Flint released a single titled "War" with dubstep artist Caspa in 2012. The Prodigy album Invaders Must Die was released on 23 February 2009 and featured vocals by Flint on multiple tracks. įlint did not perform vocals on the next Prodigy album- Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (2004)-although he did appear on the "Hotride (El Batori Mix)", on the " Hotride" single. In 2002, the non-album single " Baby's Got a Temper" was released which was written by Flint. The 1997 album The Fat of the Land also featured Flint's vocal contributions on the tracks "Serial Thrilla" and "Fuel My Fire". This trend continued with the next Prodigy single, " Breathe", on which Flint sang lead vocals, with Maxim backing him up. In 1996, just prior to the release of The Prodigy's third album, Flint moved from being a dancer for the group to being its frontman when he performed vocals on the hit single " Firestarter" the accompanying video showcased Flint's new and soon-to-be iconic punk look. Flint, Howlett, and Thornhill were joined by MC Maxim Reality and became the successful electronic dance act The Prodigy. After receiving a mixtape from Howlett, Flint came back with great enthusiasm, insisting that Howlett should be playing his tracks up on stage and that Flint, along with friend Leeroy Thornhill, would dance to them. Music career įlint with Prodigy guitarist Rob Hollidayįlint met DJ Liam Howlett at local rave club the Barn in Braintree, Essex, and said he liked Howlett's taste in music. Musically, Flint was a childhood fan of the Jam and in the late 1980s he listened to bands like Siouxsie and the Banshees. Flint then worked as a roofer and later enthusiastically embraced the acid house scene of the late 1980s. He was expelled from school at the age of 15. Flint was described as being a "bright boy with dyslexia" and was disruptive in class. He attended the Boswells School in Chelmsford and moved to Braintree after leaving school.
His childhood was described as unhappy and he feuded with his parents, who parted when he was young. Keith Flint was initially raised in East London but in the mid-1970s his parents moved out to a quiet suburban cul-de-sac in Springfield, near Chelmsford, Essex.
Clive Flint worked as an engineering consultant. Flint was born in Redbridge, London, to Clive and Yvonne Flint, on 17 September 1969.