The Prodigy singer Keith Flint dead at 49

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Keith Flint, lead singer of The Prodigy, died near his London home at age 49

Keith Flint, lead singer of the dance-electronic band The Prodigy, died near his London home at age 49.

The lead singer of the dance-electronic band The Prodigy, Keith Flint, died near his London home at age 49.

In a statement posted to Facebook, the band revealed that its vivacious frontman and "brother" had died and asked for privacy as they and his family mourn.

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“It is with deepest shock and sadness that we can confirm the death of our brother and best friend Keith Flint. A true pioneer, innovator and legend. He will be forever missed,” the statement read. “We thank you for respecting the privacy of all concerned at this time.”

Police confirmed that the body of a 49-year-old man had been found at a home in Brook Hill, northeast of London. They said the death was being treated as non-suspicious and a file would be sent to the coroner — standard practice in cases of violent or unexplained deaths.

In a post on the band’s official Instagram page, a statement credited to band member Liam Howlett implied that the death was a suicide.

The Prodigy frontman Keith Flint died at 49 according to a statement from the band. (Getty Images)

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“The news is true, I can’t believe I’m saying this but our brother Keith took his own life over the weekend, I’m shell shocked, f----- angry, confused and heart broken ..... r.i.p brother Liam.”

Flint was the stage persona of the band, whose hits "Firestarter" and "Breathe" fused techno, breakbeat and acid house music.

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In this photo dated June 8, 1997, Keith Flint, lead singer of 'The Prodigy' during a concert in Offenbach, Germany. The Prodigy frontman, 49-year old Flint is reported to have died at his home in London, according to a statement released by the band Monday March 4, 2019 (AP Photo/Axel Seidemann, File) (AP)

The energetic frontman was also known for his distinctive look: black eyeliner and hair spiked into two horns. According to the BBC, The Prodigy were due to tour in the U.S. in May. The Prodigy sold 30 million records, helping to take rave music from an insular community of party-goers to an international audience. They had seven No. 1 albums in Britain, most recently with "No Tourists" in 2018.

Born Keith Charles Flint on Sept. 17, 1969 in east London, he moved to east of the city to Braintree, Essex, as a child, where he met Howlett at a nightclub.

Formed in the early 1990s, The Prodigy was known as much for its overt anti-establishment stance as for its music. The band members were vocal critics of the U.K.'s Criminal Justice And Public Order Act 1994, which banned the raves popularized in the late-1980s during the so-called Second Summer of Love.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.