R.I.P. Martin Lister

Martin Lister, keyboardist for Alphaville, died on May 21st. The band broke the news today with a short posting on their official site. Read the band's statement on Lister's death below.

"Dear friends,

it is my sad duty to inform you that Alphaville member Martin Lister passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 21st.

We have lost a marvelous keyboard player, a competent and gifted composer of music and a most precious friend. We are all speechless and shocked. Alphaville will never be the same again.

Martin, we miss you, miss you, miss you…

Rest in peace.

Marian Gold, David Goodes, Jakob Kiersch, Maja Kim, crew & management"

Lister had been a member of Alphaville since joining the band in 1995. His cause of death has not been announced.