The death is not being treated as suspicious.
Surviving Prodigy members Liam Howlett and Maxim Reality issued a statement via Twitter paying tribute to Flint.
A true pioneer, innovator and legend.
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He will be forever missed.
We thank you for respecting the privacy of all concerned at this time.
In a separate poston the bands official Instagram account, Howlett said Flints death was a suicide.
Im shell shocked, f angry, confused and heart broken.
1 hits in the U.K. Firestarter also reached No.
33 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Most recently, Flint contributed vocals to the Prodigys seventh albumNo Tourists, which was released last year.
The band were due to start a U.S. tour in May.
