The B-52’s Kate Pierson shares stories behind the hit songs & how their music inspired John Lennon.

The B-52’s are set to stop touring but not before Kate Pierson opens up about the origin of their biggest hits, how they got their name, their connection to John Lennon and Yoko, coping with the loss of a much-loved bandmate, touring with Cher, plus the names they gave to their trademark wigs. Timecodes 00:00 Start 01:40 The B-52’s 02:59 Cindy Wilson 07:15 Musical Inspiration 08:20 Origin of the band’s name 09:57 Wigs 12:36 Science Fiction 13:11 Rock Lobster 15:06 John Lennon & Yoko 18:19 The Flintstones 19:21 Debbie Harry 21:28 Roam 25:57 Private Idaho 23:31 Love Shack 24:12 Ricky Wilson 27:40 Coping with grief 30:16 Sia 32:40 Every Day Is Halloween 33:20 Wedding 33:40 Cher 35:05 Las Vegas 38:50 New music 39:50 Upcoming documentary 41:00 John Waters 41:46 The White House 43:00 President Biden 43:30 What’s next