Leeroy Thornhill, original member of The Prodigy, talks to author and music journalist Miranda Sawyer about the story of the first decade of the band, from the earliest raves to Japan and the United States in the late 1990s, by which point the band were one of the biggest on the planet.

The Prodigy arguably had as much influence on contemporary pop culture as the Sex Pistols. The book's extraordinary images from Leeroy's personal archives capture the wild energy, ecstasy and abandon from the moment they dropped their first hit 'Charly' through the three albums that became the ubiquitous soundtrack to the decade: Experience; Music for the Jilted Generation; and Fat of the Land.

Leeroy Thornhill is a music producer and DJ who has been spreading beats and bass across the globe since 1990. As a founding member of The Prodigy, his name will forever be renowned for helping to cement the band's legacy through the release of stellar hits such as, ‘Breathe’, ‘Smack My Bitch Up’ and ‘Firestarter’. Since then he has pursued solo projects under the guise Flightcrank, as well as re-establish his DJ career.

Miranda Sawyer is a writer, journalist and broadcaster. Her writing has appeared in the Observer, Q, Vogue and the Guardian. She is a regular arts critic on TV and radio, well known for hosting the BBC's The Culture Show, and is the author of Out of Time; How Not to F*ck Up Your Relationship; and Uncommon People: Britpop and Beyond in 20 Songs.