Back in high school, I had this folk protest band, and I used to write all the time. And then, when I got in The B-52s, we began to write collectively, collaboratively – most all of our songs are written by jamming together. Kate Pierson Read Quote
When I was little, I used to think, ‘That’s the way people in the future are gonna dress! They’ll be wearing space suits, and it will be all silver, all the time. It’s gonna glitter.’ Kate Pierson Read Quote
There’s nobody like The B-52s. But doing stuff on my own, I can also express more personal songs. Kate Pierson Read Quote
It’s true. I’m not a spokesperson. But I can say now that transgendered people like to be heard and to be respected. Kate Pierson Read Quote
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 much about fun and partying and dancing. Kate Pierson Read Quote
I always was songwriting in high school, writing songs while I was supposed to be listening to the teacher. Kate Pierson Read Quote
The first rock record I ever bought was ‘Great Balls of Fire.’ I was real little, and I went to Atlanta to get it. Kate Pierson Read Quote
I rent space on a farm for 15 dollars a month, and I have the use of about a quarter of an acre. Kate Pierson Read Quote
We’ve known Cyndi Lauper since she was in ‘Blue Angel’; we did a TV show with her back in ’79 or ’80. We don’t have any competition; we’re complementary. Kate Pierson Read Quote
