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In March 1996, NME's Johnny Cigarettes joined The Prodigy on the set of the video for 'Firestarter', their first Number One single, and the one that planted Keith Flint in the public consciousness. Here, we present the full NME cover feature, complete and unedited, exactly as was printed. Please be aware that sensitivities may have changed since publicationThe Prodigy, those Beztastic cartoon ravers with the bonkers tune and child-scaring hairdos, are mutating! Yup, they are evolving, gulp, into a scary fire-snorting funky ROCK! animal, replete with vibes, attitood and horns. They’ve even let mad Keith sing, well, sort of, on new single ‘Firestarter’. Johnny Cigarettes stumbles into their lair to find out […]The post From the archive: March 1996, NME meets Keith Flint on the ‘Firestarter’ set – and witnesses the birth of an icon appeared first on NME.
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"This will be a chance for people to own a piece of history and treasure his memory in the long term"The Prodigy's Keith FlintPersonal items belonging to the Keith Flint will be sold at auction later today – including his MTV Awards, his custom-made bed, motorcycle leathers and nose piercing. The Prodigy frontman was found dead at his Essex h...
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This is class. The Prodigy's Keith FlintA mural honouring the late, great Keith Flint has been unveiled at his local football club. Artist David “Gnasher” Nash created the image of Flint sticking out his pierced tongue at Braintree Town FC – close to the late singer’s home. The Prodigy frontman took his own life a...
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They include his MTV Awards and his custom-made bed. Keith Flint's gold discs are among the items up for salePersonal items belonging to the late Keith Flint will be sold at auction – including his MTV Awards, his custom-made bed, motorcycle leathers and nose piercing. The Prodigy frontman was found dead at his Essex home in March this year at...
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