Belinda Carlisle - Gavin Woods Podcast - Series 4 Episode 2

Belinda Carlisle is an American musician, singer, and author. She gained fame as the lead singer of the Go-Go's, the most successful all-female rock band of all time, and went on to have a prolific career as a solo artist.
Raised in Southern California, Carlisle became the lead singer of the Go-Go's after the band's formation in 1978. With their chart-topping debut release Beauty & The Beat in 1981, the group helped popularize new wave music in the United States. The Go-Go's were the first (and to date only) all-female band in history who wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to achieve a No. 1 album. The Go-Go's have sold over seven million records worldwide.
At age ten, Carlisle began to express interest in music, and recalled the Beach Boys, Cat Stevens, the Stylistics and the Animals as being early musical influences. In Belinda's teenage years, Carlisle became rebellious. She stated: "By the time I hit fourteen, I'd gone really wild, I ran away from home, smoked pot, dropped acid ... you name it, I'd try it. Today Carlisle is very much into Buddhism which she credits with helping her maintain sobriety.
Carlisle has been noted by critics for her dynamic soprano vocal range. Carlisle has been alternately described by critics as a "punk diva" and "pop princess"
In 2011, Carlisle, as a member of The Go-Go's, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She and the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on October 30, 2021.