A Quote by Kate Pierson

In the late '90s, we kind of took a sabbatical, and I got an invitation to play with a Japanese band and formed a supergroup called NiNa. It was Yuki from Judy and Mary and Masahide Sakuma from The Plastics, a Japanese equivalent of the B-52s. It went to No. 1 in Japan.

Kate Pierson

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Kate Pierson
American - Musician
Born: April 27, 1948

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