his death, Keith Flint dead - Montage of iconic Prodigy frontman's most memorable videos, Dave Kerton, a regular at Flint's Essex pub, Watch lead singer of The Prodigy Keith Flint pull pint of Guinness in local pub Black Tom's Tavern in Wicklow, Police were called to Flint's home in Dunmow, Essex this morning, Grieving fans left flowers outside the 1.5m country property, Keith pictured as a 13-year-old schoolboy in 1983, The Prodigy, pictured in 1994, were formed in their hometown of Braintree, Essex, Flint became one of British music's most iconic figures, The frontman's death is not being treated as suspicious, Bandmates said the star took his own life, Flint was famed for his energetic live performances, The frontman pictured at Heathrow Airport in November last year, Flint dated TV presenter Gail Porter in the 1990s, The band are one of Britain's biggest music acts, Flint pictured with Oasis star Noel Gallagher in 2005, The band broke through from the underground rave scene to become one of Britain's biggest bands, Keith, pictured hiking in the 1990s, was born in East London before moving to Essex, Flint performing with The Prodigy in Auckland, New Zealand, last month, In recent years he took over The Leather Bottle pub near his home in Essex, Liam Howlett said Keith Flint had 'taken his own life', the iconic 90s musician was performing just last month in New Zealand, founded The Prodigy with Flint in their hometown of Braintree, Essex, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Keith's wife, Japanese DJ Mayumi Kai, is believed to have been in Japan at the time of his death. In an official statement, the group said: "It is with deepest shock and sadness that we can confirm the death of our brother and best friend Keith Flint. Once the most innovative, fearless, ballsy bands to grace a stage and Keith was perfection up front. "Then I opened up for the @theprodigyofficial in 2009 at Wembley and he was was one of the nicest people I've met and always was every time I met him, the whole band were. Paramedics attempted to resuscitate him but he was pronounced dead at the scene. In the UK, The Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. Shop the best selection of deals on Cat Supplies now. The Essex boy, who once dated Gail Porter, was the face of the rave band and took centre stage on their best-known hit Firestarter, the single which launched him as an icon. This placed them alongside musical heroes including Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney, Coldplay and George Michael, each with seven number one records. An East of England Ambulance spokeswoman said: 'We were called at 8.08am with reports of a man who was unconscious in Brook Hill, Dunmow. "I swear to God thats not suicidal its definitely a positive thing. Vi vill p alla niver bedriva vr idrott s att den utvecklar mnniskor positivt svl fysiskt och psykiskt som socialt och kulturellt. In recent years, he also owned a pub in Pleshey, Essex, and became the team owner and manager of motorcycle racing team Traction Control. A post from electronic music duo Chase and Status said: "Absolutely devastated to hear the tragic news that the legend Keith Flint from @the_prodigy has passed away. But Im up for anything I wanna shake those bastards brains out and have em screaming and jumping around by the end.. Heres how it works. I did f*** all really.". Instantly recognisable by his fluorescent spiked hair and known for high-octane performances, Flint sang lead vocals 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Really lovely. Iconic and a gentleman Rest in peace.". "I got bang into coke, weed, drinking a lot. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. Nikki Haley visits Texas and claims border crisis is solely Biden's fault: GOP 2024 hopeful says, 'we have one president' and has 'given up' on Kamala doing anything on illegal migration. To view this content choose accept and continue. Broadcaster Jo Whiley tweeted: "Oh this is sad news. In another interview with The Times he hinted that he had considered taking his own life. On Tuesday, The Prodigy's Twitter account posted a message about mental health and urged people to not "suffer in silence". A separate post on The Prodigy's Facebook page added: "It is with deepest shock and sadness that we can confirm the death of our brother and best friend Keith Flint. Singer had unspecified amounts of cocaine, alcohol and codeine in his system at time of death RIP.". Keith Flint was found dead at his home in Essex. Drum and bass music blared as revellers awaited the arrival of the funeral procession, before the thrum of motorbike engines could be heard escorting the coffin to the church. Their next release, the single Charly, sampled extracts from the Charley Says animated information films produced by the governments Central Office of Information in the 70s. Rapper Dizzee Rascal wrote: "I remember when this video came out and I thought f*** this guy is a lunatic! Along with a picture of himself and bandmate Tom Rowlands on stage with Flint, Simons wrote: "Such sad news about Keith Flint. Deals and discounts in Cookbooks you dont want to miss. Keith was found dead at home by a friend on March 4. Keith pictured with wife Mayumi Kai. He maintains Louders buyers guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. Flint was discovered unresponsive at his home in Essex, England, by police early Monday morning. Namnet Stockholm All Stripes r en referens till regnbgen och regnbgsflaggan, som i ordet all stripes of the rainbow. Incredible iconic frontman with a soft centre." 'Is it true you moved out of Ibiza because of James Blunt?' He had participated in the 5k Chelmsford Central Parkrun on March 2, posting a personal best time of 21.22. In a separate interview with the Times in 2009 he said: "I'd line up rows of pills and just take them and take them and I'd lose track of how many until I passed out. 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