The Prodigy singer Keith Flint dies aged 49

Keith Flint, the fiery frontman of British dance-electronic band The Prodigy, has been found dead at his home near London, the band said. Key points: Flint was one of the best-known faces of 1990s British electronic music He co-founded The Prodigy with Liam Howlett, who confirmed Flint's death on social media The band described Flint as a "true pioneer, innovator and legend" Flint was one of the best-known faces of British electronic music, often appearing with eccentric haircuts, sometimes styled as devil's horns, and heavy make-up around his eyes. "After meeting Howlett at a rave in 1989, Flint helped to turn The Prodigy into a band that captured the spirit of young Britain at the time: hedonistic, semi-legal, and definitely interested in doing some freaky dancing at a rave at three in the morning, ideally on ecstasy," Hodgkinson said. Grime musician Dizzee Rascal said he had opened for The Prodigy in 2009, "and he was one of the nicest people I've met and always was every time I met him, the whole band were".