The Prodigy reveal how they’ve had three decades of success and managed to stay relevant

The creative mastermind behind British punk electronic outfit The Prodigy needs absolute privacy when he’s working on music. And he credits one thing for the groups three decades of success and relevance.

Don’t mess with Liam Howlett’s creative vibe. The creative mastermind behind British punk electronic outfit The Prodigy needs absolute privacy when he’s working on music.

And he credits “getting into the zone” with the group’s three decade success and relevance.

“Once I am in that zone, I don’t like to get out of that because once I fall into that creative little spot, if anything pulls me out it takes me a long time to get back into it,” he says.

“So I shut down everything. I don’t really see anyone, I just focus totally on the job at hand. It is quite a valuable space to find. If you can find that little creative spot, you don’t want anyone f..king with it. When you are feeling it and it’s really working, you have to stick with that.”

The Prodigy kick off their Australian tour this week. Picture: Supplied

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Music is a serious business for Howlett, who will kick off an Australian tour in Perth with Prodigy bandmates Keith Flintand Maxim in Perth on Thursday.

They play Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on February 2 to support new album, No Tourists.

“It is a hard job,” Howlett said.

“I am not moaning but people have to work at it. Writing songs and making sure it sounds good and is better than everyone else, I am in competition with everybody.

“If you are not at your best, you will lose. That is how serious we are, it is no joke. As soon as you lose that hunger, you go. That is why we are still here.”

Howlett spent the best part of a year locked away working on the band’s seventh album, No Tourist, which has won widespread praise from critics.

It wasn’t an easy task to make that time given The Prodigy are prolific performers and also toured throughout the process of making the album.

Their recent album No Tourist has won widespread praise from critics. Picture: Supplied

“Basically I would really nail down the time on tour so I would not have any off time,” he said.

“It was studio, go to the gig, work in the hotel room, record the guys when they came off stage. I just had to stay in the zone. The gigs were great when we were on stage but the travelling really was wasting time when I could have been working.

“We tapped into out original roots if you like. We weren’t afraid to go there but we really wanted to keep the edge there and make sure it didn’t sound like a retro thing.”

Howlett and his All Saints singer wife Natalie Appleton are parents to teenage son, Ace.

“She is in a band so she knows the story,” he said.