Keith Flint trivia: 60 facts about the frontman of The Prodigy!

Keith Flint was one of the most unique personalities in the music scene! He was the frontman of the band Prodigy!

He commited suicide! So let’s find out some trivia and facts about his life!

1. His full name is Keith Charles Flint
2. He was born on 17 September 1969
3. He died on 4 March 2019
4. He was an English singer, musician and dancer
5. He was the vocalist and dancer for the electronic music band The Prodigy
6. He sang on the group’s two 1996 UK number one singles – “Firestarter” and “Breathe”
7. He was also the lead singer of his own band Flint
8. He owned a motorcycle race team, Team Traction Control
9. Which won three Isle of Man TT races in 2015
10. It competed in the British Supersport Championship running Yamaha YZF-R6 motorcycles
11. Keith Flint was born in Redbridge, London, England
12. His parents were Clive and Yvonne Flint
13. He was initially raised in East London
14. In the mid-1970s his parents moved out to Springfield, Essex
15. Keith Flint attended the Boswells School in Chelmsford
16. He moved to Braintree after leaving school
17. In the late 1980s, keith Flint met DJ Liam Howlett at local rave club the Barn in Braintree
18. He expressed his appreciation of Howlett’s taste in music
19. After receiving a mixtape from Howlett, Flint came back with great enthusiasm
20. Insisting that Howlett should be playing his tracks up on stage
21. And that Flint, along with friend Leeroy Thornhill, would dance to them
22. Originally Keith Flint was the band’s dancer
23. But in 1996 he featured as the vocalist on the hit single “Firestarter”
24. The accompanying video showcasing Flint’s new punk look
25. This trend continued with the next Prodigy single “Breathe”
26. On which Flint performed the lead vocals
27. Whilst Maxim performed backup
28. The 1997 album The Fat of the Land featured Flint’s vocal contributions to several tracks
29. Namely “Breathe”, “Serial Thrilla”, “Fuel My Fire” and “Firestarter”
30. In 2002, the single “Baby’s Got a Temper” was released
31. On the next Prodigy album, Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (2004), Keith Flint did not perform any vocals
32. Although he did appear on the “Hotride – El Batori Mix”
33. On the “Hotride” single
34. The Prodigy album, Invaders Must Die, was released on 23 February 2009
35. It featured vocals by Keith Flint on multiple tracks
36. Keith Flint released a single titled “War” with dubstep artist Caspa in 2012
37. Keith Flint experimented with several solo/side projects
38. Including the bands Flint and Clever Brains Fryin’
39. Only one single, “Aim4” by Flint, was released commercially
40. With Flint’s debut album, Device #1, being cancelled before release
41. Keith Flint was a keen motorcyclist
42. He rode 1,500 miles from England to southern Spain
43. To attend the 2007 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
44. He also raced in club competitions
45. He rode with Lee Thompson of the band Madness
46. He had his own motorcycle team, Team Traction Control
47. His team competed in the British Supersport Championship as part of the British Superbike Championship package
48. In 2015 Team Traction Control machines won two Isle of Man TT races, ridden by Ian Hutchinson
49. Keith Flint dated TV presenter Gail Porter
50. The couple split in 200o
51. Keith Flint was subsequently married to Mayumi Kai
52. She is a Japanese DJ
53. In 2014, he bought and renovated The Leather Bottle pub in Pleshey, Essex
54. He ended his connection with the pub in 2017
55. Keith Flint was married to Mayumi Kai, a Japanese DJ in 2006
56. On the morning of 4 March 2019, following concerns for his welfare, police were called to Flint’s home, in Great Dunmow, Essex
57. There he was found dead
58. The police were not treating his death as suspicious
59. His bandmate Liam Howlett stated via Instagram that his death was a suicide
60. To commemorate him the band posted an extensive post on instagram