https://www.nme.com/features/keith-flin ... 2gdHmqs.99

thought this might happen. nice sentiment but we know this isn't what the band has ever been about. I suspect it will be number 1, as is usually the case when someone so famous dies, but it didn't bother the band in 96 and I suspect they wont be bothered by it again, as touching a tribute as it would be

There will be a lot of similar articles over next weeks, some will be blaming other people, some will blame his bad childhood, some will say it was due to his drug abuse, alcohol, financial problems, burnout, getting old etc.

I know that you will read them because I will read them too, but don't believe any of them.

It is normal to look for a simple explanation, but human mind is complicated subject and there just is no simple explanation for suicide. It is always a combination of multiple factors, fuelled by bad experiences. Maybe there was one particular thing that pushed him over the edge but it is clear that Keith had suicidal thoughts for quite a few years. The only things you can do if you find yourself in that place in life is to change world around you or change yourself. Is is clear for me that Keith tried to do both.

Very sad if true. I didn't know about these footage of their Brighton gig.

There's a difference between being properly burnt out and being tired from the end of a long tour. He'd just run a personal best the day before so I don't think he was burnt out. It's only tabloid reporting but it looks like the breakup of his marriage was the catalyst behind it.

It does indeed look like that. I wish he would've pulled through. The majority of us live those kinds of emotions eventually, it's part of life. I wish I was there to talk him out of it. Fuck's sake. It's so irrelevant to speak about what I wish had happened. I still wish it. May he rest in peace.

when people reach their peek
wether it be made a lot of money
or done something weve wanted to do all our lives
basically fulfilled ambitions
thats when people get depressed because theres nothing more to follow it
we always crave more
basically as a human sepcies i think we come with an addictive gene wether we are aware of it or not

so his breakup in marriage may have just contributed to how he felt along with the above

im still gutted and really dont know what to do with myself

Everything seems irrelevant.
This wasn't the right end for him, this isn't the right end for anybody.

I havent listened to any Prodigy song since that day.

It brought joy but I just feel sadness now.

It isnt about blaming anyone, im just too emphatic. This phase usually lasts for months. Then I will feel joy and thank the artist for my childhood.

Thank you Keith for making my childhood along with Maxim, Leeroy and Liam.

You meant alot to me. Rip.

Keith was the face of the band and the heart of what made The Prodigy unique - raw power and mayham

He will be forever remembered as such through his contributions to the music and the live shows.

This is, by far, my favourite version of firestarter and this will be how I remember Keith forever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56qU6xdDRl4

You will be dearly missed

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In movies they say it is always quietest before the storm, I guess the reverse is just as true. Him achieving a new height of physical well-being (his marathon performance I mean) and getting back to his old strength in Brussels last December. In the Foret National in Brussels I saw him last and I am thankful that I could witness one of his best and, as it turns out, last performances on stage.

In psychological suicide research there is consensus that suicide requires lots of positive energy to actually commit the act. To all who struggle as Keith did, I wish for you that you will get to the point of regaining your positive energy and transforming it to a life affirming attitude.

I would say this - I was watching a very recent performance on YouTube a few weeks ago and I didn't want to come on here and say 'Keith doesn't look right' because it would have upset a lot of people, he looked very much like he was going through the motions and looked like he'd had enough. It didn't look like his energy - so while it is all upsetting, the signs were almost certainly there.

As for honesty, yes, I do think you're letting emotion take over, and that's understandable. Suicide and death in general are deeply complex issues - a band in their fifties of the nature of the Prodigy (frankly, there's only one) is a level of energy the Stones or Queen don't use, or need, and there's no reconciling what drove him to it because this is kind of unprecedented - and I don't think dishonesty or otherwise actually matters anyway.

I also remember saying on here about Maxim's age some years ago - and that I found it maybe a little unhealthy men in their near and over 50s were giving it this on stage after all these years. It seemed too much.

As for the break up of his marriage, I must admit I was out of that loop and didn't know that happened. And the fact Keith didn't want the marriage to be over definitely did not help his state of mind.

The whole thing is gut-wrenching.

I'm handling the thing better than I thought I would - which surprises me. But thank you for your kind words.

And your PM invite goes from me too - if anyone does need a chat, we're here.

There will never be a 'correct' answer as to the reason why Keith took his own life.

Looks like she deleted him from her life copmletely.

Then connect it with this article:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/8 ... ide-death/

And you have most comnon reason for suicide.

I've had to register a new account after so many years of inactivity with my old account, but I wanted to pay my respects to Keith.

I started as a member of this forum back in the "Their Law" days in 2005, and was a huge fan. I've traded bootlegs on here, discussed everything Prodigy related many times over.

But nothing could have prepared me for the news on Monday morning, like all of us here, I'm utterly devastated, heartbroken and completely shocked by Keith's passing. The Prodigy was a huge part of my teenage years, opening me up to punk, hip-hop, electronica, big beat and they were a pivotal part of my developing musical taste as I grew up. To this day I still followed the boys and was really pleased with what a fantastic record No Tourists was.

My heart goes out to Keith's friends and family, and also Liam & Maxim.

To everyone on here look after your loved ones and just as importantly: don't be afraid to lend an ear, have a chat, or talk about how your feeling.

RIP Keith, thanks for everything mate.