Keith Flint ‘was left alone and he got destroyed’ says Sex Pistols singer John Lydon as it emerges tragic Prodigy star ‘begged his estranged wife to come home before hanging himself’ at their £1.5m country pile
- Sex Pistols star John Lydon, 63, said Keith Flint was ‘destroyed’ by being alone
- Prodigy singer Flint was found dead at his home in Dunmow, Essex, on Monday
- Lyndon said ‘we are not looking after each other anymore’ in the music industry
- Flint last seen drinking with personal trainer in Essex after a park run Saturday
Keith Flint was found dead on Monday
Sex Pistols star John Lydon claimed Keith Flint’s death was a result of him being ‘destroyed by being alone’ as he called for industry-wide change.
Lyndon, once known as Johnny Rotten, said far too often musicians are left alone, as he called Prodigy frontman Keith Flint ‘unloved’.
Speaking at the premiere of the ‘Punk’ docuseries at Hollywood’s SIR Studios, the 63-year-old said changes are needed after Flint was found dead on Monday.
He told TMZ: ‘My heart is broken for him. He was a good friend of mine. Don’t get me wrong but nobody loved him and he was left alone and he got destroyed.
‘Why? Why do so many people in this industry be left alone? Come to me, I’m Johnny.
‘What you got to understand is we are not looking after each other anymore and we should.
‘Any of you out there need help, come talk to me. We do not need to die.’
Flint, 49, was found hanged at his farmhouse in Dunmow, Essex, on Monday morning.
Pictures shared with MailOnline show hours later the singer and dancer was casually dressed, eating with his personal trainer at the Galvin Green Man in Chelmsford on Saturday.
The ‘Firestarter’ star was seated comfortably by the pub’s log fire, prompting jokes with locals on Saturday – but less than 36 hours later police found him unresponsive at his home. Band mates said he had taken his own life
Keith Flint (left) seemed happy on Saturday lunchtime, proudly discussing that morning’s personal-best 5k run with his personal trainer (right) and how it felt good to open his lungs up.
He was seen joking with other diners as he bought lunch for himself and his trainer.
He even asked permission to take a few bottles of beer and cider home with him afterwards, it was claimed.
He was sat next to an unlit fire, prompting the photographer to initially joke about whether he was going to be a Firestarter again as he sang in his 1990s hit which made Prodigy a household name.
Flint bought the country home and the surrounding estate in 1997 and was often seen riding through the village on his horse
People in the music industry are ‘not looking after each other’ according to John Lydon
However, he was battling personal demons.
It is claimed he had begged his estranged wife Mayumi Kai, 31, to come home days before he died, in the days leading up to his death.
A source told The Sun: ‘Keith always hoped they could make it work and he made various phone calls to her, pleading with her.
‘But she didn’t change her mind and insisted they sell the house. It broke Keith. Mayumi isn’t to blame but it seems that Keith didn’t think he could carry on without her.’
Pictures of Keith Flint (middle) taking part in the Park Run even in Chelmsford two days before he was found dead at home
His band mates later revealed he had ended his own life, three years after he stated in an interview that he ‘wasn’t saving up for anything’ and said: ‘When I’m done, I’ll kill myself’.