The Prodigy’s Liam Howlett Requires Rock and Roll Corridor of Popularity Nod

The Prodigy’s Liam Howlett has spoken out in regards to the staff’s absence from the Rock and Roll Corridor of Popularity, urging for his or her inclusion within the prestigious establishment.

Talking forward of the band’s upcoming Disrupta Excursion in Australia, Howlett admitted that the Corridor of Popularity hadn’t been on his radar—till now. “It’s now not one thing I’ve ever considered, however yeah, as you spoke about it we will have to be up there. Make it occur!” he advised Rolling Stone AU/NZ.

Whilst The Prodigy didn’t make the 2025 magnificence, which options fellow British acts like Oasis, New Order, and Billy Idol, the Essex-born digital pioneers make a robust case for long run popularity. Their 1997 album The Fats of the Land turned into a landmark second for digital tune, breaking obstacles within the U.S. by way of debuting at No. 1 at the Billboard 200—an remarkable success for a band of their style on the time.

Two of the gang’s defining singles, “Firestarter” and “Smack My Complain Up,” cracked the Billboard Scorching 100 in an technology when digital tune wasn’t extensively embraced by way of the mainstream American business.

“I’ve mentioned earlier than, I by no means gave a f* in regards to the charts,” Howlett recalled. “However by some means Fats of the Land going to No. 1 in america felt other. It had an additional ‘f*** you-ness’ about it as only some British bands had ever performed that. So yeah, you must say it gave me a definite cheeky delight for some time.”

Of their house nation, The Prodigy have ruled the U.K. charts, racking up seven No. 1 albums, together with their most up-to-date studio effort, No Vacationers, in 2018. Their profession tally additionally comprises 11 most sensible 10 hits at the Legitimate U.K. Singles Chart, with “Firestarter” and “Breathe” each attaining No. 1 in 1996.

The Rock and Roll Corridor of Popularity calls for nominees to have launched their first unmarried or album no less than 25 years earlier than the induction 12 months. The Prodigy, who first hit the U.K. charts in 1991 with “Charly,” simply meet the eligibility standards, making them possible contenders for long run categories.

As the gang gears up for his or her first Australian excursion in 5 years, fanatics are keen to peer Howlett and Maxim again on level. The Disrupta Excursion, which kicks off Feb. 13 in Sydney, could also be their first main run because the passing of frontman Keith Flint in 2019.