away at an office. The other choice was to be a townie and work at a machine shop or restaurant in my hometown. I wanted something different that did not entail a new couch, a new car, a new dining room set. Fortunately, I met a like-minded soul in my hometown and we innocently and haphazardly went about putting together a band. This whole process was a head banging one; that is, a banging my head against the wall one. I soon learned, no clubs would book a band that played original songs. Clubs only booked cover bands at that time in the early and mid-80s. So, we played house parties and VFW halls. If we made 20 bucks we were happy, not 20 bucks apiece but altogether. There were a few other bands that were not hardcore punk doing the same thing but not very many. And, I wrote songs about my life and my inner-struggles and all of that sort of stuff that you have going on when you are in your late teens and early 20s. We rammed 50s guitar licks into 60s power pop colliding into 70s glam and punk and more glam and then pureed it in a blender and we had our sound. Soon after, a hoard of other bands did the same and called it grunge or alternative rock. It then became a big business. I never made any money; I have been paid in fan letters, which is really what I set out to do. I set out to make some sort of change. And I feel as if I did. So, I guess I am one of the alterna-Forefathers. I am a starving alterna-Forefather. Political career In 2018 Meade was one of several Democrats who filed to run for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district, then held by Steve Russell. Solo discography Motorcycle Childhood (Echostatic/Spacebaby, 1995) Kitchens & Bathrooms (Self Released, 2008) References External links Tyson Meade Home Page, 2008 Tyson Meade Is a Rock God, 2002 Babysue Interview, 1997 Oasis Interview, 1996 Interview with Dolly Parton, 2001 Collection of Chainsaw Kittens Music and Videos, 2012 Performing with Arbor Day, 2006 Performing "Soldier on My Shoulder" 2010 Performing "She's Gone Mad" 2010 People from Bartlesville, Oklahoma Guitarists from Oklahoma American rock guitarists American male guitarists Candidates in the 2018 United States elections Living people 1962 births 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians