Happy Tom

Band: Turbonegro
Gear: SVT-CL, SVT-810E, SVT-VR, SVT-CL, SVT-810E
Website: www.turbonegro.com

Thomas Seltzer (born 27 July 1969), better known by his stage name Happy-Tom, is bassist (originally drummer) and songwriter in the band Turbonegro, famous for wearing feminine makeup and a sailor’s uniform. He has also gone under the names Tom of Norway and Bongo. The Seltzer family hails originally from Midland, Texas in the United States, but together with his five-year-older brother he grew up in Superior, Wisconsin. At six, in 1975, he moved to Norway and now lives in Oslo. Turbonegro started in 1989 and is now a legend in international punk and alternative rock, often labeled “The World’s biggest underground band”.