Kate Pierson

“'Deadbeat Club' means a lot to me.”

“I call it the LGBT Q and A community 'cause there's so many questions and answers.”

“I was doing space girl outfits way before Katy Perry or Gaga!”

“When we first played Max's, people thought Cindy and I were drag queens - we wore these gigantic wigs that sort of his our faces.”

“We all maintained our connections and our friendships, which we've maintained over all these years. We still like each other, love each other, and we realize that this was a way to heal and a way to really bring Ricky back into the mix. I think a lot of the songs recalled that time in Athens with Ricky.”

“One of my favorite lyrics is 'Clams on the half-shell and roller skate, roller skate.' So they can be just really party-inspiring lyrics or just something brilliant like 'Tutti Frutti.'”

“I've always wanted to do a solo record, and in 1999, I went over to Japan and did a project called NiNa, where I co-wrote with Yuki from Judy and Mary. It just sort of unleashed this realization in me that I could write.”

“At some private events, we'll see the CEO of the company get up and do his 'Rock Lobster' dance. The band used to grumble that, 'All they talk about is hair and don't take us seriously,' but I've realized that what this band does the best is let loose and let people's freak flag fly.”

“The B-52s, you know, our songs are about volcanoes or lobsters. Cindy and I sing them like our lives depend on them. I feel very emotional when I'm singing 'Rock Lobster,' but I've wanted to sing more about my personal experience.”

“It's true. I'm not a spokesperson. But I can say now that transgendered people like to be heard and to be respected.”

“No beehive. Beehives - we sort of put them - well, we revive them sometimes.”

“The B-52s are all about inclusiveness and about celebrating your differences.”

“I wrote a whole solo album and recorded some of it, even did a little tour with Sara Lee and Gail Ann Dorsey.”

“I love Atlanta. I feel really at home in Atlanta. We spent a lot of time there. But Athens is like home to me.”

“I rent space on a farm for 15 dollars a month, and I have the use of about a quarter of an acre.”

“Sometimes we'd just play acoustic guitar and try out the parts and make a library. We'd use a double cassette player and make little edits.”

“I like looking for things on tour.”

“I think there are certain genres of music where people are allowed to go on, but there is something about rock and roll, I guess because it originally started out to be a teenage rebellion.”

“With 'Love Shack,' once we put that chorus in, it did have more of a song structure. Even though the verses are all kind of different, the chorus was there along with 'The Love Shack' - I think that really made it a hit. Once we heard it in the studio, we played it for R.E.M., and they were like, 'Yes this is a hit.'”

“'Love Shack' is such an eternal kind of song; at karaoke, people do it.”