J. F. Nelson

Third-person alias of Marian Gold, that he used when writing the foreword and afterword in the "Those were the days" book. About the origins of the name, Marian supposedly said: "Some say, his full name is jonathan frederik nelson, others insist on jordan franklin nelson and others call him jefferey ferdinand nixon. reportedly he established the so called 'nelson project' at the end of the seventies that later became alphaville. his identity is a mystery. and it will continue to be. on 'afternoons in utopia' they described his function as 'spiritual light(n)ing', later on he appeared as an 'illuminator'. in the lyrics of 'lies' (forever young) and 'lassie come home' (afternoons in utopia) he was some kind of visitor, and maybe in some other songs as well. The album of Serge Gainsbourg called 'Histoire de Melody Nelson' seems to deal with his person. Around 1984 he disappeared. On 'dreamscapes' he was mentioned being a traveller, but his current residence seems to be out of this world."