The Prodigy’s Leeroy Thornhill on mental health and life after Keith Flint: “I reached that point once myself”

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The Prodigy’s Leeroy Thornhill has opened up about life after Keith Flint, and discussed how he has overcome his own battles with mental health.The musician, who was a part of the band between 1990 and 2000, spoke to The Guardian following the release of his new book, Wildfire.

The memoir recalls what it was like to be part of the group during their first decade, and comes with previously unseen photography from their earliest raves up until the peak of their fame.In the new interview, Thornhill recalled the impact that the loss of the frontman had on him, as well as his future with the band.The legendary singer died on March 4, 2019 after taking his own life at the age of 49.“I love him and I always will.

We’ve been to 70 countries, met royalty, seen the coolest things on the planet. So of course we’re sad and heartbroken,” he began, going on to recall how he and some of his friends have also battled with mental health in the past.“A lot of my friends have said, ‘Oh, I thought about killing myself’ and, you know, I kind of reached that point once myself,” he explained. “I don’t think that anyone prepares men for middle age.

When they get to their 40s or 50s and they’ve got families, people don’t explain to them about the pressures, about how everything will crumble if anything happens to them.”He continued: “A lot of the world rests on men’s shoulders but we don’t hear about that.