Keith Flint, lead singer of influential British dance-electronic band The Prodigy, was found dead Monday at his home near London, the band said. He was 49.

"A true pioneer, innovator and legend," the band said in a statement confirming his death.

"He will be forever missed."

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.

Flint was the stage persona of the band, whose 1990s hits Firestarter and Breathe were an incendiary fusion of techno, breakbeat and acid house music.

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.<br>We thank you for respecting the privacy of all concerned at this time. <a href="https://t.co/nQ3Ictjj7t">pic.twitter.com/nQ3Ictjj7t</a> —@the_prodigy

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.

Flint was renowned for his manic stage energy and distinctive look: black eyeliner and hair spiked into two horns.

Bandmates 'shell shocked'

Prodigy co-founder Liam Howlett said in an Instagram post that Flint killed himself over the weekend.

"I'm shell shocked ... confused and heart broken," he wrote.

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

We are so saddened to hear about the passing of Keith Flint. He’s played here so many times with the Prodigy and was booked for 2019. What an incredible frontman. Here’s a clip from ‘97 when they were the first dance band to headline Glastonbury - a huge, unforgettable moment. <a href="https://t.co/9fxKBonfVa">pic.twitter.com/9fxKBonfVa</a> —@emilyeavis

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.

Electronic duo the Chemical Brothers tweeted that Flint "as an amazing front man, a true original and he will be missed."

so sad to hear about Keith Flint,we played many gigs with the prodigy over the years and they were always friendly and supportive.he was an amazing front man, a true original and he will be missed.tom&ed x —@ChemBros We're absolutely devastated by the news of the passing of The Prodigy's Keith Flint 😢 R.I.P 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/J3ki6XGnBv">pic.twitter.com/J3ki6XGnBv</a> —@RAMrecordsltd

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. When it comes to stage few people can carry a show like him I'm proud to say I've seen it for myself."

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