Keith Charles Flint (photo). Biography of the vocalist and dancer of The Prodigy

Perhaps the most famous and recognizable member of The Prodigy is Keith Charles Flint. A photo of his bizarre outfits and extravagant hairstyles became the visiting card of the whole group. She was one of the pioneers and developers of a new style at the time in music - bigbits.

The Prodigy developed this direction along with The Crystal Method, The Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim, but always took first place in the chat rooms and hearts of fans.

Biography of China

Born Keith Charles Flint in the family of Yvonne and Clive Flint in 1969, September 17. His family did not stand out from the gray mass of the majority. Almost all the boy's childhood passed in the eastern part of London. When he was 6 years old, the family moved to live in Essex, Springfield. However, he did not stay long there either. His youthful years Keith Charles Flint, the future vocalist of The Prodigy, spent in Braintree, where he studied at school. By a lucky coincidence, he went to the same school as his future colleague in the group. However, it was not she who introduced them. Because of different age categories, Kit and Liam were trained separately and did not have a mutual acquaintance.

Fateful meeting

Only by the end of the 80s fate brought Liam Howlett and Keith Flint in one of the rave clubs. Keith attended virtually all parties. Liam already in these years was engaged in music and acted as a DJ. Keith still needed a little time to realize that music would be his vocation, but still he immediately had the liking for playing Liam, and he asked to listen to his recordings.

After hearing, he again met with Howlett, but already with special zeal began to insist that on the stage the tracks of his own production sounded. As a podtantsovki he offered his candidacy and Lyroya Thornhill, his longtime friend. With such frenzied enthusiasm, in 1990 the world heard a new British band The Prodigy. By the way, so to name the group Houlett came to mind, and he did it in honor of his first synthesizer - Moog Prodigy.

Adult, but not a serious life

Despite a very modest education and little progress in studies, Keith was one of the first to find a job. He tried to find something that would bring joy to his life, and constantly changed his specialties. He was never short of money. He regularly visited fashionable parties and very quickly got involved. Kit did not miss almost any party. To match fashionable clubs, he could buy himself a T-shirt for sixty pounds and pants for one hundred and fifty. Approximately at this time, he had a half-brother Gary, who in many ways influenced his worldview and further life, as Keith himself claimed.

Tired of the routine, he decides to abandon his design career, and instead sit on a light motorcycle and tirelessly chase it through the city. He stopped only in the event that it was necessary to fix the belt on his leather jacket or to score another "jamb". It was at this time that he had fun and broke away, but that was not enough for him, he did not know where to put all his energy.

In the end, as swiftly as he sat on a motorcycle, he tearfully gave it to his old friend, and at the same time sold all his belongings. Leaving for himself only the most necessary things that could be accommodated in a small backpack, he goes on a long trip to the Middle East. His tour lasted eight months. During this time, Keith managed to visit almost all countries of Europe and North Africa. But, not having achieved the desired result, he returned home and seriously got carried away by a rave.

Musical career

Since the formation of the group in 1990, Keith Charles Flint has been involved only as a dancer, but already in 1996 showed his musical abilities as a vocalist in the single Firestarter. It was in the video that accompanied the single, Keith Charles Flint - the vocalist, appeared to the public in his new image, which later became part of his life and the visiting card of the group. Next came his second single Breathe, where he sang in a duet with Maxim Reality.

His role in the band as a vocalist grew stronger and developed. Already in 1997 in the album The Fatofthe Land there were already four songs in his performance (Fuel My Fire, Firestarter, Serial Thrilla and Breathe). For all the creative career of the band, this album was named the most successful, largely due to the vocal and charisma that Keith Charles Flint possessed.

The next release, released in 2002, was more influenced by the influence and punk-style Kita. Later Howlett himself disapproved of the release of Baby's Got a Temper as not characteristic of their group. Because of these statements, there were differences between Keith and Liam, which affected the fullness of the next album with singles. In 2004, the light saw the album Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned, where there was not a single song performed by Flint.

In the album Invaders Must Die, released in 2009, it was again possible to hear the vocal of Kit. He participated in the recording of such tracks: RunwiththeWolves, TakeMetotheHospital, Colors and Omen. In 2015, their last album, The Day Is My Enemy, was released today.

Solo creativity

Keith Charles Flint tried to experiment with solo projects. He created the bands Clever Brains Fryin 'and FLINT. Despite his efforts, he managed to finish only one commercial single from FLINT group called AIM 4. It was supposed to release a solo album, however it was canceled right before the appointed release date.

Real love

Vocalist The Prodigy Keith Charles Flint, whose private life was hidden from the majority, in the public sought out the glory of the most exuberant and extravagant member of the group. However, after meeting with an amazing girl - DJ, the life of China has changed dramatically.

They met in Tokyo, in one of the clubs where Mayumi played the records under the pseudonym of Super Megabitch. Then he realized who he loved more than music, and what he lacked in life. During the marriage, he abandoned drugs, alcohol and tobacco. Now this is a completely different Keith Charles Flint. The wife completely shares her husband's enthusiasm for motorcycles and simply adores dogs.