Alastair Donaldson

Alastair Donaldson (27 April 1955, in Edinburgh – 18 June 2013, in Edinburgh) was a Scottish multi-instrumentalist, and was the bassist for the Scottish punk/pop band the Rezillos, for whom he played under the stage name of William Mysterious.

He was a formative member of the folk ensemble Silly Wizard prior to his involvement with the Rezillos, and appears on many of their recordings under his real name. He appears on the Rezillos' second single for Sire Records, featuring the songs "(My Baby Does) Good Sculptures" and "Flying Saucer Attack" and also on their debut studio album Can't Stand the Rezillos (1978). After The Rezillos split up for the first time in 1978, former members became the Revillos, and Donaldson rejoined them in 1979 for the Rev Up LP where he once again played bass.

After this final outing with the Rezillos he retired from recording and touring, but was still semi active in live work in his native Edinburgh up until his death on 18 June 2013. He is survived by a daughter, Ailsa, and a son, John, as well as his wife Ksenija Horvat.