I call it the LGBT Q and A community 'cause there's so many questions and answers. — Kate Pierson Copy Share Image
When we first played Max's, people thought Cindy and I were drag queens - we wore these gigantic wigs that sort of… — Kate Pierson Copy Share Image
There's a very collaborative, collective attitude. That's a very female principle. We try to nurture that aspect of the band. — Kate Pierson Attitude Copy Share Image
No beehive. Beehives - we sort of put them - well, we revive them sometimes. — Kate Pierson Beehive Copy Share Image
I always was songwriting in high school, writing songs while I was supposed to be listening to the teacher. — Kate Pierson High school Copy Share Image
There's nobody like The B-52s. But doing stuff on my own, I can also express more personal songs. — Kate Pierson Copy Share Image
I used to have a protest folk band in high school, and I wrote all my own songs. Then, in the B-52s,… — Kate Pierson Copy Share Image
I would have loved to have been a broadcast journalist. I'd even love to be the weather girl. I have to watch… — Kate Pierson Every night Copy Share Image
Every time I go to Athens, it's not just a trip down memory lane; there's some surprise. I always meet somebody new,… — Kate Pierson Amazing Copy Share Image
We have a family dynamic - more like brothers and sisters than friends. So there can be a bit of competition, but… — Kate Pierson Brothers and sisters Copy Share Image
One of my favorite lyrics is 'Clams on the half-shell and roller skate, roller skate.' So they can be just really party-inspiring… — Kate Pierson Brilliant Copy Share Image
It takes incredible fortitude to keep on the road, even though it's fun and it's rewarding and you can't complain - it's… — Kate Pierson Copy Share Image
We have always appealed to people outside of the mainstream. Constantly, we get people coming up to us and saying, 'I was… — Kate Pierson High school Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to do a solo record, and in 1999, I went over to Japan and did a project called NiNa,… — Kate Pierson Copy Share Image
It takes incredible fortitude to keep on the road, even though it's fun and it's rewarding and you can't complain, it's just… — Kate Pierson Copy Share Image
I hope our legacy will be enduring and that people think of us as an important band. But I think Ricky's guitar… — Kate Pierson Copy Share Image
In a band with humor, it's easy to be a caricature, especially when you've been around as long as we have. But… — Kate Pierson Copy Share Image
The whole reason to make a solo album is to express what you can't express with the B-52s. The B's are so… — Kate Pierson Album Copy Share Image
All our friends - so many friends are gay or lesbian and transgender. We're just in that world. We all went through… — Kate Pierson Activists Copy Share Image
I think being in a place where there is nothing happening is very inspiring because you have to make your own fun,… — Kate Pierson Copy Share Image
The Beatles had a huge impact on me. I did 'Strawberry Fields Forever', and we worked it out in an open tuning.… — Kate Pierson Beatles Copy Share Image
I'm always saying in the studio, 'My vocals are too loud!' or 'My vocals have too much effect on them!' I like… — Kate Pierson Copy Share Image
The B-52s, you know, our songs are about volcanoes or lobsters. Cindy and I sing them like our lives depend on them.… — Kate Pierson Experience Copy Share Image
We started in 1976, jamming, and we played our first show on Valentine's Day 1977, so we can mark 40 from there,… — Kate Pierson Day Copy Share Image
We've always been a band who wants to put our money where our mouths are. We have political songs, but we don't… — Kate Pierson Copy Share Image
Usually, when we write in The B-52s, it's quite a collaborative process. We really take hours - and sometimes days - jamming,… — Kate Pierson Collage Copy Share Image
When I was little, I used to think, 'That's the way people in the future are gonna dress! They'll be wearing space… — Kate Pierson Dress Copy Share Image
In the late '90s, we kind of took a sabbatical, and I got an invitation to play with a Japanese band and… — Kate Pierson Copy Share Image
Sometimes we'd just play acoustic guitar and try out the parts and make a library. We'd use a double cassette player and… — Kate Pierson Acoustic guitar Copy Share Image
