Which members of the b52s are gay

Their offbeat style and subversive tunes made CBGB scenesters The Bs a beloved party band -- and Reagan-era idols for a queer audience.

B-52s biography

Forty years on, the original members look back on a. Each member of The Bs is a worthy of celebration on their own, but collectively the band is an iconic staple of LGBT culture. The Bs have been loud and proud supporters of the LGBTQ+ community, with four of the band's five original members identifying as LGBTQ members themselves: the late Ricky Wilson, singer Fred Schneider and Keith Strickland as gay men, and singer Kate Pierson, who married her wife, Monica Coleman, in Fred Schneider, queer frontman for the Bs, reflects on the band's first big single, "Rock Lobster," a classic, kooky surf-rock ode to manta ray, jellyfish, and boys in bikinis.

At first The Bs was a cult act beloved by critics and those lucky enough to see them live and they were true trailer blazers back then. That said, most people feel they peaked early on their first 2 albums and after the tragic death of founding member Ricky Wilson from AIDS inthe band seemed to be over. Nonetheless the band managed to re-grouped and had one of the biggest comeback.

After witnessing the greedy markup prices at merchandising this tour, they were going for all they could get. Cole Rachel a few years ago.

Some inter-band role-swapping followed Ricky Wilson took over as guitarist, Strickland became drummerbut the band's anything-goes, free-styling approach to songwriting stuck. The only think I would say against all of them is I wish they were more prolific. I have heard this over the years that he has a problem with drink.

R - they do have some really weird followers. And I think Junior learned at Mommy's heels. Except that Kate was already OLD when they had their breakthrough hits in This was the moment for me. Celebrities like these two must become pretty bored with the proletariat, or people outside of their creative orbits. Sorry, but I know them. Some old fan made a B52 quilt, and he took issue with it being sold.

Doesn't stop me from still loving the Smiths. Any truth that the B's will be doing an Adele-type residency in Vegas?

Sorry, but I know them. The Bs are actually assholes.

The album was not released until and by that point the band was on hiatus. Keith is living his best life in Key West now. He does, R Is this the thread where old, fat, terminally ill homos congregate and reminisce about crappy old days? We went from the small band to the big band. Author Recent Posts. Any more magical stories? They don't owe us shit. I'd save your money R Since Keith writes, it was just natural for him to do it.

I usually have stories about celebrities I encountered, but this is not one of those stories. Reading between the lines it seems to say Ricky and Keith were lovers. Definitely living in their own private Idaho. But it was sort of stream of consciousness, it was so out there. I was crying, because I was so amazed that we did this. I thought it was funny.