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Street artist creates incredible 20ft spray painted mural of Prodigy star Keith Flint

A professional street artist has created an incredible 20ft spray-painted mural of Keith Flint in tribute to the deceased Prodigy frontman.

Nathan Murdock, 33, took two days to complete the work – measuring 20ft at its highest and 30ft across – using at least 20 different colours.

It features a striking image of the singer with his hair dyed green and in the double mohican style he famously wore in the video for the band’s 1996 hit single Firestarter.

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He also has his tongue sticking out and is wearing black eye shadow.

Prodigy fan Murdock decided to paint the wall art in his home town of Peterborough, Cambs., as a tribute to 49-year-old Flint, who was found hanged in his Essex home on March 4.

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Murdock, who last saw the band live in December, said: “Of all the famous people who’ve pasted away in recent years, this was the first time it really affected me. It actually hurt.

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“It’s something I wanted to do as they’re a band I’ve always followed and they meant a lot to me personally.”

The artist, who works for Street Arts Hire Ltd, said he had got a huge response since posting an image of the mural online with people from all over the world contacting him.

A picture of his work posted on Facebook has been shared almost 4,000 times.

He added: “It’s nice to see how loved he was by people across the world.”

 

Ben Gelblum

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