Tommy Marth

Thomas Christian Marth, Jr.
Background information
Born	(1978-11-23)November 23, 1978 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Died	April 23, 2012(2012-04-23) (aged 33) Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Genres	Alternative rock, indie rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, writer, fashion model, actor
Instruments	Saxophone, clarinet, wind instruments
Years active	1996–2012
Associated acts	The Killers, The Big Friendly Corporation, Black Camaro, Halloween Town

Thomas Christian "Tommy" Marth, Jr. (November 23, 1978 – April 23, 2012) was an American saxophone player, best known for his recordings and live performances with The Killers. He toured widely with the band in 2008–2009, and also played on the albums "Sam's Town" and "Day & Age".

Tommy Marth was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was the middle of three children to Las Vegas singer Diane Eddington and father Thomas Christian Marth Sr., who met Marth's mother while playing stringed instruments throughout Las Vegas in the early 1960s. Tom Sr. taught Marth how to play the drums when he was 4, according to Marth who said in an interview, "When I saw that he liked the thought of me playing I stopped". It wasn't until Marth heard a cassette tape of Stan Getz when he decided to play the saxophone.

Described by his sister as having a familial bond akin to "The Three Musketeers", Marth had a very close relationship with his musician siblings, who include older brother Ryan Marth and younger sister Melissa Marth, both members of the Las Vegas indie band The Big Friendly Corporation.

Tommy attended Chaparral High School in Paradise where he met the future bass player for The Killers, Mark Stoermer in jazz band. While still in high school, Tommy worked as a fashion model for Tommy Hilfiger, Jaguar, and appeared in the video for Sting's Desert Rose. Tommy would also appear in the video for Passion Fruit's Sun Fun Baby in 2000. He later attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he received his bachelor's degree in film.

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