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Even more than Rotten, Syd, Iggy and Joey, Keith Flint encapsulated raw punk, argues NME columnist Mark BeaumontWhen anyone tells you that punk’s not dead, they usually make you wish it was. They’re generally wearing a sleeveless Sham 69 denim jacket they haven’t washed since Rat Scabies gobbed on it at the 100 Club, have a Mohican that’s undergone more structural work than Crossrail to keep it aloft in the face of […]The post Mark, My Words: Keith Flint was the ultimate punk icon, because he understood that ‘anger is an energy’ appeared first on NME.
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Elton John: “One of the most original groups to come out of England, ever” – Sir Elton John pays tribute to Keith Flint
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"What a seminal group they are"Keith Flint and Elton JohnSir Elton John has paid tribute to Keith Flint, the frontman of The Prodigy who died last week aged 49. John spoke during the preview to his weekly radio show on Beats One, which airs tomorrow at 5pm GMT. The NME Obituary: Keith Flint, 1969-2019: the twisted face of rave, the beating heart...
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The Prodigy: return to US charts following Keith Flint’s passing
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Streams of the band's music have risen across the pond over the past weekThe Prodigy performing in 1996The Prodigy‘s music has returned to the US charts following the death of the band’s frontman Keith Flint last week. Flint passed away on March 4 at the age of 49 after taking his own life. An official inquest into his death ...
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Flint: Thousand sign petition to erect Keith Flint statue in The Prodigy’s hometown
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"My parents generation had The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. My generation had The Prodigy, Manchester has Oasis, Braintree has The Prodigy."The Prodigy's Keith FlintThousands have signed a petition calling for a state of late Prodigy frontman Keith Flint to be erected in the Essex town of Braintree. Flint was found dead at his Essex home la...
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Suicide: Coroner Confirms The Prodigy’s Keith Flint Died By Suicide
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Last week, Keith Flint, vocalist and figurehead for the hugely popular and important UK dance group the Prodigy, died at the way-too-young age of 49. Shortly after his death, Flint's Prodigy bandmate Liam Howlett wrote on Instagram that Flint "took his own life over the weekend." Today, we get official confirmation of that news. Flint…
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Flint: The Prodigy’s Keith Flint: Cause of death confirmed
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The Prodigy frontman died at his home in Essex last week at the age of 49
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