And might I just add that the B-52s are criminally underrated, deserve to be in the Rock & Roll HOF, and are one of my favorite bands.
OK, I googled this because I assumed Dom was stuck inside with Raoul Duke, but it turns out to be true that the B-52s are not, in fact, in the R & R HOF.
I ran into Kate Pierson in a Palm Springs antique store once and I fan-girled her so hard I’m sure she was embarrassed. She’s a bit older than the other B-52s...in her early 40s when Cosmic Thing came out, and 71 now....love them all to death.
For an explanation of what I said about Johnny Marr, when asked what inspired him he said “Desperation, and a romantic belief in the power of popular culture “ Have a listen to this riff
