Belinda Carlisle which Carlisle provides answers to over 40 questions sent in by fans. In 2001, the Go-Go's reunited again and released an album of new material, "God Bless The Go-Go's". Green Day's lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong co-wrote the only released single "Unforgiven". "God Bless The Go-Go's" received mixed reviews from critics. Peter Fawthrop of "AllMusic" wrote "Every bit as Go-Go's, that is, as their non-hits and less remarkable material. While the Go-Go's sound is intact, there is not a "We Got the Beat" or a "Head Over Heels" to be found. It is feasible that in this age of pop
Belinda Carlisle met in an art class while a student at Thousand Oaks High School. However, her time in the band was short due to her contracting mononucleosis, and she never recorded or performed live with the Germs. According to Pat Smear, upon quitting, she introduced her friend, Donna Rhia, who became her replacement. Carlisle does appear on one recording introducing the band at a 1977 performance at the Whisky a Go Go, heard on the live album "Germicide" (1977). Around this time, Carlisle did some back-up singing for Black Randy and the Metrosquad. Soon after leaving the Germs, she co-founded the