PRODIGY - THE PRODIGY STAR DITCHED DRUGS FOR COMEBACK

THE PRODIGY STAR DITCHED DRUGS FOR COMEBACK

Returning to THE PRODIGY rescued rocker KEITH FLINT from a decade of drink and drug abuse.
The flamboyant vocalist/dancer is busy promoting Invaders Must Die, the British dance act's fifth studio album - and Flint's first with the group since 1997's smash hit Fat of the Land.
He admits his time away from the Prodigy wasn't spent wisely. He tells WENN, "I got heavily into booze and drugs and flooded myself with that, like a sponge. And then I reeled it in."
Flint credits the band's manager, John Fairs, with helping him kick drugs and reconnect with Prodigy songwriter Liam Howlett.
And Howlett insists the group's determination to make their comeback a lasting one is keeping the wildhaired star clean.
Howlett says, "You can't burn the candle at both ends. You're at the front of the stage. You've got to be on it.
"We spent a lot of time on this record. We all did. We didn't want to go out there and not be able to perform it."
And Flint admits being back onstage has become his new narcotic of choice: "It's like my drug. You've got to go out there firing. There's nothing sadder than watching a heavyweight boxer and he's out of shape and getting bashed around."