Dead or Alive (band) - Band Members

Band Members

Core members

• Pete Burns (1979–2011): Vocalist of the band and chief songwriter. Burns did not play any instruments, but mimed with an electric guitar in some music videos.
• Mike Percy (1981–1989): Bassist. Percy was noted for his mullet hairstyle and, along with Lever, wrote most of Dead or Alive's songs from 1984 until 1989. Percy wrote and performed the backing track for the hit song "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)".
• Wayne Hussey (1981–1984): An early member of the band who wrote most songs in 1982-1983, plus the Epic Records singles "Misty Circles" and "What I Want". Hussey departed in early 1984 to join The Sisters of Mercy for one year, and then formed The Mission in late 1985.
• Steve Coy (1982–2011): Formerly a roadie, and then the drummer, he was the only member to be a good friend of Burns prior to the band's creation in 1980. He was also the youngest member of the band, who wrote music for the band, but not lyrics. As of 1996, Coy took over the job of producing Dead or Alive's videos, starting with the David Bowie cover, "Rebel Rebel", from the album, Nukleopatra.
• Timothy Lever (1983–1989): Keyboards, saxophone, and guitars, Lever and bassist Mike Percy were responsible for most of the songwriting for the band.
• Jason Alburey (1995–2003): Keyboardist for the band, he modernized the band's musical sound. Alburey appears in the 2003 video for the re-release of "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)", despite having nothing to do with the song itself.

Earlier members

• Martin Healy (1979–1983): keyboards
• Phil Hurst (1979–1980): drums
• Walter Ogden (1979–1980): bass
• Mike Reid (1979–1980): guitars
• Joe Musker (1980–1982): drums
• Sue James (1980–1981): bass
• Adrian Mitchley (1980–1981): guitars