He was young!
Count.d,ā¦Who was he,ā¦never heard of him.
/Pederš¤
Blimey. He was only 49. RIP Keith Flint.
What a shame, a true āone offā who had been due to start another tour shortly.
RIP, Keith, and thanks for all the choons, mate.
2019ās not off to a good start.
Lovely tribute just paid by Matt Everett on 6 Music.
That band in the sky just gained a truly unique new recruit.
OK,ā¦The Prodigy,ā¦Then I know,but have passed under my āradarā here in Sweden.
RIP Keith Flint.
/Peder
Yeah good spot - Mondayās not off to a good start either !
Very sad and only 49. RIP Keith
Letās all hope we can avoid having to start such threads for a while. Itās been all too common lately.
Steve
Those who knew him have said he was very different to his stage persona, being shy and introverted. Many who have had a public identity at odds with who they really are have come to a sad end.
Myself when being a young teenager going to see bands like Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror and other underground grindcore punk bands and then going to early raves where The Prodigy had a strong playlist from the DJs and live P.Aing - I could see their ability to shock and awe, but I wasnāt completely convinced. I wouldnāt say he was particularly talented, taking off a strained Johnny Rotten at best. The real talent comes from Liam Howlett the knob twiddler. But still very sad.
The Sun suggests suicide following a split from his Japanese wife.
Possibly better not to comment when someone has just died, youāve never heard their music before and donāt happen to like it?
I think thereās possibly a bit of shock that yet another artist has died at a fairly young age.
Music a million miles from my usual playlist but obviously a great frontman and the āFirestarterā video is surely iconic. I seem to recall various people calling for it to be banned at the time; which is always a good sign. I like the fact it all seemed just a bit tongue in cheek, and also in a couple of interviews I have seen with Flint out of his stage persona he seemed mild voiced and rather shy.
Bruce
Yes Alley Cat, you are right. I should not have posted that. Itās just that i didnāt know him and went on some youtube videos to inform myself. It was so far away of my tastesā¦
Unbelievable!
Nick
Your quote saying you will not miss him, disrespectful, why comment on the sad passing of a great musician, Iām sure his friends and family will miss him.
Nick
i will remove my post, it will be better than explain. In French language, i would wrote more diplomatically.
I donāt think for one minute you meant to be disrespectful to the deceased, simply not your style. The music may have had the desired love it/hate it effect on you resulting in a reactionary response without thinking.
If you want to see something quite controversial watch the āSmack My B**** Upā video which shows many of our cultural excesses and has quite a surprising conclusion - not family friendly.
I donāt know the groupās output that well, and to be honest always found Mr Flintās on stage persona a bit scary, but by all accounts he was completely different off stage, which is odd as I thoroughly enjoy Marilyn Manson for example, and heās a very clever chap.
Interesting read here French Rooster about the man rather than the on stage persona:
ā¦for example:
Pop star James Blunt even shared a story of Flintās kindness and generosity after a bruising night out.
"At the Q Awards years ago, when Noel Gallagher was saying he was leaving Ibiza because Iād moved there, and Damon Albarn refused to be in the same picture as meā¦ Keith Flint came over, gave me a hug, and said how thrilled he was for my success,"
I just wanted to say that itās definitely not my style of music. But i should not have posted itā¦ so apologize please