Keith Flint
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Keith Charles Flint (born 27 March 1969 in Chelmsford, Essex, England) is a member of the British electronic band The Prodigy. Flint was born and raised in the Essex town of Chelmsford. In the late 1980s he met the DJ Liam Howlett in a rave club and expressed his appreciation of Howlett's taste in music. After receiving a mixtape from Liam Howlett, the tape's B side had a few of Liam's own tracks on it that he made in his bedroom studio 'Earthbound'. Keith came back to Liam with great enthusiasm, insisting that Liam should be playing his tracks up on stage, and that Keith himself and his friend Leeroy Thornhill would dance to them. Soon after, in 1990, he joined Howlett's new project, The Prodigy[citation needed]
Originally he was only a dancer, but in 1996 he was the vocalist on the hit single "Firestarter". The accompanying video showcased Flint's new, punk look. This trend continued with the next Prodigy single "Breathe", on which Flint again performed the lead vocals. The 1997 album The Fat of the Land featured Flint's vocal contributions to several tracks. In 2002 the single "Baby's Got a Temper" was released. It was heavily influenced by Flint's punk style, which led to Howlett later discrediting the song as representing The Prodigy. On the next Prodigy album, Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (2004), Flint did not perform any vocals, although he did sing on one of the tracks on the "Hotride" single[citation needed] The next album has been recorded and is due to be released some time in 2008
Flint has also experimented with several side projects, including the bands Flint and Clever Brains Frying.
The video for "Firestarter" as well as Flint's outlandish appearance were later parodied by "Weird Al" Yankovic on his eponymous television show. In one episode, Al flips through channels and happens upon a made-up version of himself dressed identically to Flint. He is heard singing: "I'm so angry at my idiotic barber / Got a stupid hair-cut, a really stupid hair-cut"[citation needed]
He is also a keen motorcyclist. He recently rode the 1500 miles from England to Southern Spain, to attend the 2007 Jerez Moto GP races.
During the late 1990s, when The Prodigy were at their commercial peak, Flint became known in the UK press for his extensive body piercing and tattooing. In an interview, he stated that his most painful tattoo was the text across his stomach. He stated that it felt like he was on an altar being ritualistically scarred.
Included in this interview, believed to have originated in the now defunct British Music magazine Select, was his express desire to have his Penis pierced. The eventuality of this desire is unknown.
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TheProdigy.info » Prodigy members / Keith Flint. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
weird al's "AL TV" Firestarter Parody. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
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