The late frontman was trailed 24/7 by a local minder and said he'd been put on “health watch” by bandmates after anti-hunt protesters stormed his pub.
"Keith’s pub, The Leather Bottle, became a meeting place for the local hunt, and this information got out online," says a local source.
"A couple of times, anti-hunt protesters turned up and made a fuss. It really upset Keith and I know the band and the management were a bit worried for him.
"He had a local minder, a big Essex lad, who would go everywhere with him.
"Keith told me he’d also been put on ‘health watch’ by the band. He hinted they were concerned for his health and wanted someone around to keep an eye on him."
The Prodigy have been approached for comment.
The iconic Essex singer was discovered at around 8am yesterday after police and paramedics were called to the property.
The Prodigy's co-founder Liam Howlett said Keith Flint had 'taken his own life'.
The Essex boy, who once dated Gail Porter, was the face of the rave band and took centre stage on their best-known hit Firestarter, the single which launched him as an icon.
His 'suicide' came days after he put his beloved home on the market following his devastating marriage split from wife Mayumi Kai
Howlett, who founded The Prodigy with Flint in their hometown of Braintree, Essex, wrote: "The news is true. I can't believe I am saying this but our brother Keith took his own life over the weekend.
"I'm shell shocked, f****** angry, confused and heart broken r.i.p brother."
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