1. Leeroy Thornhill was born on 8 October 1968 and is a British electronic music artist and formerly a rave dancer and occasional keyboardist for the British electronic group the Prodigy.
15 Facts About Leeroy Thornhill
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Leeroy Thornhill has recorded under the names Longman and Flightcrank.
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Leeroy Thornhill was born in Barking but raised in Rayne near Braintree in Essex, and grew up as a football and James Brown fan.
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Leeroy Thornhill joined the Prodigy along with Keith Flint and Maxim Reality after they met Liam Howlett at a local rave club The Barn.
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Leeroy Thornhill contributed occasional live keyboards; however, he did not make any musical contributions to the band's albums.
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In 2000, Leeroy Thornhill left the band and went on to record various solo EPs under the names "Longman" and "Flightcrank".
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Leeroy Thornhill subsequently started a DJ career, but he continued to keep in touch with the Prodigy.
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Leeroy Thornhill remixed tracks for other artists, such as the Italian Subsonica's "Nuvole Rapide".
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Leeroy Thornhill had worked with Hyper, appearing on their live shows.
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Leeroy Thornhill appeared at the V Festival in 2007 in Chelmsford, Essex.
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Leeroy Thornhill signed breakbeat group The Wrongstar Society to the label.
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Leeroy Thornhill was reported as 6 feet 7 inches tall, compared to Flint who was 5 feet 7 inches tall.
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Leeroy Thornhill's wife is an artist who has contributed to his projects as well.
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Leeroy Thornhill set a release date of 24 October 2024 for his memoir Wildfire: My Ten Years Getting High in the Prodigy.
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Leeroy Thornhill appeared in numerous music videos during his time as a member of the Prodigy.