What Vicki Peterson has said about Manic Monday
2 quotes · 1 episode · Jul 18, 2026
Vicki Peterson, American rock guitarist and founding member of the Bangles, has been quoted on Manic Monday 2 times in 1 episode of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, most recently on July 18, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Peterson said Prince approached the band with a cassette containing Manic Monday after seeing their Hero Takes a Fall video.
“He saw our video for Hero Takes a Fall, which was off of our first album, and he approached us with a cassette tape”
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!: We skip the salad bar and have a banana instead (Jul 18, 2026) · Listen from 24:51
Peterson described Prince joining the Bangles on stage to sing Manic Monday.
“He just wanted to sing on Manic Monday with us. He grabbed a tambourine and sang”
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!: We skip the salad bar and have a banana instead (Jul 18, 2026) · Listen from 25:29
Episodes
We skip the salad bar and have a banana insteadWait Wait... Don't Tell Me! · Jul 18, 2026 · 47 min
Guest host Tom Papa and panelists Alonzo Bodden, Helen Hong and Dulcé Sloan quiz the week's news, and the Bangles' Vicki Peterson plays Not My Job.
Vicki Peterson on other topics
- The Cowsills · 2 quotes
- The Bangles · 2 quotes