. >> now, after decades in the bs, kate's going solo with a song "guitars and microphones" - a look back at her life. the video; however, backfired among some in the transgender community who called it stereotypical and degrading. >> i care a lot about gay marriage and equality and i've always been very supportive of trans people. >> i spoke with kate pierson at her private recording studio in woodstock, new york where she lives with her partner monica. >> i think most people look at you and their reputation of you is beehives, crazy dancing, love shack, what more is there to kate pierson? >> ooh, well it's all that, it's all that. um, no beehive. beehives, we sort of put them, well we revive them sometimes. >> you are now a solo artist. >> yes. >> your first solo album coming up, i heard it took you a long time to put this together. why? >> it didn't take so long to put it together, it just took me a long time uh, to start it because it's a lifelong thing. i've always wanted to do a solo project. i've always known i wanted to be a musician. i've always wanted to be a musician. i love mu

microphone plugged into it. i had a little tiny guitar i'd take on vacation with me. so i was singing you've got a friend into this. meanwhile, throughout -- there were 75 patients and about 50 caretakers, white coats in there. throughout the period of this relatively short half-hour concert, people would sort of go clothes over here. i remember one specifically, one old gentleman coming up to within about ten inches of my face and singing -- you know that song "the sun will come out tomorrow" from "annie"? >> jimmy: yeah. >> only with such manic enthusiasm, you know. it was wild. >> jimmy: do you ever think maybe you weren't performing? maybe you were in the mental asylum? [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: something to think the new album is great. congratulations. it's number one. when we come back we'll hear music from james taylor! be right back. [ cheers and applause ] presented by samsung. if you love shrimp like i love shrimp, red lobster's endless shrimp... ...is kind of a big deal. it's finally back, with as much shrimp as you want, any way you want 'em. one taste of these new pineapple habanero coconut shrimp bites, and i already want more. th

beans toe come back out and they sit down in microphones and sing bob marley's redemption song and it just took your breath away and they cut in and pause and while playing guitarthat was the most powerful moment of an incredibly powerful day. >> and i love these mashups, when ed sheeran came out with beyonce and sang "drunk in love." to see ed singing the lyrics of that, he was even blushing at some of that and sting and common, they performed together. >> great. >> my favorite moment, at some point where back on the msnbc stage and they killed this. i see willie dancing to "single ladies" and there's willie. >> my 8-year-old daughter lucy was there so i had to humiliate her in front of a large group of people. >> that worked out there. >> you and al dancing in front of your bodies, that's what these two men do. also a big weekend, we say see you later because it's never bye, see you soon to pope francis. >> miss him already. >> pope francis wrapped up his u.s. visit in philadelphia this weekend. 800 thousand people were there. a special moment at the airport when the pope actually got out of his car and kissed a 10-year-old named michael keaton who suffers fr