A petition was launched to erect a statue of The Prodigy frontman and founding member Keith Flint in his hometown of Essex, England. Earlier this month, Flint was found dead in his home just a few short months before the group was about to embark on a North American tour. Fellow co-founder of The Prodigy, Liam Howlett confirmed the 49-year-old vocalist took his own life.

Flint was a mythical figure in the electronic dance music scene, and The Prodigy is known for bringing underground British dance music into the mainstream, definitely changing the course of the genre. Now, a request for a statue to be erected was launched by Saphya Gower, hosted on 38 Degrees.

“The strategy will be if it reaches a monumental number of signatures to present it to the council and see what they could be able to discuss/contribute. It’s early days yet obviously but hopefully the outcome will be the right one. My parents generation had the Beatles & The Rolling Stones. My generation had The Prodigy, Manchester has Oasis, Braintree has The Prodigy,” the petition reads.

The petition now has 6,042 of the 7,000 signatures it is seeking.

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